For most local residents, pets are part of their family. The Covid-19 pandemic reinforced the therapeutic effect of pets. Animals can help ease stress and loneliness, and most neighborhoods saw an increase in people walking their pets along local streets. Sadly, elderly residen .
County Prosecutor Uses Message-Deleting App “Fairfax County Commonwealth Attorney Steve Descano is using an app called Signal which deletes text messages like Snapchat…Descano is using the Signal app to avoid written communication from being obtained by the public and the press as allowed under the Freedom of Information Act, according to sources close to
More than three years into a groundbreaking agreement, this spring should bring solar power to one of Fairfax County’s facilities for the first time ever. The county had 30 sites lined up for solar panels under a power purchase agreement (PPA) initiative that was touted the biggest ever undertaken by a Virginia locality when it
Homestretch Makes Year End Appeal for Help Christopher Fay, executive director of the Falls Church-based Homestretch organization that does the education and social skills side of placing homeless families in what usually often turns into permanent housing, issued an appeal to City residents and .
A man walks by trash bins next to the curb (via Trinity Nguyen on Unsplash) (Updated at 1:25 p.m.) The service and staffing challenges plaguing trash collectors throughout Fairfax County have prompted one company to call it quits, leaving thousands of residents in limbo with little notice. Haulin' Trash LLC has permanently shuttered, informing customers