Stories for November 2019

Metropolitan School of the Arts Spreads Holiday Cheer

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Following the Money

Special-interest groups seek power and influence.

A look at campaign-finance documents from the 2019 election cycle reveals an intricate web of special-interest money, everything from Dominion and Verizon to casino developers and car-title lenders. Members of the Alexandria delegation took money from lobbyists and associations who have pending business during the upcoming two-month General Assembly session, when lawmakers will be forbidden from taking campaign cash.

Week in Alexandria

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Appetite: 4 Restaurants for a Thanksgiving Feast

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Opinion: Column: Lost in the Shuffle

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Ready to Turkey Trot

Seniors among those joining turkey trots on Thanksgiving

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Promises of a Blue Virginia: ‘A House for all Virginians’

Democrats continue to focus on education, transportation and economic equality issues.

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Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Time for Community to Come Together

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Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Supporting ‘Less-fortunate Others’

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Opinion: Letter to the Editor: A Guide for Future Feminists

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The Other Alexandria: Beating The Odds: Patrick H. Lumpkins

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Salute to Veterans; POW Details Time in Captivity

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Gracias! Athenaeum Holds Day of the Dead Celebration

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To the Rescue: New Coats for Children in Need in Alexandria

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All Aboard at Alexandria Seaport Foundation

ASF Apprentice Program at full capacity.

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Senior Services of Alexandria: Caring Connection Partners

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In the Kitchen in Alexandria

Meet Joseph Conrad at Oak Steakhouse

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Mosaic Birthday Celebration for Nina Tisara

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Alexandria Police Investigate Fatal Pedestrian Crash

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NOVA Parks Debuts The Winter Village at Cameron Run in Alexandria

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Opinion: Editorial: Give Locally in Alexandria

For thousands of families in our area, uncertainty and need.

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Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Loan for 52 Units

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Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Gun Violence Prevention

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Opinion: Letter to the Editor: ‘We Cannot Do This Again’

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Opinion: Letter to the Editor: First Thanksgiving

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Appetite: Lift a Glass at the Cider Festival in Alexandria This Weekend

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Alexandria Council Notebook

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Potomac Yard: Before and After

Transforming a suburban strip mall into an Innovation District.

The strip mall at Potomac Yard is a placeholder, a temporary solution to a thorny question about the relationship between density and traffic.

Opinion: Column: An Idiot Servant No More

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First National Suffragist Memorial Breaks Ground

Site in Lorton to mark women’s struggle for right to vote.

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Opinion: Editorial: Give Locally

For tens of thousands of 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: Editorial: Jump into the Children’s (and Teens’) Connection

Please send all submissions no later than Monday, Dec. 9, 2019. Earlier is better!

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Cooking with Children this Thanksgiving

Holiday meal prep can help create life-long memories.

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Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Season to Go Back to Basics

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Opinion: Commentary: 2020 Virginia Legislature to Consider Many Reforms

Will sweeping change come to Virginia in 2020?

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Alexandria Community Nutcracker in its 11th Year

Performances are Dec. 4-7 at West Potomac High School.

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Catholic Charities’ Christ House Recognized

HomeAid Northern Virginia’s Non-Profit Service Provider Project of the Year Award

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The Lost Lost Cause

Newly discovered account shows Robert E. Lee’s cousin to be a “strong Union man” who “used all his influence to dissuade” him from “taking any part in the war.”

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That’s a Wrap in Alexandria

“Wake” takes top Film Festival honors.

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Old Town Alexandria Connections

OTAC reception raises funds for memorial scholarship.

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‘Mile Marker 10’: RunningBrooke celebrates 10 years.

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Honoring Those Who Serve in Alexandria

Silverado recognizes veterans.

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Hometown Heroes in Alexandria

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Caring Connection Partners in Alexandria

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Appetite: Jeni’s Prepares to Dish Up Ice Cream in Old Town Alexandria

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‘Dinner With Washington’ in Alexandria

Inaugural interpretive event set for Nov. 16.

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Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Biased in Favor of Fido?

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Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Respecting the Integrity of the Process

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Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Alexandria Icon Telling the Stories of African American Alexandrians

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Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Megachurch and Megatraffic

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Alexandria Council Notebook

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More Educated, Better Paid

Foreign-born population attracted by government contracting and tech jobs.

Virginia’s foreign-born population is more educated and better paid, according to a new report from the Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis. The Richmond-based think tank points out more than 40 percent of immigrants in Virginia have a bachelor’s degree or higher. That’s a significantly higher level of education than the United States as a whole, and it’s even a bit higher than native-born Virginians.

Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Two Years of Justice Delayed

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Another Option Coming for Commuters Inside the Beltway

The I-395 Express Lanes are opening soon, and tolling will begin.

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Opinion: Column: Chino Lourie, Rest in Peace

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Horses Heal and Teach Life Skills

Equestrian program touches everyone involved.

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Setting a Thanksgiving Table

Local designers share ideas for creating a festive tablescape.

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Opinion: Commentary: Reduce, Reuse, Confuse: The Issue of Recycling in America

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The Other Alexandria: The Military Made My Life Better: Sergeant Donald L. Taylor

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Alexandria Beautification Commission Honors 2019 Award Winners

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Alexandria Symphony Orchestra Presents: Dvořák, Elgar and Boulanger

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Animal Welfare League of Alexandria Alumni Leading Lives of Adventure and Service

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Some Like It Haute in Alexandria

Annual fashion show benefits Inova Hospital.

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Walk in Alexandria to Remember Road Traffic Victims

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Healing from the Inside Out in Alexandria

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Appetite: Super Soup Spots When the Weather Gets Cold

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Bishop Ireton High School Stages “Little Women”

Story chronicles the March sisters in Louisa May Alcott's classic novel from the 1860s.

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Alexandria Police Investigate Fatal Crash

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Fight Finished: Region Celebrates World Series Win

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Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Emptied for the Winter?

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Veterans Day Ceremony Set for Nov. 11 in Alexandria

Friends of Rocky Versace to host 18th annual event in Del Ray.

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Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Alexandria’s ‘Designated Deplorable?’

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A Tale of Two Neighborhoods

Del Ray has more voters than Old Town, and it carries more clout.

Del Ray can boast that it’s the center of power in Alexandria, the home of both Mayor Justin Wilson and Sheriff Dana Lawhorne. Old Town, on the other hand, doesn’t have as many voters or as much clout.

Week in Alexandria: At the Polls

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Opinion: Column: Please Relief Me

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Unofficial Virginia Election Results, Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019

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Republican Requiem

Democrats take General Assembly, sweep Fairfax School Board; Republicans hold Springfield.

It wasn’t all that long ago that Northern Virginia had its own breed of Republicanism. People like U.S. Rep. Tom Davis (R-11), U.S. Sen. John Warner and Del. Dave Albo (R-42). Now, after a series of stunning defeats since the election of Donald Trump to the White House, Northern Virginia Republicans are a dying breed, with moderates bowing out or being voted out.