Alexandria Appetite: 4 Scenes From Alexandria’s Restaurant Week
Annual summertime deal allows diners to taste eateries’ menus at a fraction of the price.
Every year near the end of summer, Alexandria’s Restaurant Week offers diners a prix fixe menu at some of the city’s best restaurants for a great price — generally, $35 per person or per couple depending on the establishment.
Vienna: Oakton Defense Smothers T.C. Williams
Cougars force four turnovers in shutout of Titans.
The Oakton football team defeated T.C. Williams 24-0 on Friday.
Alexandria/Mount Vernon Weekend Fun: Sept. 11-20
Events in Alexandria City and the Mount Vernon area of Fairfax County, Va.
Obituary: Nancy K. Beavers
Nancy K. Beavers, 63, of Alexandria, died at INOVA Alexandria Hospital on Aug. 30, 2015.
Letter: Two Different Sets of Rules?
Letter to the Editor
We write in full support of the Parker Gray Board of Architectural Review’s denial of the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority (ARHA) request to demolish Ramsey Homes and urge City Council to deny ARHA’s appeal.
Letter: Enormous Challenges
Letter to the Editor
Since high school at T.C. Williams, Bob Wood has demonstrated the many qualities of leadership, high moral character, positive interactions with people and competency in all endeavors.
Column: Importance of Senior Planning
Commentary
Families change. People get married. Some people stay married and some people do not.
Column: SOL Success at TC and Patrick Henry
Commentary
The school year has started and the staff is ready for a new year. But more good news is rolling in from last school year. T.C. Williams High School and Patrick Henry Elementary School will both be Fully Accredited in 2015-16. While ACPS will not have confirmation about the accreditation status of other schools until the end of October, the news also looks to be better all round for them too.
Column: The Power of Collective Impact
Commentary
As Alexandria welcomes in the start of a new school year, this new beginning also provides an opportunity to remind us that a child’s success in school and life is inextricably linked to what happens inside and outside of the school building.
Letter: Equal Treatment
Letter to the Editor
Public entities like the Alexandria Redevelopment Housing Authority (ARHA) must be held to the same, if not to a higher standard, than the general public.
Column: Covert Matters
Mr. Write-in Bolts His Party
Not since 1961 has a write-in Alexandria City Council candidate managed a victory. That person was a beloved community, political and business leader Frank Mann. He died at 86 in 2007.
Column: Civic Involvement
Secret weapon for veteran reintegration.
I’m proud to say that my life is centered around helping veterans reconnect to their community. When I retired from the Army just 18 months ago, I had no understanding of civilian life or how my family and I would reintegrate into a civilian community or connect to our chosen home of Alexandria.
Alexandria: City’s Democrats Face Civil War
Euille officially announces write-in campaign.
When Mayor William Euille officially announced his pursuit of a write-in campaign for reelection at a Sept. 7 rally, he referred to the Dylan Thomas poem about a man who believes his work is unfulfilled.
Alexandria: Giant Opens in Potomac Yard
New store replaces Monroe Avenue location, which is now closed.
The location is new but be prepared to see many familiar faces at the Potomac Yard Giant grocery store, which opened for business Sept. 4.
Alexandria: Calhoun Hams Celebrating 35 Years At Farmers’ Market
Tom Calhoun first opened his Calhoun Hams/Meat Market in 1980 at the Alexandria Farmers’ Market at Market Square in Old Town. It continues as a mainstay of the Saturday market today.
Alexandria People at Work: Helping Customers Be Successful
A spurt of water cascades over pots of lenten roses as Scott Sutherland walks down the rows of plants at Greenstreet Gardens on King Street.
Alexandria Gets Inked
Final approval rests with council.
Twenty years ago, James Marlowe said it wouldn’t be possible, but by the end of the year Old Town may have its first tattoo parlor.
Alexandria: The South Won't Rise Again
Council votes for further restrictions on Confederate flags.
There are at least 33 streets in Alexandria clearly named after Confederate military leaders, but potentially twice that many that may be related but without a clear historical record.
Alexandria: Hauling is Causing Trouble in Old Town
Carr Hospitality faces criticism over trucks in Old Town.
The jackhammers are loud, but Old Town residents can yell even louder. After years of fighting against the development of Carr Hospitality’s Indigo Hotel by residents of Alexandria’s Waterfront, there was little reason to think the opposition would suddenly quiet with construction underway.