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Review: Guys and Dolls’ at Paul VI

“They call you Lady Luck, but there is room for doubt. At times you have a very un-lady-like way of running out!” But if you did run out of Paul VI Catholic High School’s production of “Guys and Dolls,” you would have missed a fun night filled with laughter, jokes, and an attempt to answer to the age old question: “What won't a guy do for a doll?”

Letter: More Debt, More Spending

To the Editor


Letter: Design Underwent Several Reviews

To the Editor

Protecting the Potomac

ASF program teaches community stewardship.

More than 300 students from T.C. Williams International Academy and Minnie Howard STEM Academy spent the morning of April 25 at the Alexandria Seaport Foundation participating in a hands-on program to celebrate community stewardship.


Letter: J-H: Still on Wrong Course

To the Editor

Donnie Wintermute: An Agent of Change

Her commitment to help others reaches across the community.

Donnan Chancellor Wintermute (known to most as Donnie) takes great pleasure in transforming lives, whether in her professional services as vice president of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage or in her many volunteer activities fueled by her sustained commitment to giving from the heart.


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TC HostsTitan Expo

Pies were flying, along with rubbers chickens and baseballs, as the games got underway at the annual T.C. Williams Titan Expo...

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Earth Day in Alexandria

The annual festival opened up last month in Ben Brenman Park at 10 a.m. with greetings and a showcase of Alexandria City Public Schools students displaying and performing their ideas on upcycling in the performing arts, literature and fashion.

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Bowties & Belles

The Campagna Center hosted its annual Bowties & Belles soiree on Saturday afternoon, May 3, at the Belle Haven Country Club.


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Got Food?

Stamp Out Hunger food drive set for May 10.

he 2014 Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, sponsored by the National Association of Letter Carriers and the U.S. Postal Service, will take place Saturday, May 10 throughout the City of Alexandria.

Column: Positive Approaches to Difficult Conversations

Senior Living

For many people, there comes a time when we need to become more involved in finding ways to address major obstacles confronted by the older members of our families.

Column: When DNA Isn't Helpful

I could hardly contain myself that finally progress could be reported. An alleged triple murder suspect was returning to Virginia. At the least, “the” information came from various people always in the know. I must admit this old news dog could barely contain himself.


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Madison Girls’ Lax Learns From Season’s Toughest Challenge

Warhawks fall to national power St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes.

The St. Stephen's & St. Agnes girls' lacrosse team defeated Madison 13-8 on Monday.

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Working and Rebuilding Together

More than 600 volunteers separated into teams to rehab 38 homes in Alexandria on Saturday morning, April 26, at the First Baptist Church. Katherine Dixon, executive director of Rebuilding Together Alexandria, organized the event to help residents whose income is near the poverty rate — earning near or less than $27,000 a year.


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Miracle League Opens Its Season

Grant to help build Alexandria’s first inclusive playground.

On April 26, CVS Caremark celebrated the start of a new baseball season at the Miracle League of Alexandria’s Opening Day festivities, with representatives from the Miracle League, the Kelley Cares Foundation and Miracle League Athletes.

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Center Plants Pinwheel Garden To Symbolize Hope

The Center for Alexandria’s Children joined in a nationwide public awareness campaign that puts a new spin on child abuse prevention when it planted a Pinwheel Garden today at its office on North Beauregard Street. The pinwheel, the national symbol of Child Abuse Prevention and a symbol of childhood, represents the efforts of Prevent Child Abuse Virginia to demonstrate the importance of ensuring healthy, happy and full lives for all children in the community.