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Alexandria: Residents Displaced by Church Expansion Assured Housing

The Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley presents affordable housing relocation plan.

“One of our missions is to sustain affordable housing,” said the Rev. Dr. Howard-John Wesley at a meeting with the local residents on Feb. 11.”This affects people and families. It’s not something we take lightly.”

Alexandria Letter: Alternatives to Wholesale Renaming

Letter to the Editor

I don’t support efforts to remove the Confederate statue from Washington Street, and rid Alexandria of Confederate street names. We can’t and shouldn’t erase the town’s past, even the unpleasant memories.

Closing Businesses: Ghost of Times Past?

Commentary

Take a look at the list of businesses along our “Main Street” that have recently closed or announced their closing:

Alexandria Letter: Deal on Guns Falls Short

Letter to the Editor

I considered Gov. Terry McAuliffe one of the nation’s best governors on gun safety.

Alexandria Letter: Look to the Future

Letter to the Editor

As a born, raised and very proud Alexandrian, I watch with a heavy heart, the results of society trying to tear down and dispose of our American history in all respects. When America was being born, and it went through growing pains, people named towns, cities, streets, buildings, etc., after those who made impacts to this country.

Alexandria Letter: Church Expansion Deserves Support

Letter to the Editor

We feel very privileged to live here in Alexandria amongst neighbors so willing to "put community first."

Alexandria: Scholarship Honors Peter Williams

Application deadline Feb. 28.

Applications for the Peter Williams Memorial Scholarship are being accepted through Feb. 28.

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Alexandria: Presenting Move2Learn Grants

RunningBrooke awards $70,000 to local nonprofits.

Brooke Curran, founder of the RunningBrooke fund, presented $70,000 to 12 local nonprofits Feb. 10 as part of the 2016 Move2Learn grants awards.

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Alexandria: Caboose Café Wins Heart of Del Ray Award

Caboose Café wins 8th annual award.

Forget Iowa and New Hampshire. It was the Caboose Café and Bakery that came out on top once the votes were counted in the 8th annual Del Ray Business Association’s Heart of Del Ray award.

Alexandria Obituary: Anne Smith Paul Dies

Devoted preservationist, volunteer.

Anne Paul, a longtime resident devoted to the preservation of Alexandria’s history, died Feb. 14 at her home. She was 75.

Alexandria Column: The Pillars and the Princess

Commentary–Rebuilding Together Alexandria

Homeownership is often equated with success and the fulfillment of the American Dream.

Alexandria Brief: Absentee Voting for Primary Open

Absentee voting for Virginia’s March 1 Democratic and Republican Presidential Primary is underway.

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Column: Out-of-State Animals Find the Good Life in Alexandria

Commentary–AWLA

About once a week, Chestina Merriner loads four or five dogs into a white van and makes the 150-mile trip from Wardensville, W.Va., to Alexandria. Destination: the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria (AWLA).

Alexandria Letter: City Deserves Ethics Commission

Letter to the Editor

There are several issues that are not addressed that are really at the center of the ethics controversy. Although the City Council unanimously approved its Transparency Resolution on Jan. 30, there are a number of shortcomings in its creation, inception and implementation.

Alexandria Letter: Washington’s Wider View

Letter to the Editor

Although George Washington traveled widely in what became the United States, he left the mainland only once, when he sailed to Barbados with his older half-brother Lawrence in 1751.

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