Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Just a Few Thoughts
So as I walk and drive around town, I find several things curious.
Taste For Giving Set for Nov. 14
Fundraiser goes virtual to support local nonprofits
The Rotary Club of Alexandria’s Taste For Giving, an annual fundraiser that supports dozens of local charities providing crucial services throughout the city, will be held virtually this year due to COVID-19 restrictions on large social gatherings.
Happy Halloween in Alexandria
A rare Blue Moon illuminated Halloween 2020, a quieter affair than in pre-pandemic days that saw families and neighbors mark the holiday with socially distanced gatherings.
Appetite: Hangry Panda, Food Trucks Navigate New Avenues
It’s no secret that times are tough across the restaurant industry nationwide.
Opinion: Commentary: Legislators Revised the Budget to Address Many Needs
Land conservation funds could potentially be used to help purchase and preserve River Farm.
Part 3 of a series.
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Why Is Dino Drudi Always the One?
Why am I always the one ending up critiquing Michael Pope's articles.
Alexandria Unofficial Election Results
Alexandria Unofficial Election Results
Alexandrian Documents the History of U Street
Filmmaker Jane Pittman returns to Alexandria Film Festival.
Alexandria Film Festival
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Kindness During a Very Difficult Year
The lines to vote early at the Springfield-Franconia Government Center were a 3-4 hour wait every day for two weeks.
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: A Generation Capable of Change
What kind of world do you want to live in, a world where you have no problems or issues to fix in your community?
Opinion: Column: Better Late Than Never...
...to get a second opinion about one's first cancer; especially if there's now a second cancer to consider.
Assistance League of Northern Virginia Helps Meet Needs for Local Families
Assistance League of Northern Virginia distributed another 400 $20 grocery gift cards in October to families at the six schools that normally would have received the Weekend Food for Kids food bags.
Decompressing after a Divisive Election
Limit time on social media or watching post-election coverage
The moments that stretched her to her professional limits came immediately after the 2016 presidential election.
The Pandemic Election
Virginia voters support Biden, Warner and a new redistricting commission.
Twenty years ago, Virginia was a red state. Republicans scored Virginia's electoral votes in every presidential election since LBJ was reelected in 1964. Republicans held both U.S. Senate seats. The Grand Old Party had all the statewide offices, a majority of the congressional delegation and both chambers of the General Assembly. That was the environment when Mark Warner and Tim Kaine, both Democrats, ran for governor and lieutenant governor.
Matrix, Sunlight Discussed at Fairfax County Public Safety Committee
Community, advocacy groups and police give more than 2,500 suggestions on police reform; Governor signs reform bills from special session
Police reform includes improving morale for police officers.
Don’t Get Burned When Buying Firewood This Fall
The Virginia Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (VDACS) advises consumers to measure deliveries of firewood to ensure they receive the full value of their purchase.
Scouting for Food Nov. 14
Things have changed because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Scouting for Food on Nov. 14
Paving the Way in Alexandria
Memorial Walkway celebrates legacy of Parker-Gray School.
The 100th anniversary of the founding of Parker-Gray School, for decades the lone place of education for Alexandria’s African American community, was celebrated Oct. 24 with the dedication of a brick Memorial Walkway on the grounds of its original site at the Charles Houston Recreation Center.
The Other Alexandria: The Cigar Man Made a Better Life – James Thomas Ford
In 1930, James Thomas Ford was a 17-year-old who lived with his mother and siblings in a rural community in Victoria, Lunenburg, Virginia.
This Week Is Pedestrian Safety Awareness Week in Alexandria
Alexandria City Council issued a Proclamation on Oct. 13, 2020
In recognition of the facts that: