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1 week ago | 
fairfaxstationconnection.com | Bonnie Hobbs
Combining local history with Earth Day activities, Fairfax City’s HisTree Day was April 26 at Historic Blenheim. Photos By Bonnie Hobbs/The ConnectionPlaying the fife and drum are (from left) Rob Calhelha and Joe Abernathy, both with the 28th Massachusetts Infantry, Co. B.
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2 weeks ago | 
connectionnewspapers.com | Bonnie Hobbs
It’s pretty straightforward: When it’s time to adopt a government’s budget, those tasked with doing so are supposed to follow through. But during the May 6 Fairfax City Council meeting – after several weeks of meetings, work sessions, discussions, public hearings, budget scrutiny, and questions to City staff – some on the dais wanted to delay any action by a week.
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2 weeks ago | 
connectionnewspapers.com | Bonnie Hobbs
Combining local history with Earth Day activities, Fairfax City’s HisTree Day was April 26 at Historic Blenheim. Photos By Bonnie Hobbs/The ConnectionPlaying the fife and drum are (from left) Rob Calhelha and Joe Abernathy, both with the 28th Massachusetts Infantry, Co. B.
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2 weeks ago | 
connectionnewspapers.com | Bonnie Hobbs
There’s good news and bad news in Fairfax City’s FY 26 budget, adopted May 6, along with the City’s CIP (Capital Improvement Program) for FY 2026-2030. The residential real-estate tax rate didn’t rise as much as it could have, and the meals tax remained the same. But City employees are getting smaller pay increases, and money for a popular home-improvement program was cut altogether.
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2 weeks ago | 
connectionnewspapers.com | Bonnie Hobbs
It’s 2025 but, sadly, the needs of American females overall still come in second to those of males, and the federal government is trying to demonize the word, “equity.” But in Virginia, and especially Fairfax County, women are doing their best to change things. So it was with great fanfare and joy that nonprofit Britepaths celebrated the April 25 ribbon cutting of its “period pantry” inside its Fairfax headquarters.
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3 weeks ago | 
connectionnewspapers.com | Bonnie Hobbs
Each year, the Fairfax City Commission for Women presents its Women of Influence Award to one or two outstanding women who live in the City and have made a significant impact on the lives of their fellow residents. This year’s sixth annual award went to Anita Light. Before her family, friends and colleagues, April 8, in City Council Chambers, she was honored as the 2025 Woman of Influence and received a crystal statuette from Fairfax Mayor Catherine Read.
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4 weeks ago | 
connectionnewspapers.com | Bonnie Hobbs
It was obvious to anyone watching the April 22 Fairfax City Council meeting and work session that two of the new Councilmembers had worked behind the scenes to drastically change a major trail the City had already approved. And what came later on was equally stunning. In a move catching most residents by surprise, Councilmember Tom Peterson added a new item about that trail and two others to the regular meeting’s agenda, at the last minute.
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1 month ago | 
centre-view.com | Bonnie Hobbs
Springtime and warm weather mean it’s time for Centreville High’s band concert under the stars. The Wildcat Band’s Fourth Annual “Bandemonium!” is set for Friday, May 16, at 6:30 p.m., in the school’s bus loop. Featured will be Centreville’s music groups, Winterguard, JazzCats, Percussion Ensembles, Concert Band, Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble. And the talented, young musicians comprising them plan to dazzle audiences with a variety of great music.
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1 month ago | 
connectionnewspapers.com | Bonnie Hobbs
In 1987, Centreville’s Virginia Run community donated 66 acres to Fairfax County in support of the Chesapeake Bay cleanup. They eventually became Hickory Forest Park; and on April 23, some 38 years later, community leaders and residents gathered there to dedicate a sign honoring that contribution’s anniversary. “The value of that land today is well over $15 million,” said John Litzenberger, a member of Virginia Run’s homeowners’ association.
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1 month ago | 
connectionnewspapers.com | Bonnie Hobbs
Springtime and warm weather mean it’s time for Centreville High’s band concert under the stars. The Wildcat Band’s Fourth Annual “Bandemonium!” is set for Friday, May 16, at 6:30 p.m., in the school’s bus loop. Featured will be Centreville’s music groups, Winterguard, JazzCats, Percussion Ensembles, Concert Band, Symphonic Band and Wind Ensemble. And the talented, young musicians comprising them plan to dazzle audiences with a variety of great music.
