Alexandria Local

Alexandria: Plans for Old Town North Take Shape

Motherhood, apple pie, and “enriching community living” in Old Town North.

After a week-long community engagement process, Alexandria city staff was happy to report that people like good things. At the Planning Commission meeting on Dec. 1, city staff started with a review of the three-day charrette, held between Nov. 16 and 20.

Alexandria: ‘Onerous Regulations’ Cripple Food Trucks Pilot

After two years, and with only a week before City Council is set to make a decision, it’s difficult to say the results of the Food Truck Pilot Program are decisive.

MGM Addresses New Casino’s Impact on Alexandria

Across the Potomac, the MGM Casino is beginning to take shape. By the end of next year, Alexandria will be a short drive across the Potomac from a casino larger than any in Las Vegas.

Alexandria Snapshot: ‘A Bountiful Tom Turkey’

Grace Episcopal School repeated its successful collaboration to collect food items to benefit those who are in need.

Alexandria Snapshot: An Intimate Concert

Paul Reisler brought his storytelling, songwriting and musical talents to the Atheneum on Nov. 19. With more than 3,500 recorded songs to his credit, Reisler together with vocalist Lea Morris and Marshall Keys on saxophone, performed 15 original works that ran the gamut from ballads to the instrumental Marsyangdi inspired by his journey through Nepal, an antiwar protest, homelessness, and a few songs from his national award-winning Kid Pan Alley Children's Songwriting project.

Alexandria Snapshot: Holiday Gifts Set in Stone

Those looking for holiday gifts that make a bold statement might be in luck this weekend. Ivy Lane Living in Old Town Alexandria will host a trunk show featuring Northern Virginia-based jewelry and home accessories line Addison Weeks.

Alexandria: Capturing the City through its People and Places

Nina Tisara’s commitment to art.

Although she and Living Legends of Alexandria are sometimes seen as one and the same, artist-photographer Nina Tisara had a life before she founded Living Legends and is living the life she planned after her retirement from its management.

Alexandria Turkey Trot Turns 40

Arga, Sullivan set course records.

Course records were set in both the male and female divisions as more than 5,700 runners took to the streets of Del Ray in the 40th running of the Alexandria Turkey Trot.

Alexandria Snapshot: From Passion to Patent

Finalists in the 2015 Collegiate Inventors Competition gather Nov. 17 for a photo outside the National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum.

Visit Alexandria Builds Business with Bikes

Visit Alexandria joined forces with Volunteer Alexandria in the fourth annual Bows, Baskets and Bikes charity event to build bikes for families in need as part of its Alexandria Cares team-building program for community service projects.

Alexandria Brief: Holiday Market Supports Programs

On Sunday, Dec. 6, the Friends of the Alexandria Commission for Women will sponsor its 18th annual Holiday Market at the Charles Houston Center, 901 Wythe St., Alexandria from 1- 5 p.m.

Alexandria: Resiliency Required in Child Abuse Cases

Luncheon honors those working with victims.

The Center for Alexandria’s Children organized an appreciation luncheon last month to honor the work of its Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT), which is comprised of 55 representatives of both Alexandria city agencies and certain state agencies.

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