Marilyn Campbell

Apr 24, 2024 | connectionnewspapers.com | Marilyn Campbell

Septuagenarians and longtime friends Fran Murphy, Liz Molloy and Colleen Walsh traveled Italy last summer. This year they’re going to Switzerland. Three women, all retired, single and in their mid-70s, meet at Starbucks in Old Town Alexandria for coffee each Sunday morning. On a sunny day in mid-March, the ladies met to work out plans for a trip to Switzerland that they’re scheduled to take this August.

Jan 24, 2024 | connectionnewspapers.com | Marilyn Campbell

The soft click-clack of knitting needles is barely audible over the chatter that fills the library of Margaret Overcash’s McLean home. She and three of her oldest friends have gathered for their weekly knitting session. “We knit, but it’s mostly social. Sort of way to staying connected,” she said. They meet each Wednesday to stitch and chat. Over the years they’ve knitted blankets, scarves and sweaters, some for charity and others for gifts.

Jan 8, 2024 | connectionnewspapers.com | Marilyn Campbell

'Tis the season for New Year's Resolutions, when couch potatoes dream of running the Marine Corps Marathon by October and mothers aim to shed 50 pounds in time for their daughter’s June wedding. From the latest phone app to the ideal sunscreen ingredients, health and well-being experts across Northern Virginia offer fresh perspectives for achieving realistic goals. “When I work with clients we start with tiny steps and find a tracking system to chart their progress.

Dec 19, 2023 | connectionnewspapers.com | Marilyn Campbell

On Christmas Eve in 2008, under a midnight sky, Kit Wilbon and her two daughters, ages seven and eight years old, lay huddled under two wool blankets in the back of her 1996 station wagon. The lowered rear seat became their bed, mud-splattered sweatshirts served as their pillows. A garbage bag secured with duct tape, covered the shattered front passenger side window, the result of vandalism, was a shield from the chilling temperatures from seeping into the car.

Aug 23, 2023 | connectionnewspapers.com | Marilyn Campbell

A few high school juniors and seniors had the chance to experience life as engineering students on a college campus this summer. The opportunity was part of the Engineering Summer Institute, a new two-week program developed by professors at Marymount University for students from communities that are typically excluded or underrepresented in engineering fields.