Showcase Home Offers Design Inspiration
DC Design House was transformed by local designers to raise money for charity.
Those in search of interior design ideas now have a source of new inspirations, at least temporarily. The 2016 DC Design House is now open to the public and runs through Oct. 30.
Home Improvements for the Holidays
Local contractors say there is time to spruce up your house and yard.
Changing temperatures and falling leaves are a signal the holidays are near. From Thanksgiving through the New Year, homes are filled with guests and schedules are stacked with parties. Getting one’s home guest ready by the holidays may be daunting, but it’s doable with proper planning and realistic expectations, say local contractors.
Alexandria Home Sales: September, 2016
In September, 2016, 196 Alexandria homes sold between $4,685,000-$102,990.
Alexandria Home Sales: September, 2016
Alexandria: ODBC Men Win Occoquan Challenge
Stiff breezes from the remnants of Hurricane Matthew did not deter the men from the Old Dominion Boat Club (ODBC) first 8 crew team as they swept a field of 12 upper class boats to win the 2016 Occoquan Challenge Regatta on Sunday, Oct. 9.
Alexandria: Carson, Napoli Wed
Carl E. “Forthe” Carson IV and Megan Marjan Napoli were married at St. Michael’s Catholic Church by Father Tom Donaldson on Sept. 16, 2016 in Chicago, Ill. A wedding reception and dinner followed at the History Museum of Chicago.
Alexandria: School Redistricting Forums Begin
Reading between the lines.
After 17 years of static school lines, Alexandria City Public Schools is making motions to begin the process of redistricting. By the start of the 2018 school year, new school lines that incorporate two new schools and other expansion projects will cause shifts in school populations across the city.
Alexandria: Domestic Homicide on Duke Street
In the middle of October, as police were attending events to commemorate and raise awareness for domestic violence month, Alexandria experienced its first domestic homicide of 2016.
Alexandria: National Award for Police Officer
After tragedy, Evans works to transform his community.
Alexandria Police Officer Bennie Evans was one of 12 police officers from across the country to receive the Attorney General’s Award for Distinguished Services in Community Policing. Evans, a regular at any event where the community interacts with the city or police, was noted for his voluntary participation in police and local non-profit projects and for his successful de-escalation of numerous calls about violence and attempted suicide.
Alexandria People at Work: Shaping Her Life, Her Art
Renee Altman wedges off a large chunk of high-fired stoneware clay and puts it on the workbench. "It's like kneading dough. I usually do this 100 times." Altman owns The Clay Queen Pottery on Mt. Vernon Avenue.
Alexandria Snapshot: Pink Badges For Awareness
Sheriff Dana Lawhorne has authorized deputies to wear pink badges to show their support in the fight against breast cancer.
Alexandria Snapshot: Innovation Award
Port City Brewing Company founder Bill Butcher, center, accepts the Brewer Partner Marketing Innovation Award from National Beer and Wine Association president and CEO Craig Purser and NBWA Chairman of the Board Travis Markstein Sept. 27 at the NBWA convention in Chicago. Butcher founded Port City Brewing in 2011. The company employs 45 people and has grown to produce 15,000 barrels of beer annually. www.portcitybrewing.com
Alexandria Snapshot: Ethiopian New Year
Grammy-nominated, Ethiopian-born singer and songwriter Wayna served as mistress of ceremonies.
Alexandria Obituary: Service Scheduled for Charles Parran
The funeral service for Charles Somerset Parran will be held Saturday, Oct. 15 at 10 a.m. St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Prince Frederick, Md. Interment to follow.
Alexandria Letter: New Names For Highway
Letter to the Editor
The decision has been taken to rename the Jefferson Davis Highway.
Alexandria Letter: Lose More Parking?
Letter to the Editor
Over the past several years the City of Alexandria and the Washington Area Metro system have been planning to alter the current configuration of the “bus loop” at the King Street Metro Station.
Alexandria Letter: Celebrate Yorktown Victory
Letter to the Editor
Gen. Charles Cornwallis’ surrender to Gen. George Washington at Yorktown, Va., Oct. 19, 1781, ended serious fighting during the American Revolution and paved the way for the Treaty of Paris which recognized American independence. It was signed on Sept. 3, 1783 by representatives of King George III and John Adams, Benjamin Franklin, John Jay, and David Hartley.
Alexandria Letter: Inspiring Experience
Letter to the Editor
I had the enormous honor to serve in the (first) Clinton Administration in 1993-2001.
Alexandria Letter: Man-made Traffic Disaster
Letter to the Editor
In the spring the Transportation Planning Division in the city disregarded widespread public opposition and decided to suppress one lane in each direction of King Street between the T.C. Williams High School and Janney's Lane in favor of creating bike lanes.
Alexandria Poem: "Mixture of Colors"
Black, White and Indian that I am ... Crab in a barrel that I'm not ...
Alexandria Appetite: Mystery and History Mix in Port City-Gadsby’s Event
Port City Brewing, Gadsby’s Tavern, and St. Paul’s Episcopal Church commemorate 200 years since Female Stranger’s death.
Long before Alexandria’s current heyday, when the Port City was in the middle of becoming a port city, a mystery woman came to Gadsby’s Tavern with her gentleman caller, became ill, and died, her final resting place the St. Paul’s Cemetery. “To the memory of a Female Stranger,” the gravestone reads in part, launching two centuries’ worth of lore and theory about her identity, her companion, and her presence in Alexandria in the first place.