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View MoreGreat Falls YMSL volunteers help collect 30,000 pounds of food
Twenty volunteers from the Great Falls chapter of the Young Men's Service League joined more than 850 volunteers across Northern Virginia on Sept. 12 to collect nearly 30,000 pounds of food for school pantries through Food For Neighbors' first Red Bag collection of the school year.
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View MoreGreat Falls' Colvin Run Mill joins free Fairfax250 Sunday tours
The Fairfax County Park Authority launched free guided history tours at seven sites, including Great Falls' Colvin Run Mill, every Sunday in September as part of the Fairfax250 commemoration, with two sites rarely open to the public.
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View MoreFairfax County blood pressure campaign offers McLean residents resources
The Fairfax County Health Department launched "Know Your Numbers, Own Your Future," a year-long blood pressure awareness campaign, citing that 47% of U.S. adults have high blood pressure and only one in five have it under control.
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View MoreFairfax Connector ridership dips as new Route 7 bus line nears
Fairfax Connector ridership fell 1.1% in fiscal year 2026, partly due to the federal shutdown, while Northern Virginia local bus systems overall grew 6.6%. A new F2X Metrobus route launching in November will add service along the Route 7 corridor through the Tysons-McLean area.
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View MoreMcLean hotel hosts global focused ultrasound summit in November
The Focused Ultrasound Foundation will bring more than 100 speakers and researchers to the Hilton McLean Tysons Corner Nov. 11–13 for its 20th anniversary celebration, featuring sessions on noninvasive treatments for Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, cancer and other conditions.
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View MoreMcLean church social group marks 55 years of gatherings
The Second Saturday Set at Lewinsville Presbyterian Church in McLean has met monthly since 1971, when two young mothers in the church nursery invited fellow families to a party that never stopped.
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View MoreMcLean, Great Falls mark 9/11's 25th anniversary Friday
McLean and Great Falls mark the 25th anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks with a remembrance ceremony at the Great Falls Freedom Memorial and a free screening of "Come From Away" at the Alden Theatre, honoring eight local residents killed in the 2001 attacks.
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View MoreFairfax County employment reaches 10-month high in July
Fairfax County's July 2026 employment total of 616,156 was the highest since September 2025, though the number of job seekers remains 17% above December 2024 levels and a shrinking labor force may be masking deeper weakness.
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View MoreShipgarten brings free NFL watch parties back to McLean
Shipgarten on Colshire Drive in McLean is hosting free NFL watch parties every Sunday this season, with VIP seating available by request and games shown across multiple large screens and projectors.
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View MoreLamps Unlimited president marks 60 years at McLean shop
Roger Woolaver, president of McLean's Lamps Unlimited, marks 60 years with the family-owned lighting store on Sunday, Sept. 6.
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View MoreMcLean's Alden Theatre launches season ticket sales Sept. 8
The Alden Theatre at McLean Community Center opens 2026-2027 season ticket sales on Tuesday, Sept. 8, and the MCC Governing Board will hold a public hearing on its proposed fiscal 2028 budget at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 23.
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View MoreMcLean Community Center hosts fall parking lot sale Sept. 12
The McLean Community Center's Fall Parking Lot Sale brings more than 60 vendors to 1234 Ingleside Ave. on Sept. 12, offering gently used household items, clothing, toys and more.