A ‘Big Weekend’ Celebrating Washington’s Birthday
This is the third in a series of articles about the George Washington Birthday Celebration. For more information, please visit www.washingtonbirthday.com.
Commentary: Choosing One’s Future
Nearly two weeks ago just across the Potomac, the United States inaugurated its 45th president – Donald J. Trump. It took only seven days for his Administration to put forth and sign an executive order that barred Syrian refugees indefinitely and blocked entry into the U.S. for citizens from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen.
Commentary: Plank in the Progressive Eye
Donald Trump has a lot of people worrying about “alternative facts.” Rightfully so. But I also worry about progressives who seem to think their facts don’t come from a world of alternatives.
Commentary: First Amendment Is Alive and Well
“Congress shall make no law … abridging … the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”
Commentary: Bill Would Hinder Municipal Broadband Program
Our future, at least part of it, exists on the internet.
Mini-Moves to Fight Winter Blues
Did you know even a short burst of exercise can not only boost your mood, but it helps activate your brain, too?
Commentary: What Do We Do with a Problem Like Alexandria?
Re-imagining the city.
There’s that guy at the intersection of South Washington and Prince Streets in Old Town who is causing problems for a lot of people.
Letter to the Editor: Another Hotel?
A group of investors have recently held meetings in the Durant Center with some home owners as well as absentee house owners on Harvard Street attending.
Letter to the Editor: Alexandria as a ‘Sanctuary City’
Looking around the U.S. the concept of “sanctuary city” has a range of definitions.
Letter to the Editor: Washington and the Poet
When George Washington was appointed by the Continental Congress in 1775 to take command of the fledgling American military forces, a young lady in Providence felt compelled to compose a patriotic poem and send it to him at his headquarters in Cambridge across the Charles River from Boston, then occupied by the British.
Mentor of The Week: A Cross-Cultural Connection
Rebecca and Elodie met through the SOHO program back in 2014.
Signing Day at T.C. Williams
12 T.C. students sign on to play football at colleges.
After a year of hard work and last minute victories, T.C. Williams High School Football Team made it to the playoffs for the second time in the last 26 years.
Obituary: W. Jeff Knicely
Obituary: W. Jeff Knicely
Commemorating Brotherhood
Universal Lodge #1 celebrates 172 years in Alexandria.
Freemasons in Alexandria.
Setting Goals via the Five-Year Plan
Alexandria’s Five Year Plan starts at foot of King Street.
The city's five-year plan.
EatsPlace Café Aims to Join Works of Art
The DC-based restaurant “pop-uppery” has set up shop at the Torpedo Factory.
EatsPlace Cafe in the Torpedo Factory.
Tilelli to Keynote Friendship Firehouse Breakfast
Event Kicks off the George Washington Celebration
Gen. John H. Tilelli (ret.) will be the keynote speaker at the Feb. 20 Friendship Veterans Fire Engine Association annual breakfast.
The Full Monte
Wedding Showcase to feature “Say Yes to the Dress” host Durham.
Monte Durham, co-host and fashion director of TLC’s “Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta,” will be the featured guest at the first annual Alexandria Wedding Showcase Feb. 19 at The Westin Alexandria.