2008-05-15T21:22:42Z tag:blog.washingtonpost.com,2008:/fairfaxfocus//101 Copyright (c) 2008, WashingtonPost.Newsweek Interactive 2008-05-15T21:22:42Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-15:/fairfaxfocus/2008/05/parents_lobby_for_west_springf.html

A group of parents of current and future students of West Springfield High School are pushing to have the school added to a list of those that need renovations. The school is not among the 50 schools currently identified as needing significant repairs, despite what the parents say is a list of growing problems. Check out the article from today's Fairfax Extra....Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Focus on Fairfax 2008-05-15T21:23:04Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-15:/fairfaxfocus/2008/05/unemployment_up_here.html

While still below the national average, Northern Virginia's rate of joblessness is up more than 25% over last year's figures according to the latest numbers. Read about it in today's Fairfax Extra....Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Focus on Fairfax 2008-05-15T21:23:31Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-15:/fairfaxfocus/2008/05/best_bike_routes.html

Looking for the best routes to bicycle from here to there just about anywhere in Fairfax County? The county is offering a new map to help you out and today's Fairfax Extra has the story....Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Focus on Fairfax 2008-05-08T17:28:25Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-08:/fairfaxfocus/2008/05/whats_going_where_11.html

The monthly list of proposed and approved new development projects that corresponds to the map available in the print edition of the Fairfax Extra can be found here....Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Focus on Fairfax 2008-05-08T17:29:02Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-08:/fairfaxfocus/2008/05/vienna_police_ready_to_rumble.html

A new tool is helping the Vienna police get the notice of other drivers when the officers are responding to a call. The device, called the Rumbler, augments the traditional siren with subwoofer driven low frequencies that even drivers with their stereos and air conditioning fully cranked should be able to sense. Read about the technology and the police department's hopes for it in today's Fairfax Extra....Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Focus on Fairfax 2008-05-08T17:29:52Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-08:/fairfaxfocus/2008/05/ride_the_bus_county_planners_w.html

According to the cover story from today's Fairfax Extra, county transportation officials are busy collecting detailed information from riders of Fairfax Connector buses to find out where improvements can be made to better serve current riders and to attract new ones. Read the story and then let the county know what you think here....Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Focus on Fairfax 2008-05-08T16:38:59Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-08:/fairfaxfocus/2008/05/troopers_act_quickly_to_rescue.html

Twice this week, in separate instances, Virginia state troopers have been involved in daring rescues involving burning vehicles on I-66. Today's Metro section has the details of the events....Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Focus on Fairfax 2008-05-08T16:39:15Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-08:/fairfaxfocus/2008/05/weekend_beltway_delays_ahead_a.html

Weekend travellers may want to avoid the Beltway's outer loop in Virginia between Springfield and the Woodrow Wilson Bridge. Work on the bridge will force lane closures and is expected to snarl traffic. Find out more in this Metro section article....Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Focus on Fairfax 2008-05-08T16:39:38Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-08:/fairfaxfocus/2008/05/gmu_tuition_to_rise_98_percent.html

The cost to attend Virginia's two largest universities, George Mason and Virginia Tech are going up 9.8 and 11 percent respectively. Read this article from today's Metro section to find out how declining state funding will make a college education more expensive for students next year....Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Focus on Fairfax 2008-05-07T15:30:57Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-07:/fairfaxfocus/2008/05/voters_guide_for_may_6_electio.html

Updated 5/7 An article about the results of yesterday's elections is here. Full results are here. Originally posted 5/1 Municipal Elections in the cities of Fairfax and Falls Church and the towns of Clifton, Herndon and Vienna are highlighted in today's Fairfax Extra. Pick up a copy of the print edition inside today's Home section for complete coverage including information on each of the candidates....Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Focus on Fairfax 2008-05-07T15:24:57Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-07:/fairfaxfocus/2008/05/annandale_earthquake_easy_to_m.html

Yesterday's microquake, which may have occurred as deep as six miles below Annandale yesterday afternoon, drew little notice. Did you feel the Earth move? Read the Metro section article and share your experience here....Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Focus on Fairfax 2008-05-07T15:25:24Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-05:/fairfaxfocus/2008/05/daylabor_issues_still_figure_i.html

Even though it isn't the hot issue it was two years ago, the issues of day laborers and the town's now shuttered laborer hiring center are still at the forefront of many voters' minds on the eve of the municipal election. Read about it in this article from yesterday's Metro section....Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Focus on Fairfax 2008-05-07T13:59:12Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-05:/fairfaxfocus/2008/05/belvoir_booms_on_tap_for_later.html

Updated 5/5 From Saturday's Metro section: Army officials said yesterday that subterranean blasting will be conducted Tuesday at the Engineer Proving Ground at Fort Belvoir. Previously scheduled blasting operations were canceled because of rain. The blasting is planned between 8 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. to dislodge rocks so construction crews can excavate the site. The excavation is connected with the relocation of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency to the Engineer Proving Ground. Originally posted 4/28 Neighbors...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Focus on Fairfax 2008-05-05T14:01:32Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-05:/fairfaxfocus/2008/05/family_of_crash_victim_want_aw.html

Updated 5/5 According to this article from Saturday's Metro section, the officer involved in the crash that killed Ashley McIntosh has been charged with reckless driving. Originally posted 3/26 According to this story from today's Metro section, six weeks after Ashley McIntosh was killed when a Fairfax County police officer responding to a call crashed her cruiser into McIntosh's car, her family is still waiting for the police to tell them the results of the...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Focus on Fairfax 2008-05-02T14:07:33Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-02:/fairfaxfocus/2008/05/escalating_costs_may_derail_me.html

Updated 5/2 Further analysis of what yet has to happen to for the project to go forward is in this morning's Metro section. Check it out here. Updated 5/1 Check out this article from today's Metro section for information on what federal transportation officials say has to happen for them to help make the rail extension reality. Updated 4/30 The breaking news is the lead story in this morning's Washington Post. Updated 2/11 Yesterday's Metro...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

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