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25/11/2024
Mark Your Calendars! Trees, Coffee Truck, and Crafts!
November 29, November 30, and December 1
Celebrate the season by purchasing a fresh-cut Christmas tree and enjoying a specialty hot (or cold) beverage created by St. Andrew’s friends, Rossana Coffee. And did we mention crafts for kids?
Sale Hours (First Weekend):
Friday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Saturday: 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Sunday: 11:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Rossana Episcopal Church Friends of Arlington, VASt. George's Episcopal Church, Arlington, VirginiaCherrydale Baptist ChurchArlington Neighborhood VillageArlington NowEncore Stage & StudioArlington, VA PatchArlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC)Rock Spring Congregational United Church of ChristSt. Andrew's PlayersSt. Mary's Episcopal ChurchSt. Peter's Episcopal Church in Arlington, VAConnection NewspapersSun & Moon Yoga Studio
The National Weather Service has issued a special weather statement for a rapid onset of strong winds later this evening, Wednesday, Nov. 20.
A rapid onset of strong west to northwest winds will develop between 8 and 11 p.m. this evening behind a strong cold front. Wind gusts around 35 to 45 mph are most likely with a few gusts around 50 mph possible. The strong winds will be capable of blowing around unsecured objects and isolated instances of wind damage are possible as well. Winds will gradually diminish overnight.
18/11/2024
Our annual Children's Connection and Children's Gazette have been a long-standing tradition. We are once again welcoming contributions from children, youth, and teens in public and private schools, as well as homeschool, after-school care, and other programs, art and writing classes, and from individuals.
We publish images of all types of visual art forms, from drawing, painting, printmaking, and graphic design to sculpture, extended media, crafts, and more. We welcome written works such as poetry, essays, opinion pieces, and short stories.
Visit http://www.connectionnewspapers.com/PDFs/ and scroll down to the Children’s Edition to see last year’s editions. Our plan is for the Children’s Connection/Gazette to publish as part of the edition for the week of Dec. 18, 2024.
Submission Directions
1. Artwork should be photographed or scanned and provided in jpeg format. These can be submitted via Google Drive. Writing should be submitted in text format (docx or Google Docs) or pasted in the body of an email. We ask that all submissions be digital so they can be sent through email.
2. Identify each submission as follows:
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Artwork example
Sean Murphy, 12, Grade 7, Springfield, Summer Morning, watercolor on parchment |Irving Middle School, Springfield, VA, Elizabeth Carr, art teacher, MS
Writing example
Martina Alvarez, 17, Junior, Alexandria, I’m Not Just a Teen, essay|Mount Vernon High School, Alexandria, VA, Gratia Rodriguez, English Teacher, HS
3. Please email your submissions by 6 p.m. on Wednesday, December 11, 2023, [Earlier is Better] to Editor Mary Kimm at [email protected] and fill in the Subject Line as Children’s Connection 2024. If you are sharing via Google Drive, please share to [email protected]
Your donation will be MATCHED until all the matching funds are all gone! CarpentersShelter.org/GivingTuesday2024
Helping more than 900 families and individuals to go from homeless to housed, Carpenter's Shelter makes a real, tangible impact in the lives of those we serve. Every penny helps these families and individuals get back on their feet, find employment and secure affordable housing.
No words can describe what it feels to finally have the keys to your own home after moving from place to place, living out of your car or out on the street.
Please make a donation to Carpenter's Shelter part of your holiday giving plans this year and help us fight to eradicate homelessness in the Alexandria community.
The Zebra Press - GOOD News in Alexandria, VA Visit Alexandria VA Alexandria West Rotary Club AlexandriaVA.gov Del Ray Patch Kingstowne Patch Connection Newspapers Old Town Crier Regional Magazine
Mount Vernon Gazette still on the press on Wednesday evening. You can read it here,http://connectionarchives.com/PDF/2024/111324/Mt%20Vernon.pdf
13/11/2024
Updated Flyer!
Have you made plans to join us on Saturday, November 16th -- anytime between 11-3pm at Great Falls Elementary School Gym. Be sure to check this event site for details as they are released, including final workshop schedule, list of raffle items, and more!
12/11/2024
STATEMENT OF U.S. SENS. MARK R. WARNER &
TIM KAINE
& U.S. REP. DON BEYER
~ On Inspector General report about the use of deadly force against Bijan Ghaisar ~
WASHINGTON — U.S. Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine and U.S. Rep. Don Beyer (all D-VA) released the statement below following the release of a report by the Department of the Interior’s Office of the Inspector General on the use of deadly force by U.S. Park Police officers against Bijan Ghaisar.
“The death of Bijan Ghaisar remains a great tragedy. Despite the OIG’s findings that the officers who killed Bijan Ghaisar did not seemingly violate written U.S. Park Police policy and procedure in place at the time, it’s clear this incident should never have occurred. U.S. Park Police policy at the time of Bijan’s killing was outdated and inconsistent with the goal of safeguarding lives. This report – which we first requested more than two years ago – underscores that these officers’ actions would not have been acceptable under the DOI guidelines that govern vehicular pursuits today. As we approach the seven-year anniversary of Bijan’s death, we will continue to urge DOI to put policies in place to ensure that investigations around use of force incidents are handled with greater urgency and transparency.”
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About The Connection Newspapers
Connection Newspapers is a locally owned media company which dates its origin from 1784 and publishes 15 weekly community newspapers reaching and audience of more than 100,000 through our hard copies, digital editions, social media channels and websites in select suburban communities in the Washington metropolitan area.
In the last few years alone, The Connection Newspapers have won more than 200 editorial awards in news, sports, entertainment, business, special projects, design, graphics, photography, ad design and more.
Our newspapers are the premier publications serving their markets and are distributed to the most affluent neighborhoods in each community by mail and carrier. Each of our award-winning newspapers focuses on community news and features of intense interest and relevance to our readers. They are highly read. Our papers are consistently rated in independent surveys of readers as the community's favorite community newspapers.
The papers we publish are: the Alexandria Gazette Packet, the Arlington Connection, the Burke Connection, the Chantilly Connection, Centre View, the Great Falls Connection, the Fairfax Connection, the Fairfax Station/Clifton/ Lorton Connection, the Oak Hill/Herndon Connection, the McLean Connection, the Mount Vernon Gazette, the Potomac Almanac, the Reston Connection, the Springfield Connection and the Vienna/Oakton Connection.
Our mission is to serve our readers with local news, issues and dialogue, to provide information for them to enjoy the best of their communities, to advocate for the communities we serve and to celebrate and record milestones and events within the community and people’s lives.
Part of our mission is to advocate for the success of local businesses and organizations, and to partner with businesses and real estate communities, while building the businesses of our advertisers through multimedia marketing and micro-targeted advertising. Over the years, thousands of businesses have used the Connection Newspapers to grow and succeed.
We are the only local publication in the Washington suburbs offering micro-targeting, a hyper-local approach that ensures high local readership and offers very cost effective options for advertisers.
Local newspapers and websites serving the following communities: In Northern Virginia, counties of Fairfax, Virginia; Arlington County, Virginia; the City of Alexandria, Virginia; Alexandria, Va.; Arlington, Va.; Burke, Va.; Centreville, Va.; Chantilly, Va.; Clifton, Va.; City of Fairfax, Va.; Fairfax Station, Va.; Fair Oaks, Va.; Fair Lakes, Va.; Great Falls, Va.; Herndon, Va.; Laurel Hill, Va.; Lorton, Va.; McLean, Va.; Mount Vernon, Va.; Oak Hill, Va.; Oakton, Va.; Reston, Va.; Springfield, Va.; Vienna, Va. and in Montgomery County, Maryland: Potomac, Md.
