“Instead, at a time when the County has committed to reducing greenhouse emissions, including reliance on cars, FCPS wishes to turn two acres of grass and mature shade trees into more asphalt.”

To one constituency, the music is too loud at almost any level above an unaccompanied song by a quasi-whispering Joni Mitchell or Donovan. To the other, such muted sounds can’t hold an audience such that their last resort to stay solvent in tough times is evaporated.

The soaring Air Force Memorial (its top 402 feet above sea level) has been comfortingly easy to visit since it opened in 2006. The entrance just off the start of Columbia Pike offers quick generous parking for a spectacular view of the D.C. skyline.

Our new Democratic majority in the House of Delegates has been very effective at implementing the progressive agenda that Virginia Democrats support.

Although both agencies share responsibilities essential to the public safety of the residents and to the visitors to our jurisdiction, there exist fundamental aspects and functions specific to each law enforcement entity.

The drama of waiting until the eve of an election to endorse candidates is rendered counterproductive when a lot of the voting is already done by election day.

Sad news came twice on Monday, as Mason District learned of the loss of two great ladies, almost centenarians Helen Winter and Gwen Cody.

With cicada season approaching, stalwarts in North Arlington’s Tara-Leeway Heights neighborhood have been circulating loose-leaf binders that document their subdivision’s collective doings, including clippings from past local coverage of the 17-year insect invasions in 1987 and 2004.

One name is from a global perspective. The other is hyper-local. Yes, the saying goes that consistency is the hobgoblin of small minds, and there is no way the talented assortment constituting the Falls Church City Public Schools’ School Board could be accused of that.

Among the many benefits of the new W&OD Bridge over Lee Highway is its recovered view of the old rusted railroad tracks.