‘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.
Obituaries: Paula Swift
With few exceptions that is untrue. It was particularly not the case for Paula Swift, wife of eight-term Representative Al Swift (D-Wash.). She died suddenly of a heart attack on Labor Day.
At Del Ray’s Fashion Block Party
Del Ray hosted a Fashion Block party Thursday, Sept. 6. Musician set up along the Avenue entertaining residents and visitors.
Obituaries: Janet Elizabeth Hannan Hyman
Janet Elizabeth (Libby) Hannan Hyman completed a long and full life of 99 years at Goodwin House in Falls Church on Aug. 16, 2012.
Neighborhoods
Seminary Valley
Hammond Middle Schools 1, 2 and 3 started off the new school year with 454, 453 and 493, respectively. Polk Elementary has enrolled 642 students, and 586 students attend Patrick Henry. Remember to keep an eye out for the children as they walk to school; although some of the kids ride buses, many of our neighbors walk or ride their bikes to school, and they are often accompanied by parents and siblings.
Bidding Adieu to The Winery
Local wine shop to close Sept. 15.
The Winery, a fine wine and gourmet food shop known for the personal touch of owner Jane Cahill, will be closing its doors Sept. 15 after more than a decade of serving the Alexandria community.
Fashion’s Night Out Alexandria
The inaugural Fashions Night Out Alexandria, presented by the Alexandria Convention & Visitors Association, showcased more than 89 local businesses Thursday evening, Sept. 6.
Heel & Wheels
The Alexandria Chamber Professional Women’s Network joined event hosts Duke Street Speedy Lube and Mango Mike’s for an evening of barbeque and cars on Wednesday, Sept. 5.
City Celebrates 225th Anniversary of U.S. Constitution
Mayor Euille presented an official proclamation to Linda Greenberg, a member of the John Alexander Chapter of the DAR commemorating Constitution Week, Sept. 17 – 23, in Council Chambers in City Hall.
Letter: Historical Significance
Having eliminated the two other Alexandria signs, the state of Maryland now directs us to "National" Harbor instead, not a geographic location but a commercial establishment erected by a hotel chain. How did this get on Maryland state road signs?
Letter: People’s Role In Democracy
Sept. 17 inaugurates Constitution Week; that document, adopted 225 years ago in 1787, established our federal republic and has been the model for the constitutions of many other nations. In that undertaking, Alexandrian George Washington was again the indispensable man. The conference he hosted at Mt. Vernon in 1785 set an example of how states could cooperate for their mutual benefit.