Alexandria: Kim Allen Kluge to Conduct Farewell ASO Performance
“It’s very gratifying to look back and see what the ASO has accomplished." — Maestro Kim Allen Kluge
For 28 years, Kim Allen Kluge has held the baton for the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra, his energy pulsing before signaling the opening downbeat for each performance. With his charismatic enthusiasm, he brought national acclaim to the fledgling community orchestra he transformed nearly three decades ago.
Alexandria: Speck Named to Top 400
Financial advisor among nation’s best.
David Speck, managing director of Investments for the Speck-Caudron Investment Group of Wells Fargo Advisors in Alexandria, has been named one of the top 400 financial advisors in the country by the Financial Times. This is the second year that the former City Councilman and member of the Virginia House of Delegates has been recognized by the Financial Times.
Alexandria Column: May Is Older Americans Month
Commentary–Senior Services of Alexandria
May is a month of fresh beginnings with flowers in bloom, blazing a trail of color around the city. May is also when we celebrate Older Americans Month by acknowledging older adults as a growing and increasingly vital part of our country.
Column: Mother’s Day in Alexandria
From Old Town Boutique District
France, India, Ethiopia, Peru, the United States — Mother’s Day is universal.
Alexandria Brief: Business Settles Civil Fraud Allegations
Agape Health Management, Inc., which operates under the name Agape Adult Day Healthcare Center, in Alexandria, has agreed to pay $385,917 to settle federal and state civil fraud allegations that claimed Agape submitted false claims for reimbursement to the Virginia Medicaid Program.
Alexandria Letter: Rebuilding Patrick Henry
Letter to the Editor
I am a West End resident living near Patrick Henry School who strongly supports arts education in our schools because it has such a high value, both in terms of helping children enjoy school and because, as the research shows, arts education stimulates creativity, helps children learn new skills and improve their academic performance.
Alexandria: MetroStage Presents ‘Black Pearl Sings!’
Play set in 1930s Depression-era features 19 American folk and spiritual songs.
MetroStage is presenting "Black Pearl Sings!" by playwright Frank Higgins now through May 29.
Alexandria Appetite: Celebrate Cinco de Mayo at These 3 Spots
Whether Mexican or Tex-Mex, these restaurants will hit the spot.
To be sure, Cinco de Mayo’s origins are often misunderstood in the United States. Often incorrectly referred to as Mexico’s independence day, the fifth of May is actually the anniversary of the Mexican army’s victory against France in 1862. (Mexico’s independence day is actually in September — a date not nearly as well-known in America.)
Alexandria: Sail Away the Summer
Amy Zang says this year all of the Flying Scots were painted in the fall and are looking beautiful.
Notes From The Producer: Origin of a Song
As a producer of plays I find the playwright’s inspiration for a play to be fascinating.
Inside the Alexandria Police Department: Crisis
An occasional series, drawn from the Alexandria Citizen’s Police Academy.
The Alexandria Citizens’ Police Academy is a 10-week course hosted by the Alexandria Police Department (APD) to offer citizens a better understanding of how the department works. Throughout the course, participants sit in on emergency calls and ride along with police officers on patrol. In the sixth week of the course, citizens learned more about how the Alexandria Police react to crisis situations, including hostage situations and riot control.
Alexandria Snapshot: Scholarship Fund of Alexandria Gala
At the 30th Anniversary Spring Gala of the Scholarship Fund of Alexandria were seven scholarship winners, all students of the International Academy at T. C. Williams High School, from left, Daniel Villarroel, Jesusina Abankwa, Isha Rashida Sankoh, Eyosias Agonafer, Subinuer Aikebaier, Nada Elhawary and Melak Alradhi.
Alexandria Snapshot: ‘Live Big’
With a musical session and a baseball game, the Miracle League Program and several Alexandria institutions came together to celebrate the unveiling of a mural encouraging Alexandrians to “Live Big.”
Alexandria: Food Trucks Cook Up Trouble in Old Town North
Parking and Transportation Board approves food trucks at Metro sites, but not in Old Town.
Food trucks took three steps into Alexandria following a City Council meeting on April 16, but an April 25 Parking and Transportation Board hearing may have set them two steps back.
Snapshot: Second Chances
Brian Moran, Secretary of Public Safety and Homeland Security for the State of Virginia, outlines the state’s recent legislation addressing the problems and challenges of prisoners.
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