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  • Arts

    Festival Guide: Celebrate Fairfax! Starts Friday

    Celebrate Fairfax 2012/Cox Charities promo.

    Four-time Grammy winner and multi-platinum selling artist Pat Benatar is headlining Celebrate Fairfax! this year. In the 1980s, she had 19 Top 40 hits, including "Love Is a Battlefield", ...

  • Government

    Venus in Transit Visible Tonight

    An explanation of the transit of Venus accompanied by some illustrative computer simulations. Best viewed in full-screen mode.

    A little after 6 p.m. on Tuesday, area residents will have an opportunity to witness one of the rarest predictable celestial events: a transit of Venus. Often referred to as the "Eve...

  • Government

    Weekend Preview: Vintage Virginia Wine Festival

    The Soul Rebels Brass Band, featured on Conan with the band Galactic, are among the performers who will be at the Vintage Virginia Wine Festival.

    The 31st annual Vintage Virginia Wine Festival will take place at the Special Events Center at Bull Run Regional Park this weekend. Several dozen winemakers will be on hand to presen...

  • Government

    Fairfax County Prepares for Mosquito Season

    It's mosquito season.

    Mosquitoes could be bugging Fairfax County residents earlier this year after a warm winter and a rain-heavy spring. Glen Barbour, public safety information officer for the Fairfax Co...

  • Government

    Last Chance: REC-PAC Jobs

    Are you 18 or older and still looking for a summer job? Fairfax County Park Authority may have one for you. Thursday, May 31 is the last day to apply for spots at REC-PAC, the county...

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