Alexandria: Supporting Life With Cancer Center
Fraternal Order of the Eagles ALVA #871 secretary Jean Oliver, left, presents a check in the amount of $5,000 to Amy Richards, development director of the Life With Cancer Center.
Alexandria: Market Square Hosts Vigil for Orlando
Community calls for action.
Moms Demand Action of Northern Virginia in collaboration with Northern Virginia Pride gathered a little over a hundred supporters in Market Square in Old Town Alexandria on June 15 to raise tea lights and remember the victims of the shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, Fla.
Senior Experience with Senior Services of Alexandria
During the last three weeks of our high school career, we had the opportunity as T.C. Williams seniors to do an unpaid internship of our choosing.
Alexandria Mentor of the Month
Making an Impact on Childhood Literacy
Of all the ways to spend a Sunday afternoon, teaching someone else’s children to read will not, on the surface, top most people’s list of priorities.
Alexandria Column: Local Maker Spotlight
From the Old Town Boutique District
The movement to shop small and support locally-owned businesses is alive and well in the DMV area, and that includes supporting the makers themselves.
Alexandria Column: Offering Translation Services for Adults in Need
Commentary-Community Lodgings
This is the second in a five-part series about Community Lodgings’ programs and services to the Alexandria community.
Alexandria Column: Volunteering at Animal Shelter Still Rewarding
Dog lover Ellen Flynn sets record at 45 years.
If the thousands of dogs who have passed through the Vola Lawson Animal Shelter over the last four decades could talk, many would recall the calm voice and gentle hand of volunteer Ellen Flynn.
Alexandria Brief: Award To Honor Nicole Mittendorff
A new award has been established to honor former Fairfax firefighter and distance runner Nicole Mittendorff who died two months ago.
Alexandria Brief: Bank Robbery Suspect Arrested
The Alexandria Police Department has made an arrest in a robbery that occurred at the SunTrust Bank located at 2809 Mount Vernon Ave.
Alexandria/Mount Vernon Obituary: Cindee Jackson Cornelison
Cindee Jackson Cornelison, age 69, was born in Milwaukee, Wis. As the daughter of an Air Force officer, she grew up in Nebraska, Texas, Mississippi, Nevada and Alabama.
Alexandria: A “View From Within” at Gallery Underground
Alexandria artist and retired pediatric occupational therapist Anna Schalk, 74, presented “View From Within,” her solo show in June at Gallery Underground in Crystal City.
Commentary: Congress Must Act to Stem Gun Violence Epidemic
Last week, America woke to what has become an all-too-common nightmare. A man driven by hate and armed with assault weapons carried out our nation’s worst mass shooting.
Alexandria is Hemorrhaging Affordable Housing
Alexandria continues to lose affordable housing.
Living in Alexandria isn’t cheap and for many locals who need affordable housing, it seems to be getting more expensive by the day.
Alexandria: WWII Veteran Dies at 95
Bill McNamara survived Normandy invasion.
At 15 years old, Bill McNamara was determined to join the U.S. Cavalry. But when he walked into the local armory one Friday night, he was told he was too young. Not to be dissuaded, he walked around the block, stepped back inside and this time gave his age as 18 to the recruiter. The year was 1936 and McNamara had joined what would become America’s Greatest Generation, one of thousands who left for battlefields half a world away never knowing if they would ever see home again.
Alexandria: Minnie Howard Campus Reopens Emma’s Garden.
"The students are totally invested in this project, … they want to see it succeed and continue to grow … .”
T.C. Williams’ Minnie Howard Campus’ renovated courtyard, Emma’s Garden, officially reopened on June 9. The courtyard was renamed in 2010 and dedicated to late teacher Emma Cabrera, who died in an accident that school year. Biology teacher Benjamin Matthews along with local master gardener Susan Helper helped outline the project and received a $500 grant from the PTSA to aid in completing the renovation.
Free Independence Day Cab Rides Offered
Preparing to combat that U.S. holiday when, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 41 percent of all U.S. traffic deaths involve drunk drivers, free cab rides will be offered to would-be drunk drivers throughout the Washington Metropolitan area on Independence Day, July 4.
Alexandria Home Sales: May, 2016
In May, 2016, 287 Alexandria homes sold between $2,325,000-$136,100.
Alexandria Home Sales: May, 2016
Alexandria: Police Investigate Murder of Pierre Clark
A father reforming his life was killed less than one month after jail release.
The idea was to live big and double the stakes.
Alexandria: TC Girls’ Soccer Falls to Cox in State Semifinals
Titans out-shoot Falcons 28-5 but fail to score.
The T.C. Williams girls' soccer team lost to Cox in the state semifinals.
Alexandria People at Work: A Second Family at Sunrise
Every Alzheimer’s story is unique.
A yellow balloon zooms across the room. An arm reaches up from a wheelchair and bats it back across the room. The balloon flies faster and faster. "Go Hunter, you throw harder than anyone." Some of the residents are down the hall taking naps.