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Living Legends: The Dynamic Duo

Patty and Kate Moran making a difference in Del Ray.

Living Legends “It’s addictive here. The people are so easy to get along with.” — Patty Moran

Supervisors Uplift Trans Visibility

Health crisis looms for trans students.

Trans Visibility

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Calling All Dog Lovers!

Ides of Bark selects its doggie champions

Dogs

New Harris Teeter in Arlington Emphasizes Customer Experience

Store offers upgraded shop and a bar in the heart of Ballston

Harris Teeter

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Two New Alexandria Communities

Celebrity Designer Bobby Berk signs books, lends insight to interiors.

Tri Pointe

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Sunrise Easter Sunday

Ventures in Community, believing in the power of resurrection.

Sunrise service

Spring2ACTion 2024 Unites Alexandria Nonprofits

ACT for Alexandria, the community foundation, announces the return of Spring2ACTion, Alexandria’s community-wide Giving Day on Wednesday, April 24, 2024.

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Spring Ballet is a Final Show and New Beginning

Some Metropolitan dancers’ final show opens doors to careers in dance and entertainment careers.

Spring Ballet

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Honoring Courageous Soldiers

Army Museum Commemorates D-Day’s 80th Anniversary

D-DAY

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Pam St. Clair

King Street Gardens Park, local activist dies at 80.

Pam St. Clair, one of the driving forces behind the development of King Street Gardens Park on upper King Street, died April 7 at her home in Grand Junction, Colo. She was 80 years old.

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Alloy Personal Training Opens in Old Town

Long-time Alexandria resident Russ Merbeth hosted the Grand Opening of Virginia’s first Alloy Personal Training studio in Old Town Alexandria, along with Alexandria Vice Mayor Amy Jackson and the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce.

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Area Sky Watchers See Rare Solar Eclipse

Weather cooperates for shared view of the celestial phenomenon

Eclipse Watchers

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Let the Festivities Begin

City kicks off 275th anniversary celebrations.

275th

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Honoring Fairfax City Women Making a Difference

Kelly O’Brien and Lorraine Koury are ‘Women of Influence.’

Women

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In Tents Not by Choice, But Lack of Choices

Problems with data; police Encounters; shelter and housing.

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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Rocknoceros in Alexandria

Preschool directors sponsor community concert.

Rocknoceros

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Clerk of Court West End Service Center Opens

Services available in Del Pepper Community Resource Center.

Clerk of Court

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Arlington’s Casual Adventure Seeks Socks to Recycle

Socks are one of the most thrown out clothing item, clogging landfills

"There is a tremendous enthusiasm for the whole repurpose movement. People love the idea of finding a new home or a new way to use something that would otherwise be discarded. Casual Adventure goes above and beyond to reach out to the community to make people more aware of the program. Year after year, people continue to find socks to bring in. Casual Adventure has always ranked in the top 10 nationally which is a win/win for everybody involved." — Mitchell McGuinness, Smartwool Regional Representative