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Alexandria Column: SSA Gala To Honor Members of the Community

Commentary–Senior Services of Alexandria

Senior Services of Alexandria (SSA) announced that this year’s annual Generation to Generation Gala will recognize two Alexandria families for their long-term commitment to giving back in the local community.

Alexandria Letter: Regulating Tour Buses

Letter to the Editor

The Alexandria city manager is about to release his appointments to the newly reconstituted Tour Bus Task Force.

Alexandria Letter: Keep Open Little Longer

Letter to the Editor

I lament the closing of small, boutique shops in Old Town like Why Not. But there is one element that wasn't mentioned that I believe contributes to the failure of these little places: their hours.

Alexandria Letter: Best Use Of $6 Million?

Letter to the Editor

Reflect back to November 2013, Mayor Euille had just won a 4th term in an uncontested mayoral election — a landslide victory and his agenda had been totally embraced by the populace.

Alexandria Letter: Preserve Local History

Letter to the Editor

This week began with the 44th Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a day set aside to remember the man, the mission and the history.

Swords, Sorcery and Laughs

Port City Playhouse presents “Medieval Story Land.”

Red Knight Productions and the Port City Playhouse in Alexandria are presenting "Medieval Story Land" now through Jan. 30.

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Meet the Chef: Virtue Feed & Grain

Energy, camaraderie, chaos personify Duncan’s kitchen.

"Corner," Corporate Executive Chef Graham Duncan calls as he heads down the stairs and makes the sharp turn to the kitchen at Virtue Feed & Grain on Union Street. It is a bustling Friday lunchtime, and he squeezes by the line cook grilling Virtue and lamb burgers.

Alexandria: TC Grad Schedler Sets Susquehanna 3-Point Record

T.C. Williams graduate Angie Schedler set a Susquehanna University record by making seven 3-pointers in a game.

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Mount Vernon: A Farewell to Ruth Ann Harvey

Family, friends recall her life of faith.

Ruth Ann Harvey died on Jan. 8, at the Mount Vernon Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Fort Hunt. She was 92 years old.

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Alexandria: Big Trouble in Little Businesses

Why Not closing, Old Town Coffee Tea and Spice hanging in the balance, and questions surround future of small business in Old Town.

Within the next few months, Old Town Alexandria will be losing one of its small business institutions and a second one remains at risk for closure.

Alexandria Letter: Honoring Robert E. Lee

Letter to the Editor

After the despicable murders in Charleston, S.C. by a mentally unbalanced youth, the City Council, as it should, wanted to express its condemnation of that heinous act. The appropriate action would have been a resolution to that effect.

Alexandria Letter: Cap Number Of Residents

Letter to the Editor

The Gazette Packet’s front page article [“Neighborhood Subdivided,” Dec. 24, 2015] about our City Council’s wrong-headed approval allowing a developer to cram an infill house betwixt two properties he owns in Clover-College Park was disheartening for many reasons.

Alexandria Letter: Tremendous Resource

Letter to the Editor

A community with good parks and adequate sports fields signals a city's strong values and commitment to the health and welfare of its citizens, both young and old. Never before has this been more important in Alexandria than now, as the School Board prepares to move forward the Parker-Gray Stadium project at T.C. Williams High School.

Alexandria Letter: Wishing New Board Success

Letter to the Editor

Congratulations to the returning and newly elected members of the Alexandria City Public School Board. Winning a local election takes a lot of time, effort, and money — yours as well as your supporters’ — and marshalling all those resources towards positive effect is hard work.

Alexandria Letter: Schools Face Growth Crisis

Letter to the Editor

I feel compelled to write to you to correct your headline "Minnie Howard Miniaturized Improvement Budget" in the Dec. 23 addition. This led your readers to believe the School Board cut the Minnie Howard project. This is not the case.