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Letter to the Editor: Celebrating George Mason

Happy 281st birthday to my great-great-great-great grandfather, George Mason IV of Gunston Hall.

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Raising Over $75,000 in Alexandria

The Friends of UCM held its annual fundraising event, The Capitol Steps Benefit for UCM in the Madison Auditorium at the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office, and raised more than $75,000 for children, youth, and families in need.

Alexandria Commission Approves Patrick Henry Design

Unanimous approval for option A.1, despite community divide.

While neighbors and local parents are still divided over designs for the new Patrick Henry School, a plea from school principal Ingrid Bynum helped move the Planning Commission to support the School Board’s plans for the facility at its Dec. 6 meeting.

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Ringing Out the Season in Alexandria

Trinity handbells concert December 11.

A black gloved hand scoops upward with a shiny brass bell. The white gloves are saved for performance to keep fingerprints from damaging the surface of the bells.

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American Arabesque at Alexandria's Durant Arts Center

Alexandria’s inaugural American Arabesque, held Saturday, Dec. 3, animated the Durant Arts Center with Arabic music and food, arts and crafts, henna designs and calligraphy, and poetry readings by Wendi R. Kaplan, Alexandria’s poet laureate.

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Quarterback Promotes ‘Phones Down. Touchdown.’ Initiative

Redskins’ quarterback urges region to put phones down while behind the wheel.

“If I get sacked in a game, I can get back up and move onto the next play — for the most part,” he said. “But when you text and drive, you might not get back up.”

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Plaid Tidings in Old Town

46th Annual Scottish Walk Parade

Crowds lined the streets of Old Town December 3 for Alexandria’s 46th Annual Scottish Walk Parade.

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Pier Pressure in Alexandria

Holiday Boat Parade lights up the Potomac

The competition was fierce as more than 45 boats lined up along the Alexandria waterfront Dec. 3 to participate in the 17th annual Holiday Boat Parade of Lights.

Rally for Rose in Alexandria

Del Ray to host fundraiser for Cruz family.

The Del Ray Business Association will host a “Rally for Rose” fundraiser Dec. 13 for the family of Rosemarie Cruz, who died Dec. 4 from injuries sustained after being struck by a vehicle while crossing Mount Vernon Avenue at W. Glebe Road.

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A Christmas Tradition in Alexandria

More than 100 area performers in upcoming “Christmas Revels.”

The Washington Revels, with a cast of more than 100 performers, all from the Washington D.C. area, has been performing large-scale theater with traditional music and dance since 1983.

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Ongoing Legacy in Alexandria

Sixty years after leading Parker-Grey Men’s Basketball to state championship, Walter Griffin voted into ACPS Athletic Hall of Fame

Walter Griffin was an all star.

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Recalling ‘Infamy’

Survivor recalls Pearl Harbor attack on 75th anniversary.

They said it couldn’t be done. There had never been anything like it in the history of warfare but with unmistakable red spheres visible on every wing, 353 Japanese planes descended undetected over the islands of Hawaii on a sleepy Sunday morning.

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Homicide in North Old Town

Former Alexandria resident killed returning to neighborhood he grew up in.

There was more to Colby Dielle McClennon than a criminal record.

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Meet Chef Euripides at the Royal Restaurant in Alexandria

A community institution since 1904.

Richard Euripides, chef at the Royal Restaurant on N. Asaph Street, has boiled two packages of ribbed Zerega lasagna noodles for a customer favorite.