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Play Ball! in Alexandria

Miracle League, ACPS middle schools take to the field.

Miracle League

Parkway Classic 40th Anniversary Run on Sunday

Parkway Classic

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Paws for a Cause

Dog Walk promotes sustainable living.

Dog walk

Was Arena Proposal for Alexandria Just a ‘Bargaining Chip’?

Capital News Service Video by Matt Bowman, VCU InSight

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Virginia’s Equine Industry Is Thriving

Here in Fairfax County, we have Frying Pan's Equestrian Center. It is a public-use facility that is part of Frying Pan Farm Park. The center offers rental events, schooling, horse shows, short-term stabling, and multiple trailer-in schooling options.

VDOT Warns of Text Message Scams

Text messages claim people owe money for unpaid tolls

The Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is encouraging people to be on alert for a text message scam, also known as smishing, that is sending requests for payment of outstanding toll charges.

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Explore George Washington’s 250-year-old Tent

Mount Vernon’s Revolutionary War Weekend is May 4-5.

On May 4 and 5, at George Washington’s Mount Vernon, people can explore a replica of the tent that General George Washington, Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Army, used from 1775 to 1783 when he led the colonies to independence.

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‘Hanged by a Mob’

City marks 127th anniversary of McCoy lynching.

For Joseph McCoy, there were no lawyers, no legal proceedings, no testimony, no trial, no safety. Instead, the 18-year-old, who had been accused of assaulting the 9-year-old daughter of his employer, was dragged from his jail cell to the corner of Cameron and Lee streets and lynched by an angry mob who had breached the police station.

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Are Our Waterways Becoming Plastic Soup?

Local cleanups reveal many mysteries.

On April 20, 100 volunteers hauled out 40 bags or 400 pounds of trash from the Potomac River shoreline of Belle Haven Park and in the Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve in two hours.

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Historic Old Town Alexandria Home and Garden Tour

Tour kicks off Garden Club of Virginia statewide tour

Tour kicks off Garden Club of Virginia statewide tour

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In Tents Not by Choice, But Lack of Choices

Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Johnson v. Grants Pass. on April 22, 2024 with consequences for people experiencing homelessness.

People experiencing homelessness opt to sleep in areas ‘not designated for human habitation’ because of a lack of affordable housing, especially for those earning below 30 percent of the Area Median Income.

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Balancing the Books

Members of the city council identify priorities.

Affordable housing, teacher pay and guaranteed income are among the topics being considered by members of City Council as they approach a budget vote on May 1.

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Robert T.S. Colby

Retired District Court judge dies at 95.

“Judge Colby had the most unusual approach to being a judge that I think I've ever seen.” — Retired Circuit Court Judge Alfred Swersky

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APD Chief Hayes Celebrated

Former chief takes helm at Federal Reserve Board.

Former Chief of Police Don Hayes, who served for more than four decades with the Alexandria Police Department, was honored Feb. 29

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