Dec. 26-Jan. 1: Series on Northern Virginia's Economy; 2011 in Review

Patch ran a five-part series on Northern Virginia's economy this week:

• Monday:
• Tuesday: 
• Wednesday: 
• Thursday: 
• Friday:  of George Mason University for a discussion on the future of northern Virginia's economy. As federal dollars decrease, where will the economy move?

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) is the  in the U.S. Senate, according to calculations from the Center for Responsive Politics published in The Washington Post on Tuesday.

Patch also ran a series of interviews with the outgoing Fairfax County School Board members.

As 2011 came to a close, Oakton Patch reflected on notable news and stats from the past year.

SPORTS

The boy and girls basketball teams from both Flint Hill School and Oakton High participated in holiday tournaments this week. Read roundups of and . On the final day, the hosted at their own school. Flint Hill girls and boys fell to and , respectively, in a battle for third place.