Banner’s Hallmark to reopen on Saturday in North Point

By RestonNow.com
July 22, 2019 | 2:30 PM

This article was written by WTOP’s news partner RestonNow.com and republished with permission.

Banner’s Hallmark in North Point Village Center is reopening on Saturday, July 27.

The gift shop, which offers, ornaments, greeting cards, and gifts, closed on July 22 for renovations. The store is located at 1438 North Point Village Center.

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The retail chain has multiple locations throughout Northern Virginia, including two in Sterling and one in Ashburn.

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Breaking the silence around suicide: A Virginia mother shares thoughts on prevention

By Kate Ryan
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September is Suicide Prevention Month, and Betsy Stephenson, an Alexandria, Virginia, resident and a mother who lost her son to suicide, wants people to talk about it. "By not talking about suicide, we are not going to make it go away. In fact, I think that we could inadvertently give it a little more power than it deserves," she told WTOP. One of the things that Stephenson wants families to know is that people who are struggling can appear to be doing well. "You can be very high-functioning as a depressed person or an anxious person," she said. "You can be connected socially. You can be doing well at school or work. You can be making plans, smiling, laughing, engaged, but still be struggling deeply, you know, cosmically, inside."

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