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Getting To Know Potomac Artists

Artomatic 2016 continues through Dec. 9 at Park Potomac.

Last weekend, more than 1,600 art enthusiasts, music aficionados, curiosity seekers and D.C.-area residents visited Artomatic 2016 to discover new art, mingle with the creative community and enjoy performances and interactive activities.

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Potomac Area Neighbor’s Club Celebrates 50 Years

Through all the changes, friendships remain.

"Plant the seeds of friendship, then watch the blessings grow!" is the motto of the Potomac Area Neighbor’s Club (PANC) — formerly the Potomac Area Newcomer’s Club.

Editorial: Every day in Potomac can be “small business day.”

Celebrate, Shop, Dine Locally

There is a joy to participating in community traditions and celebrations during the holidays, from walking along a sidewalk with the streets decked out for the holidays, to shopping in local stores, to being greeted by someone likely to be the owner of the store, to finding gifts that are not mass-produced.


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Thinking Beyond Serving Meals

Experts advise finding age-appropriate ways for children to give back.

During this season of giving thanks, opportunities for expressions of gratitude can seem ubiquitous.

Easing Election Fears

Local therapists say acknowledging, reassuring are keys to easing anxiety.

On the morning after what was possibly the most adversarial election in recent history, psychologist Carolyn Lorente, Ph.D. felt an urge to send a text message to her two teenaged children.


Potomac Home Sales: October, 2016

In October, 2016, 37 Potomac homes sold between $3,775,000-$410,000.

Potomac Home Sales: October, 2016


Classified Advertising November 16, 2016

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Potomac Editorial: Holidays Are for Giving

Give thanks and share locally; tens of thousands of families around us are in need.

The holidays are about giving, and giving thanks.


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Residents Organize Against Proposed Cell Tower

An application seeking to construct an 80-foot monopole in the front parking lot at the Gainsborough Road entrance to the East Gate Swim and Tennis Club has drawn opposition from some residents of the four East Gate communities

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All Things Raptor

A day for aficionados of birds of prey.

The Owl Moon Raptor Center Festival was held Sunday, Nov. 13 at Black Hill Regional Park in Boyds.

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Artomatic Arts Spectacular

Artomatic Arts Spectacular is being held at 12435 Park Potomac Ave., Floors 5 and 6, Thursdays, noon-10 p.m.; Fridays: noon-midnight; Saturdays, noon-midnight; Sunday, noon - 6 p.m.


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Setting a holiday table

Local tastemakers offer suggestions for creating festive tablescape.


As Thanksgiving draws near, thoughts of table settings and holiday décor abound.

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Guest-Ready Home for the Holidays

From organizing to decorating, a guide for getting a house ready for visitors.


Ready or not, the holidays are coming.

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Decking the Halls, Stuffing Bellies

Local cooking schools offer crash courses in holiday dishes.

Ever since Bernadette Lott can remember, she’s had a sweet tooth as big as a sugar cane field.


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Additional Factors Impede Efforts To Quit Smoking

Public encouraged to learn about challenges faced by smokers with mental illness who want to quit.

Despite her mental health challenges, Deneice Valentine quit smoking in part by learning to meditate.

Unofficial Election Results as of Monday, Nov. 14

Source: http://results.elections.virginia.gov/

Unofficial Election Results as of Monday, Nov. 14

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Clinton and Kaine Carry Virginia, Trump Seizes Key Battlegrounds

Comstock, Connolly, Beyer re-elected; meals tax voted down; bonds voted up.

MEALS TAX referendum would have allowed Fairfax County supervisors to enact up to a four percent tax on prepared foods and beverages.


Coming: Children’s Almanac 2016

Get creative and send art, poetry and more.

During the last week of each year, The Almanac devotes its entire issue to the creativity of local students and children.

Letter to the Editor: Intake Project Could Meet Other Needs

The following open letter was addressed to the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission.