Local Interfaith Coalition Collaborates to Feed the Hungry on 3rd Annual Day to Serve
Uplifting news from the past week, from our Patch sites in Northern Virginia and DC.
Local Mormons participate in Mid-Atlantic Day To Serve
Sharing some of the upbeat news from the past week from our Patch sites in Northern Virginia and DC.
Plus a new road is named in memory of a Mount Vernon family and businessman. Heartwarming stories from the past week, from Northern Va., DC.
For 2013 Labor Day Weekend, Fairfax County firefighters, mechanics, dispatchers collected over $602,000, highest amount in campaign history.
Plus 'Top Chef' news and an urgent care center expands. Read some of the good news from the past week from our Patch
Residents, staff members assembled, distributed bags of school supplies to Greenspring employees with children or grandchildren in school.
Heartwarming and positive stories from our Patch sites in Northern Virginia and DC.
The movie, in stores July 22, is about a real-life boy who says he went to Heaven and met Jesus during surgery. We spoke with the family behind the film about how it can help start a discussion in your town.
Patch readers told us who the "Everyday Inspirations" in their communities are, and we're sharing their stories and the work they've done locally.
A New York woman is so good at bargain shopping that she's used her skills to donate groceries and other goods to charity. Learn how you can follow her lead locally.
As a part of our "Everyday Inspirations" series, we look at how children across the country are making big impacts locally.
After losing three people close to her in eight months, Edie Elkan picked up a harp for the first time in 28 years. Now she runs a program training others to play the instrument for patients in hospitals.
Patch wants to share stories about people who work every day to change others' lives for the better.
Who says the punishment always has to fit the crime?
Christian Bucks’ idea to foster friendship spreads to 32 states—and counting.
Here's our roundup of the most uplifting and feel-good stories from Patch towns across the country.
Fifty turkey experts will answer questions on meal prep and turkey emergencies this holiday season.
It's not on the menu, but customers can give baristas a special recipe that will produce a drink similar to the beverage enjoyed by the fictional witches and wizards from the Harry Potter books.
The grants will fund educational and environmental program initiatives at the schools.
We rounded up the most uplifting stories trending across the country.
The goal of the program is to provide low-income families in the community with resources to break the cycle of poverty.
Black cats and dark-colored animals in general are often overlooked at shelters, but the Fairfax County Animal Shelter aims to change that with this weekend's adoption event.
A football dream comes true for a high school senior in New York.
The $5,000 grant will be used for the center's Financial Literacy School for Kids program.
A rain garden was constructed and dedicated to late environmentalist Sally Ormsby Fred Packard Center in Annandale on Saturday.
Ana Maria Cordoba, who lived in Annandale, worked at the Catholic Diocese of Arlington.
Suicide is the tenth leading cause of death in the United States.
Five of the September 11 victims who died at the Pentagon were from Annandale.
Salvation Army, Red Cross helping residents in Florida, Alabama, Louisiana and elsewhere prepare for and recover from Hurricane Isaac.
The forecast calls for a hot and sunny day, around 98 degrees.
DoSomething.org, Staples encourage area teens to host school supply drives that will benefit Neediest Kids.
Northern Virginia Conservation Trust was randomly chosen from among 89 comments.
Local events in our area Friday, April 27 through Sunday, April 29.
Furniture, books, electronics, and more will be for sale.