Alexandria Local

A Commission For Veterans in Alexandria?

Proposal to create a veterans’ commission moves forward.

The last two audience members at the Nov. 29 City Council meeting weren’t waiting on a docket item.

Church Plan Ascending in Alexandria

Board approves Alfred Street Baptist Church expansion.

Alfred Street Baptist Church, one of the oldest faith communities in Alexandria, just passed the first major hurdle for ongoing plans for an expansion.

Visionary Veterans Exhibit in Alexandria

New exhibit honors Navy inventors.

On the surface, they have little in common. Lewis Latimer was the child of escaped slaves while Maxime Faget dreamed of life beyond the stars nearly a century later.

Offering U-Haul in Alexandria

Computer & Cellular at 2790 Beacon Hill Road now offers U-Haul trucks, towing equipment, support rental items and in-store pickup for boxes.

Student Credited with Saving Neighbor’s Home in Alexandria

T.C. Williams High School senior Addison Guynn was presented with a Certificate of Heroism by Alexandria Fire Department earlier this month for his bravery and quick action in preventing a major fire at his neighbor’s home.

‘Bountiful Tom Turkey’ in Alexandria

Students of Grace Episcopal School in Alexandria created an oversized, canned and boxed-food “Bountiful Tom Turkey” on Nov. 16.

Alexandria Tree Lighting 2016

Editorial: Every day can be “small business day” in Alexandria and Mount Vernon

There is a joy to participating in community traditions and celebrations during the holidays, from walking along a sidewalk with the streets decked out for the holidays, to shopping in local stores, to being greeted by someone likely to be the owner of the store, to finding gifts that are not mass-produced.