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School Desegregation, Foul Play With Missing Woman | News Nearby

Top VA and DC news includes a commemoration of desegregation in Arlington, foul play in a missing Lorton woman case and Juneteenth events.

Panels installed at the former Stratford Junior High School in Arlington highlight the school's path to desegregation in 1959 and present-day struggles for social justice in the county and across the U.S.
Panels installed at the former Stratford Junior High School in Arlington highlight the school's path to desegregation in 1959 and present-day struggles for social justice in the county and across the U.S. (Mark Hand/Patch)

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Desegregation In Virginia Commemorated At Arlington Middle School

Arlington Public Schools formally dedicated the Stratford Commemorative Trail at the former Stratford Junior High School, which is now called Dorothy Hamm Middle School. The junior high school was the first school to desegregate in the state after years of resistance by state and local officials.

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Cicada Invasion: DC, NoVA Residents Snap Pics Of Insects [Photos]

Patch readers have been taking wonderful photos since the cicadas started appearing in May. Here's Patch's latest batch of cicada photos.

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Vienna's Caffe Amouri Welcomes Customers Inside After 16 Months

Like many small business owners, Michael Amouri has dealt with his fair share of questions surrounding when the right time to open the doors back up to customers of Caffe Amouri. On Monday, the local coffee shop welcomed its doors again to the public after limiting its business to takeout only for the past 16 months.

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Food Donations

Food pantries across Prince William and Loudoun counties and the Fredericksburg area are accepting donations as the school year ends and summer approaches.

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