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School News & Notes
Falls Church Robotics Team Set to Compete The George Mason High School Robotics Team is gearing up for the D.C. Regional FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) robotic competition from Feb. 26 – 28 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center (801 Mount Vernon Place NW, Washington, […]

Northern Virginia Art Beat
“Book Ends: The Book as Art,” at two separate venues with different closing dates.

Community News and Notes
Fall Cocktail Reception & Silent Auction A reception showcasing Art in the Pages, a first-time public art sculpture initiative taking place throughout Fairfax County and in City of Fairfax will be held on Saturday, Sept. 20 from 4 – 7 p.m. at the Gannett Headquarters (7950 Jones Branch Dr., McLean).

School News and Notes
Chantilly Academy cosmetology students raised money to benefit McKinley “Mac” Groseclose during a Cut-a-Thon for their annual community service project. Groseclose, shown here with his mom, a Chantilly alumna, and his friends, is recovering from brain cancer. (Photo: Wayne White)

School News and Notes
Fox mill elementary second grade students from a Japanese Immersion class, taught by Lear Sensei and Mrs. McCarthy, recite the pledge of allegiance, which was recorded for use on WMZQ-FM radio to be used following the 6:55 a.m. newscast. (Photo: Linda Roberts)
This Week’s Business News and Notes
January 3 – 9, 2008
Dowd On Drinks: Tradition Is In Good Taste For The Holidays
If there is any holiday season that demands attention to tradition, we’re in it.
Dowd On Drinks: Tradition Is In Good Taste For The Holidays
If there is any holiday season that demands attention to tradition, we’re in it.

Teen Wizard Turns Falls Church Into Harry-est Town in America
Harry Potter mania has struck Falls Church like the lightning bolt on the kid-wizard’s forehead. Dubbed “Harry-est Town in America” by Amazon.com, the City of Falls Church holds the record of pre-ordering the most copies per capita of J.K. Rowling’s highly-anticipated “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows,” the seventh book […]