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The 2023 Stephen A. Mclaughlin Champions of Character Awards took place at the Fairfax Count…
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The 2023 Stephen A. Mclaughlin Champions of Character Awards took place at the Fairfax Count…
Explore the New Bike Trail that Runs 18 Miles Alongside I-66
The 66 Parallel Trail came along just in time for Mike Harris. “I’m very jealous of my friends that live in Arlington and Alexandria,” Harris says. He had joined them on exhilarating bike rides using a trail network there that spans and connects communities. He had marveled at how easy it was to get from place to place. “I got the taste for it. I loved it,” Harris says. “I want to be able to use my car sparingly and use my bike more.
Home & Design Magazine
Front + Center, July/August 2023, Landscape Design The National Botanic Garden transforms discarded materials into a sanctuary of earthly delights A privately owned, 250-acre garden in Chantilly bears witness to the surprising and expansive vision of Peter and Beata Knop. The couple—he’s an entrepreneur and she’s a sculptor—are on a mission to harmonize the bounty of nature with the beauty of art, using sustainability as a guidepost. They recently opened their gates to the public.
Home & Design Magazine
"Almost Contained," a sculpture by Beata Knop made from a repurposed-steel fiber-optic conduit. A footbridge connects bamboo islands in a manmade lake. Stairs lead to a diminutive Hobbit Town of fieldstone. A view through the eye of a giant reclaimed-stone dragon.
Chantilly's National Botanic Garden Is a Love Letter to Nature and Sustainability
The spine of a dragon made of rock carves through the earth just inside the gates of National Botanic Garden. In sweeping curves hundreds of feet long, its scaly back winds through a tended lawn of grass and shade trees. That’s the first sign you’re entering what feels like an ancient, magical world. Nearby, a castle is under construction. Granite and red shale form thick walls, winding stairs, arched doorways, arrow slits, and battlements.
This Sterling Teen Battled a Brain Injury and Now Helps People with Disabilities on YouTube
It’s difficult to tie a tight, neat ponytail with one hand, but Reagan Bischoff can show you how. Everyday tasks like drying her long hair, cutting an apple, buttoning jeans, slicing bread, or doing push-ups are things Reagan, 13, has had to work relentlessly to master. She has full use of her right hand, but cerebral palsy makes her left hand little help in those tasks. Reagan shares the skills she’s mastered on her YouTube channel, Throw Leftie.
Inclusive Health
Despite severe need and higher health risks, people with intellectual disabilities are often denied health services and die on average 16 years sooner than the general population. Special Olympics Health, made possible by the Golisano Foundation, and in the United States in collaboration with the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, is creating a world where people with intellectual disabilities have every opportunity to be healthy.
2017 World Winter Games Coverage
The 2017 World Winter Games in Austria is being covered on site by hundreds of reporters from around the world. See below for information on how to watch video coverage where you live. Be sure to check your local listings.
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