For over two decades, Kader’s Barbershop has been a cornerstone of the Fairfax City community, offering exceptional men's grooming services with a commitment to quality and customer satisfaction. Established in 2010, this family-owned establishment has built a reputation for delivering precise haircuts, meticulous beard trims, and traditional hot towel shaves, all within a welcoming and professional environment.
As winter winds down and spring returns to Northern Virginia, millions of Jews around the world will soon be celebrating Passover (Peseach), an annual Jewish holiday of great cultural and religious importance. Spanning 7 days for those in Israel and 8 for the rest of the world, Passover commemorates the liberation of the Israelites from their ancient Egyptian oppressors, as told in the Biblical book of Exodus. The holiday espouses values of freedom, redemption, and justice that are still significant for Jewish communities.
John Adams gets a lot of love from American historians. Maybe too much love, as his administration in 1798 enacted the notorious “Alien and Sedition Acts,” which was the first (but not last) Federal law that criminalized political dissent. The law was quickly repealed by Thomas Jefferson (a much better President), but it set an early marker in American history: people in power will seek to suppress hostile voices.
On January 14, 2025, Pathway Homes, a regional nonprofit providing mental health services—starting with safe, stable housing—to individuals marginalized by poverty and inequity, announced that it will be moving into a 19,000 square foot building located at 4010 University Drive in Fairfax City. The commercial space will be built out by early 2027 as Pathway’s new mixed-use headquarters that will include at least 10 units of supportive housing to help people with serious mental illnesses and other disabilities who are over 50 to age in place.
