Column: Why Not Compulsory Voting?
Of all the political campaigns going on none are more important than the locals. Why each and every citizen doesn’t run to their voting precincts on Voting Day has always been a puzzle.
Brief: Police Investigate Assault on Jogger
Alexandria Police are investigating an assault that occurred Wednesday, Sept. 12, at 6 a.m. on the bike path near Holmes Run Parkway.
Brief: Paramedics Treat Worker Injured In Fall
The Alexandria Fire Department responded Friday, Sept. 14 to a report of a construction worker injured in a fall at a building under construction at Madison Street and North Henry Street.
Letter: Dominion Power Must Do More
Virginia is stuck in the past depending almost entirely on dirty, polluting energy sources like coal that make our kids sick, put our communities at risk and cost us millions in health care expenses each year. Dominion Virginia Power, our state’s largest utility, is arguably the biggest culprit by failing to develop a single wind farm or large-scale solar project in our state.
Alexandria Real Estate: Top Sales in July 2012
In July 2012, 207 Alexandria homes sold between $1,645,000-$89,000.
Alexandria Real Estate: Top Sales in July 2012
Burns’ 3 TDs Propel Westfield to Lopsided Victory
Six Bulldogs score at least one touchdown against TC
Westfield quarterback Chris Mullins connected with Devon Burns for three touchdowns in the Bulldogs' 55-28 victory against T.C. Williams.
Alexandria School Notes: Sept. 13, 2012
School Notes
Alexandria/Mount Vernon Calendar: Sept. 13, 2012
Upcoming events and activities.
Alexandria Bulletin Board: Sept. 13, 2012
Upcoming events and activities.
Shoppers on the Prowl
Shoppers are gearing up for the thrill of the hunt when they participate in the Old Town Boutique District’s Scavenger Hunt taking place the weekend of September 21-23, 2012.
Tres Bien!
‘Jacques Brel’ comes to life at MetroStage.
Though he was Belgian by birth, no one captured the spirit of the French troubadour tradition better than Jacques Brel, whose potent mixture of musical romanticism, cynicism and whimsy are brought to life in “Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris,” now playing at MetroStage in Alexandria.
‘Funny Money’
Laughs to bank on at LTA.
It’s another routine day at the office when Henry Perkins heads home from work thinking his briefcase contains paperwork and a half-eaten cheese and chutney sandwich.
Brief: Flea Market Find: Renoir for Sale at Potomack Company Auction
Elizabeth Haynie Wainstein, owner of The Potomack Company, announced that a Virginia woman’s flea market find — a lost Renoir painting the auction house recently revealed — will be for sale at the gallery’s Sept. 29 catalogue auction.
Emergency Fair at Inova Alexandria Hospital
Second Annual Emergency Management and Safety Fair was held Aug. 25 in the Howard Street parking lot at the Inova Alexandria Hospital.
Trio of Challengers on the Ballot to Challenge Moran This November
Republican, Independent Green and independent offer a variety of options for voters.
A trio of challengers will oppose longtime U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D-8) this November, although the Northern Virginia district is solidly blue and not considered competitive.
On the Campaign Trail
With six weeks to go before Election Day, it’s starting to look like Alexandria Mayor Bill Euille will not be debating former Vice Mayor Andrew Macdonald — at least not in a debate that doesn’t include all 12 of the City Council candidates.
Classified Advertising Sept. 12, 2012
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Obituaries: James Warren Wright
James Warren Wright, 82 of Spotsylvania died on Saturday, Sept. 8, 2012.