Alexandria Gazette Packet

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‘Native Gardens’ in Alexandria

DC-based comedy playing now through April 13 at ACCT.

Theater

Health Survey Results in Alexandria

Health Survey Results

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Student Athletes Honored in Alexandria

ASC to host Nationals vs. Mets outing April 27.

ASC to host Nationals vs. Mets outing April 27.

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Sunrise Walks

Sunrise walks

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Senior Services Honors Community Service

Sellout crowd raises $185k for SSA.

Senior Services Honors Community Service

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Break Water Art Exhibit

Nekisha Durrett is latest in SiteSee public art installation.

Break Water Art Exhibit

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Extend Express Lanes on the Beltway?

After public meetings, deadline for public comment is April 21

Express Lanes

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‘Listen to the Citizens; Preserve the Woods’

Fairfax residents have their say about Snyder Trail.

They’re now considering only building half the trail or even canceling the project outright.

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Trash Cleanup Yields 2,505 Pounds

181 volunteers from all over the area converge for mega cleanup.

They found bagged dog poop, a case of empty beer bottles, soiled diapers, soggy socks, combs, cigarette butts, cigarette lighters, a metal grill, a mattress, a shopping cart, lumber, a foam pillow, two tires, fast food debris and bottle caps.

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George Mason’s Historic Season: Women’s Basketball Rises to New Heights

Coach Vanessa Blair-Lewis turned a struggling program into Atlantic 10 Conference champions in just four years, leading George Mason University’s women’s basketball team to their first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance.

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Jackson Russell: Sully Police Officer of the Year

Honored for strong work ethic, dedication to the job.

PFC Jackson Russell is the Sully District Police Station’s 2024 Officer of the Year.

FCPD Investigates Death of Inmate

Detectives from FCPD Major Crimes Bureau are conducting a death investigation concerning the death of an inmate at the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center.

What’s Planned for the George Snyder Trail

Named after a former Fairfax City mayor, the George Snyder Trail is planned to be a shared-use trail connecting Chain Bridge Road (Route 123) to the Wilcoxon Trail at Draper Drive, south of Fairfax Boulevard (Route 50). It’s also intended to be ADA-compliant, with some sections porous asphalt and others, concrete boardwalk.

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Senior Services Honors Community Service

Sellout crowd raises $185k for SSA.

A sellout crowd of more than 400 attendees filled the ballroom of the Westin Alexandria Old Town Hotel March 29 as Senior Services of Alexandria raised more than $185,000 at its annual gala celebrating 57 years of serving the City of Alexandria.

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Let the Music Play

James Bland music participants honored.

James Bland music participants honored.

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