Alexandria: Arrest Amplifies Questions about City’s Noise Ordinances
Old Town opera singer arrested.
Busking is the act of performing in public, typically singing or playing music, in exchange for a gratuity. Anyone visiting Old Town Alexandria late at night has likely seen buskers along King Street, whether they’re playing folk songs on guitar or hymnals on a glass harp. While buskers are a staple of Old Town for many, Alexandria has a history of struggling with their presence in the developing city.
Alexandria Snapshot: New Deputies Sworn In
Clerk of the Circuit Court Edward Semonian administered the oath of office on Monday, Aug. 29, to the Alexandria Sheriff's Office’s new recruits in a courtroom ceremony.
Alexandria People at Work: Gonzalez Creates Art as a Team
"O.K. everyone, out on the field." Arms grab trumpets, clarinets, with a shoulder harness for the drum. Band members head out the door, down the steps and onto the end of the football field at T. C. Williams High School on a hot first school day of the year.
Alexandria: Faces of Hunger
Stories from a church’s “pop-up” grocery.
Third in a series on childhood hunger in Alexandria.
Alexandria Letter: Forgotten Pedestrians
Letter to the Editor
Just recently, the Redfin Corporation ranked Arlington as the third in a list of the 10 most walkable communities in the country.
Alexandria Letter: Must Our Elections Be This Way?
Letter to the Editor
Well this is another election year and it seems like it never fails to be everywhere. In print, on the screen and airwaves, both in the USA and other places, but even now it is worse with the internet. Being so difficult to avoid makes it sickening.
Alexandria Letter: Democrats’ Focus
Letter to the Editor
Local politicians have been given their talking points in the presidential contest, but none more risible than Vice President Biden’s former economic advisor who parrots the liberal line about Democrats’ economic policies helping the poor and middle class.
Alexandria Letter: Unusual Enforcement?
Letter to the Editor
Krista Monique Clouse, a talented and award-winning opera singer, has been singing on the streets of Old Town Alexandria for the past six years.
Alexandria Column: Help for Alexandria’s Uninsured
Commentary
There is a widespread misimpression that the Affordable Care Act (“Obamacare”) basically guaranteed health insurance for all Americans. Sadly, that is not the case, especially here in Virginia.
Alexandria Column: Changing Lives, One Mentor at a Time
Commentary – Changing Lives, One Mentor at a Time
This week, students across Alexandria – and across our country – are “back to school,” a phrase which undoubtedly conjures up a wide range of emotions, images, and memories. Think: first day jitters, school lunches, and homework. For me, though, “back to school” invokes the image a unique type of person: a mentor.
Alexandria Column: Providing Affordable Housing
Making a difference to 44 Alexandrians.
"I'm sorry. We have nothing available right now." I hear this end of a phone conversation from our property manager, Erika Orozco, several times a day. When other staff members answer the phone they often find themselves listening to a caller plead with them to find an apartment. Sometimes the caller is single, and sometimes they are part of a family of six or more. Always, the desperation in their voice is unmistakable.
Alexandria/Mount Vernon: Revolutionary New Race
Join in George Washington Patriot Run this Sunday.
Thanks to Lockheed Martin’s sponsorship, runners will have the opportunity to participate in the first-ever USA Track & Field-certified road race to enter the historic property at George Washington’s Mount Vernon.
Alexandria/Mount Vernon Column: Who Are Our Patriots?
Commentary
For many months, a group of Alexandria citizens have been working with officials at Mount Vernon Estate to create a run that celebrates patriotism at the George Washington Patriot Run (10/5k).
Leibig: Crime Novelist and Legal Defender
Christopher Leibig is well versed in the business of law. He is listed as one of the top 20 criminal attorneys in the country and practices his profession in Alexandria and other jurisdictions hereabout.
Alexandria: Neighborhood Health Receives $10,000
Dan Haskins and Richard Merritt, co-chairs of the Alliance for Alexandria's Uninsured, presented a check for $10,000.
Suicide Loss ‘Club’
Commentary
When I was 15 years old, I received my first “membership card” to suicide loss. I got the platinum membership card because not only was my loss to suicide, but it was also a parent.
Alexandria: The Royal Mile
Bike for Good hauls fresh fruit and vegetables from City Hall to those in need.
Seven bicyclists worked their way in a convoy up Royal Street on Aug. 17. Wagons trailed behind the bikes, each loaded with corn or tomatoes or fruit.
Alexandria: Helping To Ensure Success
While local Alexandria children got their haircuts and balloon animals from a clown at the Charles Houston Recreation Center, they had their eyes on the table full of backpacks.
Albright Visits Alexandria
Albright visits Alexandria Democratic headquarters.
After a few minutes of greeting Democratic supporters and talking about her experiences with Hillary Clinton, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright walked into a secluded side room.
Alexandria People at Work: Recruiting as Match-Making
TorchLight Hire: Number 621 out of 5,000 fastest growing private companies.
Heidi Parsont says, "I've always been a connector. So, 12 years ago I randomly ended up in sales/business development and built relationships with companies.