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Editorial: About the Alexandria Gazette Packet

Happy New Year. We need your help in 2017.

Commentary: Alexandria’s Four Seasons of Giving

Alexandria is an amazingly generous community, not just during the holiday season.

Art and Poetry Live in Alexandria

As we wind up 2016 and launch into a new year, I think of the poetry and art that many Alexandrians have shared with us.


Letter to the Editor: Progress at Jefferson-Houston

I am a parent of a kindergartner and first grader at Jefferson-Houston School.

Letter to the Editor: Let's Talk to Each Other

It is 2017 and time for new year’s resolutions, or to think about what we resolve to do in the next year.

Letter to the Editor: Focusing on Veterans in Alexandria

Alexandria is home to a large active duty military, retired, and veteran population along with their families.


Letter to the Editor: Consider Source of Taxes

Wealth creation, the font from which all tax revenue flows, was conspicuously missing from the script capably crafted by Kathleen Burns in the Dec. 15 edition of the Gazette-Packet.

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Alexandria Police Recruits Graduate

The Alexandria Police Department welcomed 26 recruit officers who graduated from the Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Training Academy Basic Law Enforcement School on Dec. 21.

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New Alexandria Deputies

New Alexandria Deputies


Speck Appointed to MWAA Board

David Speck, former Alexandria City Councilman and member of the Virginia House of Delegates, has been appointed by Gov. Terry McAuliffe to serve in the McAuliffe administration as a board member of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.

Alexandria Police Captain Graduates from FBI Academy

Alexandria Police Captain Shirl Mammarella graduated from the FBI National Academy on Dec. 16, one of 225 graduates in the academy's 266th Session.

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ALIVE! wins in Del Ray

ALIVE! wins in Del Ray


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St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School in the News

St. Stephen's & St. Agnes School in the News

Eight Named as Living Legends of Alexandria

The Living Legends of Alexandria announced its 2017 recipients last month.

Alexandria Crime Report

The following incidents were reported by the Alexandria Police Department.

The following incidents were reported by the Alexandria Police Department.


Tips to Achieve New Year’s Resolutions in Alexandria

Advice on setting and reaching goals

Terry Garret wants to quit smoking. Timothy Noel Castle wants to get in shape. Larry Miller wants to stop procrastinating. And Pat Troy wants to do more for others.

Letter to the Editor: Fragile Habitat in Mount Vernon area

The National Park service has contracted with seven tree-cutting companies to remove trees along the Parkway from above Spout Run to Mount Vernon through March of 2017.

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Fairfax Lawmakers’ Last Call for Input

More than 80 speak at General Assembly public hearing.

“We’re not letting teachers do their jobs,” was the plea from Jo Neuber of Vienna, Co-chair of the organization Class Size Counts.


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Organizing a Home Office

Design ideas for workspace order.

Whether located in a basement, spare bedroom or kitchen corner, one of the keys to creating a functional home office is organization.

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Proposed Teen Center Taking Shape in Alexandria

Charles Houston Recreation Center would expand teen-specific activities.

Charles Houston Recreation Center would expand teen-specific activities.