Bonnie Hobbs

6 days ago | reston-connection.com | Bonnie Hobbs

Named after a former Fairfax City mayor, the George Snyder Trail will connect Chain Bridge Road to the Wilcoxon Trail at Draper Drive, south of Fairfax Boulevard. It’ll be ADA-compliant, with some sections porous asphalt and others, concrete boardwalk. The goal is to improve regional trail connectivity both within and outside the City, plus comfortable access for pedestrians and cyclists of all ages and abilities. Part will be constructed within Fairfax City parks.

1 week ago | connectionnewspapers.com | Bonnie Hobbs

0 Votes Fairfax High won three Cappie Awards and Woodson High, one, during the June 2 Cappies Gala at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. For Fairfax’s production of “Much Ado about Nothing,” Isaac Frenza won the award for Lead Actor, Male Role in a Play, and Mauro Manganello won for Comic Actor, Male Role in a Play. In addition, Kat Pascual, Libby Hansen, Olive Webster and Devin Linthicum received the Cappie for Marketing and Publicity.

1 week ago | connectionnewspapers.com | Bonnie Hobbs

Named after a former Fairfax City mayor, the George Snyder Trail will connect Chain Bridge Road to the Wilcoxon Trail at Draper Drive, south of Fairfax Boulevard. It’ll be ADA-compliant, with some sections porous asphalt and others, concrete boardwalk. The goal is to improve regional trail connectivity both within and outside the City, plus comfortable access for pedestrians and cyclists of all ages and abilities. Part will be constructed within Fairfax City parks.

1 week ago | centre-view.com | Bonnie Hobbs

0 Votes Centreville High’s Madelyn Regan won a Cappies Award for Maryland Theater Guide Returning Critic. She received this honor June 2, at the Cappies Gala at The Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. On the Theatre Centreville Facebook page, the school’s thespians wrote, “Theatre Centreville is so proud of all of your hard work and dedication you put into this department.”

1 week ago | connectionnewspapers.com | Bonnie Hobbs

To create a scenic trail in the woods, lots of trees must be cut down. Otherwise, people wanting to walk, run, bike or push strollers there wouldn’t have a path to follow. Understanding that fact, Fairfax City placed the nearly 2-mile-long George Snyder Trail on its Comprehensive Plan in 2012. Running along the southern side of Accotink Creek, it goes east-west between Chain Bridge Road and Fairfax Boulevard. (See sidebar).