Sunday, July 22, 2012
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Sunday, July 22, 2012
Good Morning Neighbors, Getting Around Fairfax by 2050. County supervisors and citizens start to plan future transit needs. Around McLean This Week. New beauty shop coming. Construction equipment downtown and more. McLean Week in Review. New Greenberrys owners. Second fire at McLean area house. Subway Milestone. Neighbors tried to save electrocution victim. Keep up with McLean news this summer no matter where you are. Subscribe to the McLean Patch free newsletter. Like us on Facebook. Follow us on Twitter.
Tuesday, July 10, 2012
We Hear to Tell
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Tuesday, July 10, 2012
Former Supervisor Named to GMU Board of Visitors. Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell has appointed former Dranesville Supervisor Stuart Mendelsohn to the George Mason University Board of Visitors. Mendelsohn, of Great Falls, is executive partner of the Tysons Corner office of Holland & Knight LLP, a law firm. Kimberly O. Dennis, of McLean, president and CEO of The Searle Freedom Trust, was reappointed to the GMU board. Award for Pam Danner. Danner was honored with the “Friend in Deed” from the Friends of the McLean Community Center “for outstanding leadership and support of the McLean Community Center.” Danner, a McLean attorney, was elected to the McLean Community Center Governing Board in 1986, and served until 1992. Then she served on the …
Monday, May 28, 2012
Update on Mohammed “Sam” Zaidan
McLean's hometown U.S. Marine Mohammed “Sam” Zaidan, stopped by Greenberry's Friday to share the newest chapter in his life. He's now: A Dad. A college graduate. A Marine reservist. A job-seeker. He was in town for a job interview. Edith Bendfeldt, the Godmother of Greenberry's, welcome him, as she always does with several huge hugs. He and his wife was now the parents of Sammy, eight days old. He graduated earlier this month with his Associates Degree in computer science. He now has two goals: a job and his BA probably also in computer science. Sam, as he is called, served in the U.S. Marines for four years. First, in Iraq. Then six months in Helmand Province in Afghanistan. He served in Golf Company, Second Battalion, 8th Marine …
Saturday, April 14, 2012
Party at Greenberry's
"Lady" Edna Loop's birthday, her 92nd, was April 4 and she's been celebrating ever since. "I've been doing this since April 4," she said Friday at a birthday celebration organized by her friends at Greenberry's, a very popular downtown McLean coffee shop. "Every day someone has been doing something nice for me," she said. Edna Loop is a member of The Office, a shifting group of fun-loving retirees who convene daily at Greenberry's for an hour of coffee, companionship, and compassion. More than a dozen Office members gathered mid-morning Friday to help her celebrate her day. Everyone affectionately calls her "Lady Edna." "We have to honor Lady Edna," said Pam Hall. "Edna is such an exemplary lady. She's such a nice person." Edna Loop, born…
Friday, March 2, 2012
First winner of Best of Patch
Congratulations to McLean Family Restaurant for winning our inaugural Best of Patch contest --- the best place to breakfast in McLean. McLean Family won with a whooping 66 percent of votes from readers in the Patch poll. Greenberry's took second place among the six contenders. Because this poll is not scientific, it is not the sole consideration in choosing a winner. The winner will be determined by the Patch editor, based on poll results and reviews on Patch Places.
Thursday, March 1, 2012
Be sure to vote for your favorite.
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Thursday, March 1, 2012
Our inaugural Best of Patch contest kicks off today. We're starting with you voting for the best place in town to have breakfast, whether a power breakfast or just coffee, pastry and friends. Here are some of our favorite places, but if we've missed one of your favorites, please let us know in the comments and we'll add it: Chesapeake Bagel Bakery Greenberry's McLean Family Restaurant McLean Starbucks StarNut Voting in the poll below is open until 9 a.m. Friday. Ties will be broken by whichever business has the most positive comments in the section below. We will announce the winner at noon Friday. So tell us what your favorite ... And don't forget to tell us in the comments below why. Because this poll is not scientific, it is not the …
Thursday, February 2, 2012
Morning Briefing
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Thursday, February 2, 2012
Good Morning Neighbors, McLean's First Public Storage Space. Officials gathered for start of construction on facility in downtown McLean. Arrest in McLean House Fire. McLean arrested in connection fire that snarled Old Dominion traffic Tuesday. Applauding Chocolate. McLean's first Chocolate festival raised $25,000 and praise from McLean Rotary. McLean Accident Victim. Services today for the Vienna father who died following an accident in front of Greenberrys. Are your neighbors telling you McLean headlines? They subscribe to McLean Patch's daily newsletter. You can too. Just go to the bottom of the front page. Look for Goodies, then click on Newsletters.
Monday, January 30, 2012
Accident in front of Greenberry's Friday at Noon
Capt. Keith Cross of the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department and a fire crew were in the McLean Giant getting lunch Friday around noon when the lights went out. "I mentioned to the guys, we'll be running a call now," said Capt. Cross, who heads the McLean fire station. A couple of minutes later they received a message: An accident literally around the corner in front of Greenberry's coffee shop on Beverly Road in downtown McLean. "We were here in less than four minutes," Cross said Sunday recounting the Friday events. His fire unit arrived at 12:08pm and found a car crashed against a utility pole. "We found several citizens in the car performing CPR," Cross said.“We’re very appreciative of the help the citizens gave,” he said. “The …
Bobbi Bowman
8:13 am on Wednesday, July 11, 2012
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