Thursday, May 2, 2013
The 165-suite, LEED silver-certified hotel officially opened in March.
Polynesian dancers, local officials and Springfield area residents joined employees Thursday afternoon at the new Homewood Suites by Hilton to celebrate the hotel’s grand opening. For three hours, visitors received tours of the hotel and its suites, enjoyed performances by dancers from DC Luau Entertainment, and dined on food provided by Panda Express and Tok Teriyaki (formerly Waba Grill), two Springfield restaurants located in the same shopping center as the hotel. The LEED Silver-certified hotel, which is located at 7010 Old Keene Mill Road in Springfield, opened to the public March 13. It has a total of 165 suites, a heated indoor pool area, and a handful of other amenities for guests. “I think it’s amazing,” said Lee District …
Wednesday, December 26, 2012
A house fire on Lobelia Lane displaced one occupant.
The Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department responded to a call on Christmas Day around 10:25 p.m. in the Springfield area. Firefighters arrived in the 7900 block of Lobelia Lane to find smoke near the front door of the home. Dan Schmidt, spokesman for the department, said firefighters arrived on scene and were able to control and extinguish the fire within 15 minutes of their arrival. There was one occupant in the home at the time of the fire who was able to escape from a bedroom after being notified by an alarm monitoring company. The occupant escaped unharmed but was evaluated by paramedics on the scene, and she refused transport. No one else was in the home at the time of the incident. According to fire investigators, the fire was an…
Tuesday, October 9, 2012
Three 16-year-old Fairfax County students arrested for possession of substance during off-campus DECA meeting.
Three 16-year-old girls were arrested last week in Springfield for allegedly being in possession of marijuana at an off-campus event. Officer Bud Walker, a spokesman for Fairfax County Police, say the teenagers were arrested at Waterford Receptions, an event venue that was hosting a regional high school leadership conference at the time of their arrests last Tuesday. They were each charged with possession of marijuana, a misdemeanor. On that day, Waterford Receptions hosted a fall leadership conference for several DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America) clubs in Northern Virginia, part of an international group that trains young entrepreneurs in marketing, hospitality and other fields. Walker said officers responded to the address …
Dave Webster
6:26 pm on Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Diana, I personally like the ability for readers to post anonymously. Let's not forget the the Federalist Papers were published under assumed names. Also, Benjamin Franklin regularly allowed pen names to be used in his publications (Including his own pen names.) more ›