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Tree-Planting Memorial for Robin Rentsch- Environmental activist would have smiled

Longtime resident and environmental activist remembered.

Longtime resident and environmental activist remembered.

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Holiday Shows ‘Light’ Up the Season

NOVA Parks Offers Three Popular Light Festivals

Festival of Lights

WMATA Sets Start Date for Silver Line

Silver Line


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Unwrap the magic of Christmas at Gaylord National Resort

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Christmas at Gaylord National Resort is magical. Situated on the banks of the Potomac River...

Fairfax County Rejects Virginia Anti-Trans Policies

Anti-Trans Policies

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Harvest Time at Colvin Run Mill 2022; Recreates life 200 years ago in the agrarian community

Harvest Time at Colvin Run Mill 2022; Recreates life 200 years ago in the agrarian community


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2022 Great Falls Studio Art Tour: Celebrates creativity

2022 Great Falls Studio Art Tour: Celebrates creativity

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Two Art Exhibits Open at McLean Project for the Arts: Student & Teacher Works

Two Art Exhibits Open at McLean Project for the Arts: Student & Teacher Works

SHARE of McLean Seeks Coats, Food, Gift Card Donations

SHARE of McLean Seeks Coats, Food, Gift Card Donations


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Women's Club of Great Falls Scholarship Fund: Fall Tea 2022 40th Anniversary

Women's Club of Great Falls Scholarship Fund: Fall Tea 2022 40th Anniversary

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Spooky Science in Alexandria

Mad Science Expo inspires STEAM learning.

Spooky Science

APPETITE in Alexandria

Spooky Events Dot the Restaurant Landscape This Halloween

Spooky Events


Van Fleet Memorial

Van Fleet

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Transurban and Community Partners Promote Child Passenger Safety

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Transurban, operator of the 495, 95 and 395 Express Lanes, and Community Partners Promote Child Passenger Safety.

APPETITE in Alexandria

Off the Menu: Restaurant News and Notes for October

Dining


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Remembering the Fallen in Alexandria

Ivy Hill ceremony honors fire and EMS personnel.

Fireman

Letter: Make Indigenous Peoples Day a Federal Holiday

Letter to the Editor


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Inclusionary Dreams

What if Alexandria could force developers to build affordable housing?

If Alexandria wanted to take a carrot-and-stick approach to development, city officials would soon run into a problem. The lure of density is a big fat carrot, which seems to be getting larger each year. But officials in Richmond are holding all the sticks. Chief among them is the idea of inclusionary zoning, which would require the General Assembly to give Alexandria permission to force developers to build affordable housing.