Vienna Town Council voted Monday night in favor of height adjustment that would allow municipal parking garages to stand at 50 feet rather than 35 feet.

• Letter to the Editor: Resident Andrew Kerr sees no need for a parking garage on Church Street.  

Cunningham Park Elementary School students who walk to school each day came one step closer to having a safer path Monday as the Vienna Town Council awarded a contract for a Safe Routes to Schools (SRTS) sidewalk project along Harmony Drive and Lullaby Lane.

Former Vienna Mayor Joe Spriggs died Aug. 15 at the age of 79.

Ask the Town: Will sodium vapor lights be used in the town's streetlights?

Fairfax County Police are looking for a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a woman Aug. 19 in Merrifield.

Vienna Police log: Two residents arrested for driving while intoxicated; Posh employee reports a customer followed her around the store, making her feel uncomfortable; and more incidents.

Fairfax County Police Log: Aug. 9-15

Louise Archer Elementary School welcomes a new assistant principal, Jennifer Condra. 

Lower calorie counts, reduced sodium and saturated fats, and more fruits and vegetables are some of the changes Fairfax County Public Schools students will find when they return to school next month. The system's changes to its school lunch program come with new federal nutrition standards being implemented this fall in schools across the country, the largest reform of national lunch and breakfast programs in 15 years.

SPORTS

American Legion Post 180 Baseball awarded Henry Brandmark with the Chris Burr MVP trophy. Brandmark broke two Post 180 baseball records as a relief pitcher with five saves and a 0.74 ERA, throwing 50 strikeouts in 36.1 innings. He led his team with a .374 batting average, .548 slugging percentage and 43 hits — and a team-best 14 doubles.

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