Merrifield News

Union Mill Elementary is in Clifton, but its students made sandwiches all year long for the Merrifield-based organization, Food for Others.

Ga Ann Ziegera s work is on display at PastryXpo in Merrifield. An avid dabbler and self-proclaimed "indoor girl," local artist Ga Ann Zieger finds beauty in household and often unexplored mediums.

Members of the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors and the Fairfax County Park Authority Board joined Park Authority staff in the rain at Merrifield Park on Saturday, June 20, for a brief ribbon cutting ceremony.

THESE STORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM POTOMAC TO OAKTON...AND MOVING EAST AT 20 MPH.

To celebrate its new location in Gainesville, Merrifield Garden Center will host an open house Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Jesse Thackrey, a founder of the Falls Church City School System which is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, will be the grand marshal of F.C.'s 28th Annual Memorial Day Parade and Festival this Monday, May 25.

Each year in the spring, Mary Margaret Whipple, Bob Hull and I look forward to the annual legislative update we jointly give to the Greater Merrifield Business Association and the Falls Church Chamber of Commerce at a noon luncheon at the Italian Cafe on Lee Highway.

With the Fairfax Board of Supervisors voting unanimously Monday to reject a settlement offer from the City of Falls Church, the F.C. City Council met in closed session for three hours Tuesday night to discuss legal strategy.

Merrifield Town Center development will be located south of Lee Highway, west of Yates Way, east of Eskridge Road and north of Luther Jackson Middle School.

The chairman of the board of the Fairfax County Water Authority shot back at the City of Falls Church with a sharply-worded letter this week, responding to an exclusive Q and A with F.C. City Manager Wyatt Shields in last week's News-Press . The letter to the editor by Chairman Philip W. Allin, which is published in part, due to excessive length, ...

Just found out that tea parties will be held in both Reston and Merrifield tomorrow.

ActioNet Inc. is moving to Merrifield and tripling the size of its headquarters.

It was a rough time for Cate Beal and her cocker spaniel, Luigi, when Beal's other cocker, Rusty, passed away about a year and a half ago.

Construction of long-awaited improvements at the Gallows Road-Lee Highway juncture and the Arlington Boulevard pedestrian bridge remained on hold this week as county and state officials work to resolve critical ...

Supervisors will discuss project at Feb. 23 meeting. Thursday, February 19, 2009 Fairfax County Public Schools has revived a proposal to purchase a second building for its central office staff after initial ...

According to David Bossie, President of the group 'Citizens United for American Sovereignty based out of Merrifield, Virginia , web site:http://www.citizensunited.org/ The above mentioned Senate Bill is a piece ...

Bad news for just about anyone who drives in Virginia. The Commonwealth has just announced another $2-billion in budget cuts for projects designed to ease gridlock.

A chat with the Washington Post Food Section staff is a forum for discussion of all things culinary: food trends, recipes, ingredients, menus, gadgets and more.

On Monday, December 22, along with Providence Supervisor Linda Smyth, I attended the local announcement of a major grant to area food banks by the Dominion Power Foundation.

The shelves are stocked full at the Merrifield Food for Others food bank thanks to the holiday generous donation drives.