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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.

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Follow the Long Faith Journey of a Tomato in Alexandria

Unsold produce at Old Town Market makes for modern gleaning, and food for people with need.

Tomato

35 years of Domestic Violence Awareness Month

Domestic Violence


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Seasonal Bird Migration Is Well Underway

Birds

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Slowing Real Estate Market

Real Estate Market

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Meet Julie Maher: Director of the Great Falls Grange Foundation

Meet Julie Maher: Director of the Great Falls Grange Foundation


Food Desperately Needed

Food Desperately Needed

Roundups

Roundups

Don’t Move Wood

Don’t Move Wood

wood pests


SoberRide for Halloween

SoberRide for Halloween

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Young Turk from Alexandria

Armistead Boothe led war vets in General Assembly who took on Byrd Machine.

In some ways, Alexandria was the home of the forces who worked against the conservative political organization that ran Virginia politics for most of the 20th century. Starting after the conclusion of World War II, the city was represented in the House of Delegates by a young war vet by the name of Armistead Boothe.


Senior Technology and Avoiding Scams and Fraud

Senior Technology