Saturday, May 25, 2013
Plus, we tell you where NOT to find your next lawnmower.
Editor's Note: Patch has 31 sites in Virginia and D.C., and not a day goes by that something weird isn't happening somewhere in the area. Here's a look back at some weird goings on over the past week. Cicadas Everywhere (Or Not): A line has been drawn, and it isn't residents rejecting the D.C. metro label — it's cicadas that have decided they'd rather avoid the congestion inside the Beltway. We've been anxiously anticipating a crazy spring of buzzing cicadas crawling everywhere. Now, some of us are finding the big bugs crawling out of holes and up trees in Fredericksburg, Woodbridge and lower Fairfax County, but others haven't seen any of this year's brood. Enjoying the Breeze: Manassas City Police have a description of a suspect in …
Friday, May 24, 2013
In budget approval, school board members divided on how best to keep teacher pay competitive moving forward.
After months of debate on how to fairly compensate Fairfax teachers and keep pace with salaries in other jurisdictions , the Fairfax County School board voted for a $2.5 billion budget Thursday that will give employees a 2 percent mid-year market-scale adjustment — making good on a commitment from school board members to provide some sort of compensation relief during this fiscal year. Much of the Fiscal Year 2014 spending plan, which passed on an 8-4 vote, is dedicated to changing demographics and unprecedented student growth — 3,089 students are expected to join the system next year, pushing total enrollment to 184,625. To view the full budget, click here. The pay raise was the biggest hurdle in this year's budget, school board …
Arria Washington was last seen with her two friends near the Tysons Corner Mall after reportedly fleeing a McLean group home.
Fairfax County police are searching for Arria Washington, 16, of Fairfax, and two other juvenile residents of a group home in McLean who reportedly ran away on Monday. Lucy Caldwell, public information officer for FCPD, told Patch on Friday that Arria and the two other girls, whose names have not been confirmed, were reported missing earlier this week. The three girls were last seen in the area of the Tysons Corner Mall, and were believed to have been heading into the D.C. or Maryland area. Arria is 16 years old, born in November of 1996. She is described as black with a medium complexion, standing at 5-foot-3 and 120 pounds. She has shoulder-length hair, hazel eyes and braces. See picture at right. Caldwell said a report has been filed …
Vinay Dandekar of Fairfax and three fellow students created a unique product using an Xbox Kinect that helps physical therapy patients - and it won them a cash prize.
Microsoft is eyeing a project four University of Virginia (UV) students created after attending the company's Startup Bootcamp in California recently. Vinay Dandekar of Fairfax and three of his fellow UV students were one of 15 college teams Microsoft recently invited to attend its Startup Bootcamp in California's Silicon Valley. After touring several Silicon Valley tech companies and taking in valuable advice on how to successfully create a technology startup, Dandekar's team prepared to enter Microsoft's Imagine Cup challenge. The team walked away with the competition's $5,000 cash prize in the Innovation category for their application, which aims to help physical therapy patients. "Imagine being able to receive real-time feedback on …
From Memorial Day parades to holiday fender benders, this live map shows delays and diversions on Fairfax area roads right now.
If you're on a mobile device, click here to view the map. When you're done getting gas and packing the car, check out the live results from MapQuest above to see what's standing between you and the start of your three-day weekend. Mapquest scans for parade routes, ongoing construction, block parties and traffic jams. If your route is green, your good. If it's red, you may be headed into a line of rubbernecking fools. Good luck! Don't forget to also check our map of the cheapest gas prices in the Fairfax area for Memorial Day weekend. Are you driving a considerable distance for Memorial Day weekend? Or are you staying closer to home? Tell us your plans in the comments below. Sign up for Fairfax City Patch’s daily newsletter "Like" us on…
You can use this gas price widget to always find the lowest price of the moment. Pro tip: Gas up early this week to save money.
Click here for a full-screen view of the gas price map. If you don't see a map of our local area, click the magnifying glass in the upper right to enter your address. Nationwide, gas prices were predicted to be lower this summer compared to the last three years, but that won't translate into savings at the pump this Memorial Day weekend, experts said. "Motorists this year are facing rising gas prices heading into the Memorial Day holiday," said Michael Green, a AAA spokesman, adding that Memorial Day 2013 would probably be the most expensive since 2011. In past years, prices have declined heading into early summer as oil refineries produced more gasoline to meet expected summer driving demand. This year, though, Midwest refineries haven'…
Thursday, May 23, 2013
Find out how the holiday weekend will impact life in Fairfax City.
Find out what to expect in your town this holiday weekend, from Patch. Trash Collection Trash and recyclables will not be collected on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27. Those with a regular collection day of Monday or Tuesday are asked to place their items at the curb for collection Tuesday, May 28. For information, call 703-385-7837. City of Fairfax City government offices will be closed Monday, May 27 in observance of Memorial Day. The General District Court also will be closed. For information, call 703-385-7867. The Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center will be open. For information, call 703-385-8414. Bus Schedule The CUE Bus will run on a Saturday schedule. For information, call 703-385-7859. Observe Memorial Day in Fairfax City …
Check out this week's new and noteworthy blogs on Patch!
If You’re Headed to a Nationals Game, Check Out these Game Day Tips! Blogger Mark Braibanti offers his game day tips for Nats fans. He covers everything from getting tickets to where to score the best food at Nationals Park. A Teenager Who Doesn’t Want to Drive? Patch blogger and certified Leadership Parenting Coach Sarah Hamaker offers advice to a parent whose 16-year-old son is afraid of driving. Want to blog on Patch? Go to your local Patch site’s homepage and click on “Start a Blog.” For more information, email Patch Community Editor Jessie Biele at Jessie.biele@patch.com. Snack Shack: The Heart of Woodlawn Little League Patch blogger and Woodlawn Little League volunteer Tricia Thompson Jennings talks about how hot dogs, Cokes and …
Find out what's in store locally for Memorial Day weekend - including important traffic and parking announcements.
Are you ready for summer? Northern Virginia's "unofficial kick-off to summer" happens this weekend with Memorial Day celebrations. In Fairfax City, that means the annual Ride of the Patriots and parade. This Sunday, the familiar, rumbling sound of thousands of Harley Davidson motorcycles will be heard throughout downtown as the ride, which honors military and public safety personnel, thunders down Fairfax Boulevard. Grab your seats early to watch the parade and Harley Davidson ride. Bleachers will be set up along the parade/ride route. The ride also serves as ground zero for Rolling Thunder, a national motorcycle event and gathering. Here are important things to know about this Sunday's events, and how they will affect traffic and …
Plus, a handful of larcenies.
According to Fairfax City Police, a man was cut with a knife several times in the parking lot of Patriots Cafe last Saturday evening. Police report that, in the early morning hours Sunday, a man called the police to report that he had been assaulted in the parking lot of the restaurant, located at 10376 Fairfax Blvd., a few hours earlier, at approximately 10 p.m. The man said that an unknown male accosted him in the parking lot and cut him with a knife several times. The victim said he fought the suspect off and left the scene in his car. The victim then went to a hospital to get treatment for his injuries, which were not life-threatening. The suspect was described as a slender black male wearing a black jacket and black pants. Police …
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4:14 pm on Friday, May 24, 2013
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