Botanologica (817 W. Broad St., Falls Church) is hosting a free plant swap and trade at 11 a.m. on Sept. 29. Interested residents can bring any healthy potted indoor tropical houseplants, offsets and/or plant cuttings to share and trade for others. Unwanted quality pots, baskets, plant books or other plant care gear is also welcome to trade. Guidelines for the plant swap and plant labels are available by contacting info@botanologica.com. Attendees are requested to volunteer by calling 703-992-6144
Every Eight Hours: This September, Make Checking In a Habit
BY JOHN F. CROWNOVER Every eight hours, Virginia loses someone to suicide. In 2023, 1,230 Virginians died by suicide, and nearly four out of five were men. They were fathers,
