Stories for November 2018

AGLA To Present Equality Awards

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Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Protecting Our Diversity

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Opinion: Editorial: Call for Submissions to Children’s Edition 2018

Get creative and send art, poetry and more.

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Opinion: Column: Mow, Mow, Mow Your Grass…

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Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Examine Costs

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Opinion: Letter to the Editor: More Revenue, More Expenses

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Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Importance of Working Together

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Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Underestimating Consequences

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Cappies Review: ‘Radium Girls’ Shines at Bishop Ireton High School

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‘Can’t Do It All’ in Alexandria

Public schools administration considering decreasing teacher benefits, increasing pay.

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Nickels and Dimes in Alexandria

Enrollment growth, cost additions and increases drive another big school system CIP.

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Weighing Public Priorities in Alexandria: Art and Science

Mixed responses to new method of grading public services, prioritizing budget cuts.

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Old Town Alexandria Door Decorating Contest Returns

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‘Economic Spin-Off’: Amazon Expected to Buoy Employment, Businesses, Tax Base

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‘A Long Time Coming’: POW/MIA Lilly’s Name Added to Rocky Versace Memorial

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People At Work: Dentist Salartash Focuses on Whole Body Health

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Tour Mount Vernon by Candlelight and Chat with America’s first First Lady

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Universal Lodge #1 Makes History

First Prince Hall Masonry gathers at Masonic Memorial.

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Opinion: Editorial: Give Locally in Alexandria

For tens of thousands of poor children and families in our area, uncertainty and need are distant from the celebrations and plenty that so many of us associate with this holiday period.

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Opinion: Column: Indeed, A Festivus Miracle

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Independent School Applications: The Essay

Admissions directors offer insight into what makes certain essays stand out.

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Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Wetlands, Toxins: Who Should Pay?

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Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Value All Viewpoints

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Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Improve Process

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Opinion: Letter to the Editor: ‘Cut Your Losses’

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Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Appreciative

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Opinion: Letter to the Editor: A Non-violent Thanksgiving

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Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Will Amazon Save the Wetlands?

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Here Comes Lunch: Alexandria Meals on Wheels serves 67 meals per weekday.

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Living Legends: Florence King’s Mission: Financial Literacy

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‘Such a Consequential Decision’ in Alexandria

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Keeping Youngsters Warm in Alexandria

Firefighters distribute coats, books to area children.

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‘The War to End All Wars’: Alexandria Commemorates 100th Anniversary of WWI Armistice.

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‘Lot of Negative Pressure’ in Alexandria

City, schools staff paint grim fiscal picture for upcoming budget.

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Opinion: Letter to the Editor: A Broader Look at Immigrant Protection

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Appetite: 4 Restaurants Serving a Thanksgiving Feast

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Obituary: Patricia Sarah Gibson

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‘Real Work of Advocacy Begins Again’

Annual SALT conference celebrates 2018 achievements, outlines 2019 priorities.

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Vietnam Veterans Support Lamb Center

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Bill Woolf Receives National Honor for Anti-Trafficking Efforts

Volunteers needed to expand prevention effort.

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Opinion: Column: Airing of a Grievance

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Opinion: Letter to the Editor: A Price of Sleep Deprivation

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People At Work: Moroccan Student Helps Voters in America

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Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Retain Name For Park

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Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Fully Audit Schools

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Opinion: Letter to the Editor: In Honor of Veterans Day

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Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Fresh Eyes on Freshwater

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‘Academic Optimism and High Expectations’

Schools to overhaul special education programming.

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History: The Other Alexandria: The Three Burke Brothers Who Served Their Country

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Steady Stream of Rain and Voters in Alexandria

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All Politics Local(ish) in Alexandria

A look at Alexandria’s local races in a mid-term year.

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‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ at St. Stephen's & St. Agnes

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Appetite: 4 Top Spots for a Plant-Based Meal

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NOVA Relief Center Launches Refugee Blanket and Coat Drive

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Woodlawn Stables Site Eyed for Partial Development

Plans are in the works to preserve while highlighting the area for adaptive reuse.

Stable Site Eyed for Reuse

Democrats Seize Control of Northern Virginia

Region once had its own brand of Republicanism; now that seems almost extinct.

The loss of two-term incumbent U.S. Rep. Barbara Comstock (D-10) means Republicans are down to one lone elected official in Northern Virginia, Del. Tim Hugo (R-40). The blue wave that started last year unseating Republicans like Del. Jim LeMunyon (R-67) and Del. Bob Marshall (R-13) continued this year, when state Sen. Jennifer Wexton (D-10) was able to flip a seat that had been in Republican hands since a young military lawyer named Frank Wolf beat incumbent Democrat Joe Fisher back in 1980.