Alexandria: Helping a Model Citizen
Eve’s a homeowner who lives in a historic, beautiful home that was built in 1893. This fits Eve, a former model and caterer who is gracious, poised, and looks 20 years younger than her 77 years. Originally from Michigan, Eve came to visit D.C. in the 1960s and was taken with its charm. She finally moved in to Old Town in 1996. She loves the compliments the city receives. She worked at Mt. Vernon for 11 years, and often heard visitors from around the country say: “This town is so great I want to live here!” Even her son in law who lives in Connecticut regularly comments: “You live in the most charming city in the United States.” And she agrees.
Alexandria: New Season Focuses on Symphonic Traditions
Where have all the symphonies gone? To the Silver Screen! Contemporary symphonic film composers are carrying on the tradition of Wagner, Tchaikovsky and Puccini by writing music that accompanies theatrical genres.
Alexandria and Mount Vernon: Keeping Guns from Criminals
Focusing on private gun sales.
What are you going to do about gun safety and gun violence? These were words I heard over and over again from constituents last year when I first ran for Congress. They couldn’t understand why in the world I would want to be part of a Congress they largely viewed as dysfunctional. And the next words out of their mouth would be an impassioned plea, dysfunction be damned, to reach across party lines and find a compromise — any incremental step — that would begin to make our society safer from horrific shootings.
Letter: Reduce Power Plant Pollution
Letter to the Editor
Alexandrians deserve to learn of a recent act of political courage and wisdom on the part of U.S. Rep. Don Beyer.
Q&A: SSSAS Grad Majure Competes in Under Armour All-America Game
Majure to play lacrosse at Duke, looking forward to watching Duke basketball.
Q&A with St. Stephen's & St. Agnes graduate Ellie Majure.
Alexandria: Community Lodgings Opens Doors for Those Facing Homelessness
Tours offered at Fifer Family Learning Center.
Community Lodgings seeks to promote self-sufficiency and break the cycle of poverty in the city. In operation since 1987, the nonprofit founded by a collective of Episcopal churches works with families to create stability.
Service and Brotherhood
Mentor of The Month
“The most rewarding thing about Space of His Own was the interaction with the kids and seeing them transform from the beginning of the program where everyone’s nervous and there’s a sense of formality, and seeing it evolve to where there’s a level of comfort between the mentor and the mentee.”
Alexandria: Walking Aboard History
Lycee Rochambeau students, French expatriates, and many Americans visit L'Hermione
Students from the Lycee Rochambeau looked up at L'Hermione and called it “a ship with feelings.”
Committing to Cautious Driving
Senior Driving Tips
As the old saying goes, we are all creatures of habit. It’s true of life — and it’s definitely true of driving.
Letter: Place Plaque In Museum
Letter to the Editor
It’s about time we discuss whether the city should have a statue of a Confederate soldier facing south in the middle of Washington Street (“Confederate Concerns,” July 1). While that debate proceeds, another and more offensive Confederate marker needs to be removed
Letter: Testimony to History
Letter to the Editor
The Appomattox soldier should be left where is. The Confederate flag has unfortunately come to symbolize racial hate. But this soldier, facing south, with his back turned on the source of his troubles, has nothing to do with hate.
Alexandria: Murder in Braddock Sparks Tension
Death of Shakkan Elliot-Tibbs sparks community outrage.
Shakkan Elliot-Tibbs had spent July 2 in Alexandria visiting his cousin. Elliot-Tibbs was on his way to the metro to meet his mother in Springfield when he was struck by gunfire. Police arrived at 11:30 p.m. responding to one of the many “shots fired” calls from the neighborhood, but that night found Elliot-Tibbs suffering from a gunshot wound.
Alexandria: ‘Open Heart and Open Home’
KidSave hosts Summer Miracles program.
KidSave, a non-profit organization dedicated to finding forever-homes for foster children and orphans in foreign countries, is bringing Tatiana from Colombia to Alexandria for the summer.
Alexandria Mayoral Race Write-In Tightrope
Mayor Euille withholds support for either Silberberg or Write-In Euille.
One month has passed since Allison Silberberg was nominated as the Democratic candidate for nayor of Alexandria over incumbent Mayor William Euille and former Mayor Kerry Donley.
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