Vienna Patch is Born

On Monday, Oct. 11, Vienna Patch was born, eager and ready to cover everything and anything that was going on in town. Many residents signed up for the newsletter, followed us on Facebook or Twitter, or added their own events. To learn how you can interact more with the site, read this article about how to use Vienna Patch and watch the welcome video (which didn't make it in time for launch, so here's your chance to see it now!).

In the wee hours of our infancy, "anything and everything Vienna" happened to include a series of burglaries and attempted burglaries in the northwest corner of Vienna, on Horseback Trail. Police canvassed the neighborhood with dogs, tracing the burglar's scent to several homes on Tamarack Drive as well.

And the next day, the burglar struck again, this time on Nicholas Circle and the surrounding streets. Neighbors reacted to the incident by taking more precautions with their homes and being on the lockout for suspicious activity.

On Oct.13, with those incidents, the number of burglaries, attempted burglaries or larcenies linked to this burglar topped 100. Patch created an interactive map, which shows all of the incidents connected with this burglar since August.

Vienna Patch's columnists welcomed us to their worlds: Andre Taylor to his kitchen, where he'll make tasty tidbits every week, and A as he trains for the Marine Corps Marathon.

The Iranian Community School kicked off its efforts to raise funds for a new space of its own, and the Patrick Henry Library drew a large crowd to its booksale, a fundraiser that supports library activities.

Madison High School's Warhawks suffered two tough losses: In ladies volleyball, to the Fairfax Rebels , and in football, to Stone Bridge High. Madion High School's Al Hubbard placed 18 in the state's golf tournament.

Two new series made their debut. Back in Town, a series that looks at Vienna schools alumni who are now teaching in their former schools, sat down with Kirsten Roberts Stone, a JMHS basketball star who now teaches at Madison and coaches her old team. In Made in Vienna, a weekly feature that celebrates businesses locally born and sustained, we met the man behind Vienna Leash.

Keith Loria kept us updated on Vienna's music scene: On Thursday, Broadway star Kelli O'Hara came to Madison High School to perform and talk with students about her careeer. And in The Green Room, David Choi returned to Vienna to perform at Jammin' Java.

On Friday, Vienna Elementary . The celebration attracted many former students, parents, teachers, current students and other community members, including Mayo Sturdevant Stuntz,  a former student who was celebrating his 95th birthday that day. Patch reflected on the history of the building in this photo retrospective of the school.