News Update Pirates landed at Pohick Regional Park on Saturday June 13th in a fun filled family day at the Park's Pirates Cove Water Park. Tuesday, June 23, 2009 4:45 PM EDT Mason Neck Residents Donate Land to NVRPA: Parcel to be added to Pohick Bay Regional Park FAIRFAX STATION, VA (June 2, 2009) - On Monday, June 1, 2009 longtime Mason Neck residents Gary and Charlotte Knipling finalized a deal to donate land to the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority (NVRPA). The Mason Neck property was donated to expand the boundaries of Pohick Bay Regional Park. More >> Tuesday, June 2, 2009 4:45 PM EDT Independence Day Activities on the Streets of Fairfax: Day-Long Event includes Parade, Fireworks, History, and Firefighters FAIRFAX, Va. — The City of Fairfax has planned a host of activities for July 4, including a parade in historic downtown Fairfax and music and fireworks at Fairfax High School.The 43rd annual Independence Day parade steps off at 10 a.m. from the intersection of Route 123 (Chain Bridge Road) and Sager Avenue, rain or shine. The parade loops around downtown Fairfax, along Chain Bridge Road, Main Street, University Drive and Armstrong Street. More >> Wednesday, June 10, 2009 4:52 PM EDT

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Lorton HealthPlex Back on Track

The on-again, off-again Inova HealthPlex at Lorton appears to be on again. Coming back with a whole new plan for a smaller version of the facility, Inova must now go through the planning process again, including an Out-of-Turn Plan Amendment, for the 14.5-acre site at the intersection of Lorton Road and Sanger Street.
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Lost Landmarks

What time, neglect and progress could not destroy might soon fall victim to Fairfax County’s Office of Code Enforcement, Blight, Nuisance, Vacancy Unit. Two properties that have been landmarks in Lorton since the turn of the last century are threatened with demolition in the Spot Blight Abatement Program if their owners cannot offer a reasonable plan to clean up and stabilize structures located on the property.
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FCPS Trade and Industrial Education Program Gets Under the Hood

When Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine arrived at South County Secondary School (SCSS) last month for a program marking a partnership between Volkswagen of America and Fairfax County Public Schools, he first took several unhurried minutes shaking hands and speaking with each of the students who had lined up to greet him. The students were, after all, the most important people there. In the speech that Governor Kaine delivered moments later, he recalled the year he took off from law school, when he was principal of a vocational and technical school in Honduras.
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Fairfax County’s Sports Scene

Charlie Morgan: Standout Third Baseman for the West Springfield High School Spartans
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The Return of the Bluebirds

Several years ago, I started going on bird walks in local parks such as Huntley Meadows and Mason Neck. Using field guides, I began observing birds in my own backyard and became excited at learning to identify birds. I bought a book on how to identify nests and eggs. It gave information about incubation periods and how soon after the eggs were laid the chicks would hatch and fledge.
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