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Alexandria: How Chili Transformed Upper King Street
Fred Parker and Hard Times Café.
Frederic Goodfellow Parker is recognized for his pioneering spirit and the economic value it contributed to upper King Street and the entire City of Alexandria.
Tons of Trucks’ Drive to Success
Event sparks memories, old and new.
Passing showers could not keep away the hundreds of eager people searching Chinquapin Park for long lost loves and new found interests in every day city vehicles. The inaugural event on Saturday, July 18 hosted seven departments including the fire department and Alexandria County Public Schools.
Mount Vernon: Local Film Maker Shines at International Film Festival
Story focuses on life after high school.
After growing up in Tennessee, and a three-year stay in Greece when he was 14 through 17, Chris Kiros came to Alexandria. He now lives in Belle View with his wife, Christina, and seven-year-old son, Lucas.
Jinks Proposes No Tax Rate Hike for Alexandria
But higher property assessments would mean higher taxes.
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Alexandria Council Inches Up Max Tax Rates
Tax rate ceilings bumped up one-half cent for real estate, 56 cents for cars.
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Business Arises from Son’s Pain
Mount Vernon entrepreneur makes desserts a piece of cake for those with allergies.
Know Your City: Family and Marriage in Alexandria
A look at some changes, challenges faced by parents, marriages, youth.
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Goal: Increase Pedestrian Safety in Alexandria
Alexandria Families for Safe Streets celebrates 2 years.
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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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Equity Defines High School Expansion in Alexandria
National education experts prioritize, define fairness.
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Soprano Voice Radiates along Waterfront
Impromptu singing gathers audiences.
The sound emanating from King Street in the area of Old Town Alexandria will cause people to stop in their tracks and turn their heads.
Not Enough Businesses in Alexandria
City’s Master Plan advances in some areas, behind pace in commercial development.