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Rick Dawson, executive director of Camp Highroad, leans against the tree where his daughter's ashes are interred in the EcoEternity Forest near Middleburg.--Times Staff Photo/Shamus Ian Fatzinger | ›› more

Forest cemetery leaves a living legacy

10/9/2008

When Middleburg resident Rick Dawson was asked by Centreville business owner Jack Lowe to turn part of a Methodist adventure camp into a forest cemetery where trees serve as living memorials, he thought he was going crazy. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

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Changes also grand for one of county's other mega retail areas

10/13/2008

Big plans are in store for this weathered box of a mall surrounded by parking lots, noisy highways and graying office buildings. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Reston man killed in vehicle crash

10/13/2008

On Saturday, October 11 at 1:19 a.m., officers were called to the scene of a fatal vehicle crash in Reston. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Four charged in series of robberies

10/10/2008

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Centreville woman dies in car accident

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Moran goes after 10th term as U.S. representative

10/9/2008

If re-elected on Nov. 4, Democratic U.S. Rep. Jim Moran will assume his 10th term in office. Republican challenger Mark Ellmore is trying to keep that from happening in the 8th District. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

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Budget cuts

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The Final Act

10/8/2008

Sweitzer’s ‘Tootleoo’ examines the process of dying: Welsh poet Dylan Thomas told his father to rage against the dying of the light. Jacobean poet John Donne addressed Death itself, telling it to be not proud. Swiss psychiatrist Elizabeth Kubler-Ross divided everyone’s final confrontation into five stages. Those who work with the dying on a daily basis, however, know death comes sometimes in broad daylight, sometimes humbly, and rarely in a clearly defined progression. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

On Exhibit

10/8/2008

The following are some of the art exhibits taking place in the Fairfax-Loudoun area: 'Sleeping Tree.' Shinji Turner-Yamamoto's “Sleeping Tree” will be at the Greater Reston Arts Center, 12001 Market St., Suite 103, Oct. 10-Nov. 14. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

On Stage

10/8/2008

The following is a list of upcoming productions and auditions in the Fairfax-Loudoun area. Productions -'Dog Sees God.' “Dog Sees God: Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead” by Bert V. Royal will be presented Oct. 9-11 at 8 p.m. and Oct. 11-12 at 2 p.m. at George Mason University's College of Visual and Performing Arts' Black Box Theater, 4400 University Drive in Fairfax. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Calendar

10/8/2008

Thursday, Oct. 9:  Concert. 7 p.m. The Athenaeum, 201 Prince St., Alexandria. Lori Grigsby, Sandy Moyer, Patricia Cooper. Singing, guitar performance. Tickets $10 at door, prepay at www. nvfaa.org. 703-548-0035. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Dining Out

10/8/2008

French cooking demonstrations, meals: Jacques Haeringer, chef de cuisine of L'Auberge Chez Francois, has announced his fall 2008 cooking demonstration schedule. Haeringer will share his passion for French cuisine and demonstrate expert cooking techniques. Each demonstration will be followed by a five-course luncheon paired with three fine wines. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Book Marks

10/8/2008

The following are book events, book releases and writing workshops in the Fairfax-Loudoun area. Thursday, Oct. 9 - Freanklin book signing, discussion. 7:30 p.m. Centreville Regional Library, 14200 St. Germain Drive. Benjamin Franklin, author of " Counter-Thrust: From the Peninsula to the Antietam." Free. Registration required. 703-830-2223. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

Dining In

10/8/2008

To A Tea: To A Tea is a specialty company that provides desserts and tea event planning. Owner Kimberly McDonald has years of event planning experience coupled with expertise in confectionery baked goods. She will bring this expertise to a private home or a place of business. | 0 comments - ›› more ...

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