Following the deadly shooting that took place in a Parkland, Florida school earlier this year, Fairfax County decided to take a look at the security of its own schools, leading them to recommend that $2.3 million-worth of improvements be made. Among the changes proposed at a Tuesday night public hearing: more school psychologists and social workers, replacing classroom locks and installing surveillance cameras. The Fairfax County School Board will vote later this month.
(The Washington Post)
During a Tuesday meeting, the Prince William County Board of Supervisors voted to sell two county-owned properties totaling 35 acres so that they may be developed for the 150-acre mixed-use Innovation Town Center, which will reside near Farm Brew Live.
(INSIDENOVA)
Metro officials met with leaders from the Amalgamated Transit Union Local 689 on Monday, hoping to come to an agreement that would prevent the labor union from carrying out the strike that it authorized this past weekend. Another meeting will be held today.
(WJLA)
The lineup for the Reston Community Center’s 2018-2019 Professional Touring Artists Series has been released. Tickets go on sale on Aug. 1 for Reston residents and Small District 5 employees, then open to the general public on Aug. 8.
(Reston Now)
On Monday and again on Tuesday, the Virginia Department of Transportation is hearing proposals from participants in its SmarterRoads Hackathon and Idea Jam Series, held in Crystal City, hoping to find solutions to the area’s transportation issues.
(ARL Now)
Among the changes made to the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History’s Dinosaur Hall, which has been making $125 million-worth of upgrades since 2012, is the addition of a 15-foot-tall, 40-foot-wide Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton. Of the creature’s 450 total bones, the museum has nearly half and will have to recreate the missing pieces. The exhibit will open on June 8, 2019.
(WTOP)
