Alexandria Letter: Support Police in Budget
Letter to the Editor
Several Alexandria crime reports for essentially the entire month of December show that besides one recorded homicide, we had 105 assaults, 9 robberies, and 115 thefts/break-ins (includes 17 car thefts) during that very short time span.
Alexandria Letter: New Trail Needs Repair
Letter to the Editor
The new trail at Four Mile Run Park looks to be a nice addition for birders, fishermen, and a new hangout area for loiterers and their trash.
Alexandria Letter: TC Stadium Project Overdue
Letter to the Editor
This year T.C. Williams High School is celebrating its 50 year anniversary. In 1969, I was a member of the freshman football team at T.C. Williams. Our school colors were Red and Gold then, but we were still the original Titans. My parents would come and sit in the same bleachers that are on our field today. The tops may have gone through replacements, but the existing structure has never been upgraded or reconfigured.
Alexandria Letter: Improve Ethics Rules
Letter to the Editor
The Virginia state ethics requirements are extremely lax, almost non-existent in fact.
Alexandria Letter: In Praise of Sunlight
Letter to the Editor
Mayor Silberberg’s proposal to improve the way Alexandria addresses city government ethics has merit.
Alexandria Letter: Racism–The 8th Deadly Sin
Letter to the Editor
At one time or another, we all have come across references to the 7 deadly sins. Doing some research revealed they were referenced back to the 4th century.
Alexandria Remembers ‘Shadow’ Sebele
EHS plans memorial for standout player, coach.
Soccer fans on two continents are mourning the loss of Abel “Shadow” Sebele, a 2009 graduate of Episcopal High School who was killed Jan. 7 when he was struck by a vehicle while crossing a street in San Diego.
Alexandria Sportsman’s Club to Host Nats’ Scialabba
Director of Player Development to preview upcoming season.
Mark Scialabba, director of Player Development for Major League Baseball’s Washington Nationals, will be the featured speaker at the Alexandria Sportsman’s Club meeting Jan. 19 at the Old Dominion Boat Club.
Alexandria: Arch Campbell Delights Crowd at Beth El Synagogue
Speck’s finance lecture includes movie reviewer’s retrospective.
David Speck, managing director of Speck-Caudron Investment Group, can’t predict exactly what the stock market will do and Arch Campbell can’t predict which movie will win next year’s Oscar. However, as experts in their fields — finance and movie reviews, respectively, they can speak with confidence and authority about their subjects.
Alexandria Commentary: A Fan for Life
Column–Rebuilding Together Alexandria
Robert Morrison’s been waiting and hoping. It’s been a long time since he’s seen his beloved Redskins perform so well. Sadly, the playoff loss ended their season, but then he’s used to the team’s ups and downs. When he first moved into his Alexandria home with his wife, it was an up year, as the Redskins went to the Super Bowl led by Quarterback Bill Kilmer and Coach George Allen.
Alexandria Commentary: Participate in MLK Community Summit 2016
The Annual MLK Community Summit is an opportunity for people of Alexandria and surrounding communities to come together to honor the contributions of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. by performing community service projects.
Alexandria: LTA Stages Docu-Drama, ‘Grey Gardens’
Story of Jackie Kennedy's relatives and the American Dream gone wrong.
The Little Theatre of Alexandria (LTA) is staging "Grey Gardens" from Jan. 16 to Feb. 6, 2016. Based on a true story and the 1975 cult documentary, it is an exploration of the American Dream gone wrong and what it means to become a social pariah.
Alexandria Appetite: 3 Healthy Eats to Start the Year Off Right
Trying to balance a new year’s resolution with reality?
It’s a new year, and your willpower to maintain your fitness goal is still going strong. With one eye on the scale and the other on your social calendar, it can be tough to find a middle ground. Here are three restaurants that make keeping your resolution a little easier.
Alexandria/Mount Vernon Weekend Fun: Jan. 15-24
Entertainment
Events in Alexandria City and Mount Vernon, Va.
Alexandria Home Sales: November, 2015
In November, 2015, 156 Alexandria homes sold between $3,450,000-$91,500.
Alexandria Home Sales: November, 2015
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