Mari-Jane Williams
Staff writer, Local Living

A lifelong resident of Northern Virginia, Mari-Jane Williams covers parenting and family issues for Local Living and schools for the Prince William and Loudoun Extras. She lives in Northern Virginia with her husband, two kids and cat. When she’s not parenting, she’s reading or cooking. And she is waiting patiently for the Redskins to return to their former glory.

Latest by Mari-Jane Williams

Ready for the other side of summer?

Ready for the other side of summer?

Prepare for the season of floods, fires, wind and power outages.

Prepare now for summer power outages

Prepare now for summer power outages

Washington area residents might be warily eyeing this year’s storm season, which, in the case of hurricanes, starts June 1.

How to protect your home from high winds

How to protect your home from high winds

When the winds pick up, whether it’s a hurricane or a garden-variety summer storm, your home and trees will be vulnerable.

Kennedy Krieger screens infant siblings of children with autism

Babies between 5 and 10 months are eligible for free testing at Center for Autism and Related Disorders.