Fighting Fires for 250 Years
Gazette PacketFriendship Fire company 250th yearsThe Friendship Veterans Fire Engine Association will host events Sept. 14 and 15 to commemorate…
The Legacy of Race-based Covenants
Courtesy of Krystyn MoonAd touts: “Restricted to the Caucasian Race” “We built a system for privileged whites to come to Fairf…
Alexandria Old Town Art Festival
Fairfax painter Jill Banks uses daily life as inspiration for her breathtaking impressionistic oil works. The Alexandria Old Town Art Festival r…
Charles Wilson
Living Legends of Alexandria “I was influenced by mentors like Ferdinand Day and Lynnwood Campbell. They said I was blessed and that I nee…
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Politics
- Prison Reform Takes Long, Tortuous Path
- Virginia League of Conservation Voters 2024 General Assembly Conservation Scorecard Released
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Sports
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Opinion
- Opinion: Early Voting Begins Sept. 20
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Education
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Fighting Fires for 250 Years
Events to highlight history of firefighting.
Events to highlight history of firefighting.
The Legacy of Race-based Covenants
3 practices that created housing inequity: racial covenants; zoning; and limited access to mortgages based on race.
Some real estate developers and others selling property in Northern Virginia from 1900 through the 1960s used race-based, restrictive covenants to maintain segregation, and Virginia’s state and local governments were enablers at times, Dr. Krystyn Moon, University of Mary Washington history professor told a packed room of 120 on August 27 at the Sherwood Regional Library.
Alexandria Old Town Art Festival
The Alexandria Old Town Art Festival returns to John Carlyle Square for the 22nd year. The popular, free showcase featuring thousands of fine art works from local and national artists happens Sept. 14 - 15 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. both days.
Meet the 2024 Legends
Reception set for Nov.7 at GW Masonic National Memorial.
The newest Living Legends of Alexandria will be honored at the annual Meet the Legends reception Nov. 7 at the George Washington Masonic National Memorial.