From Huntington-Belle Haven Patch Former West Potomac football coach Eric Henderson’s sons have transferred to Lake Braddock Secondary School and will play football for the Bruins this fall. The Fairfax County Board of Supervisors has found the $250,00... »
The National Park Service is asking for your ideas on proposals for the agency's Dyke Marsh Restoration and Long Term Management Plan. The George Washington Memorial Parkway, a part of the NPS, will host a public meeting from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. May 8 at... »
The following homes will be open for viewing this weekend. Check out some of the options in Huntington and Belle Haven. 5904 Mount Eagle Dr., $295,000, 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom 2104 Wilkinson Pl., $1,059,000, 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms 2101 Mason Hill Dr., $... »
The Fairfax County Sheriff’s Department will provide free child safety seat inspections in Fairfax this Saturday. Officers will help parents make certain that child safety seats fit properly into vehicle seats and that children fit properly into their ... »
Yard sale season is upon us! Here are some of the yard sales this weekend in the area. Groveton Baptist Church — Multi-family yard sale. Saturday, April 28, 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. 2525 Windbreak Dr. — Cleaning-out sale includes tools and household items. S... »
Nearly a year after overhauling the student disciplinary system, the Fairfax County School Board is preparing to make several more adjustments to its Students Rights and Responsibilities handbook, among them, adding synthetic marijuana to the list of s... »
Historic Huntley has at last been reconnected with its long-lost sibling down the road. A Federal period villa built in 1825 for Thomson Francis Mason, a grandson of George Mason, Historic Huntley overlooks over the broad valley farmed by generations o... »
A petition to save a Mount Vernon equestrian facility from closing garnered nearly 1,000 signatures in one day. Save Woodlawn Stables was organized by Mount Vernon residents Shelley Castle, Autumn Clayton and Laura Wainwright. The grassroots organizati... »
The fanfare surrounding this high school rite of passage has flourished, and it’s no wonder that prom spending in the U.S. has increased to an all-time high. Fortunately, some students at West Potomac High School are getting some help from one charity ... »
Every year about this time, it's the calm before the theatrical storm. Things are winding up in Hollywood, as the studios prepare for their marketing onslaught. Should we, the movie-viewing public, be getting excited? What can we expect this summer? Wh... »
If you love architecture, "Mad Men," and all-things modern, you'll want to head to the Hollin Hills House and Garden Tour Saturday from noon to 6 p.m. to see stellar examples of design at the biennial event. Hollin Hills homes get noticed. The homes o... »
Not sure what to do this weekend? Check out Patch’s list of events happening in our area this Friday through Sunday. Mount Vernon Spring Garden Sale Where: George Washington’s Mount Vernon, Alexandria When: Now through May 20 from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. ... »
Four students from West Potomac High School will have their art exhibited as part of the 2012 Congressional Art Exhibition, presented by the Workhouse Arts Center in Lorton. The show runs from now through April 29 and features 162 pieces of art from 11... »
West Potomac High School is in the final phase of rehearsal for its spring musical, “Seussical.” Patch reader Laura Marshall has provided Patch with photos from two full-scale dress rehearsals from Monday and Tuesday as a sneak preview. Marshall descri... »
We have some good news and some bad news regarding the weekend weather. Friday is supposed to be sunny with a high of 65 degrees and breezy. But things take a turn for the wet Saturday and Sunday. The National Weather Service is predicting a 50 percent... »
