Paul McCray can recall the history of the Washington & Old Dominion Trail from memory. Deeply involved in shaping it for more than two decades, he has amassed a load of knowledge about the trail, the people who travel it and things that happen there.

Fifth-grade student Jasmine Washington-Price at Carlin Springs Elementary School was awarded the Outstanding AAA School Safety Patrol of the Year for Arlington, $150 U.S. Savings Bond and a plaque by the AAA Mid-Atlantic Foundation for Safety and Education.

"Bus stop," "luxurious." Those two don't go together. But the two are synonymous at the "Super Stops" planned in Arlington County along Columbia Pike.

Online schooling in Northern Virginia and elsewhere is becoming more popular among students and educators as a way to break from the traditional classroom setting and rigid school schedules, according to interviews with local officials and a new federal study.

Inova Health System and Virginia Hospital Center-Arlington do not release names of newborns. Parents can list children by faxing the hospital's proof of birth letter to The Washington Post at 703-518-3001 or mailing it to Births, 526 King St., Alexandria, Va. 22314. For more information, call 703...

Arlington Food Assistance Center seeks produce donations from gardeners. Drop-off locations are at the center, 2708 S. Nelson St., 9 a.m.-5 p.m. weekdays (call to schedule a drop-off); Arlington Farmers Market, North 14th Street and North Courthouse Road at Master Gardeners of Northern Virginia Help...

PAPER-CUTTING ART EXHIBIT, by David Jenkins. 9 a.m.-10 p.m. today and Monday-July 31, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Friday-Saturday, 1-9 p.m. Sunday, Arlington Central Library, 1015 N. Quincy St., Arlington. Free. 703-532-6552.

These food establishments were closed because of health code violations. The list, compiled from health department reports, reflects recent actions taken by the departments. View Virginia restaurant inspection reports athttp://www.healthspace.ca/vdh.

Clarendon United Methodist Church , 606 N. Irving St., Arlington, offers a service, hot meal and program at 12:30 p.m. every second and fourth Thursday. Meals are $4. 703-465-0341, 703-465-0341, or http://www.morefaith.org .

SENIORS TENNIS, 8 a.m.-noon Thursday-Friday, Bluemont Park, 601 N. Manchester St., Arlington. Free. 703-228-4745.

"The Lion and the Mouse" borrows elements of the familiar Aesop's fable and blends it with African drumming and stylized movement in the current production from Synetic Theater's Classika Family Shows. (That seems to be the name the old Classika Theatre, which merged with Synetic Theater some time...

These were among incidents reported by the Alexandria Police Department. For more information, call 703-838-4636 or visit http://www.alexandriava.gov/police .

These were among sales recorded in Alexandria and supplied to The Washington Post by the Alexandria Department of Real Estate Assessments. To find sale and assessment records for homes in Alexandria and elsewhere in the Washington area, visit http://www.washingtonpost.com/realestate .

These cases were handled by the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria, which operates the city animal shelter and provides animal control services to the city. The shelter is open from 1 to 8 p.m. weekdays and noon to 5 p.m. weekends. For information or to report emergencies involving animals 24 hours...

The Washington region needs to slash greenhouse gas emissions in the coming decades, but without serious changes in the way residents live, the area's growing suburbs, teeming traffic and always-on laptops will combine to increase emissions, according to a new report.

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