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Column: A Halloween ‘Shock’ for Alexandrians

Commentary: Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition of Alexandria (SAPCA)

This Halloween, cases of beer and other alcoholic beverages often popular among teens will be wearing “costumes;” well, maybe not costumes, but small red stickers that resemble stop signs.

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Column: First Class of City’s Senior Academy

Senior Services of Alexandria

The Oct. 13 City Council meeting began with a wonderful ceremony led by Mayor Bill Euille as he and members of the City Council paid tribute to the first graduating class of the Senior Academy.

Commentary: Is It Smart or Dumb Growth for Alexandria?

Politicians claim we can improve our fiscal health by promoting more development. When the red ink turns up we are told to “grow ourselves out of debt.”

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Column: Time To Prep for Winter

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As the days get shorter, our Rebuilding Together Alexandria volunteers are scurrying around the city to get ready for winter.

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AWLA: Inside World of Guinea Pigs

Dozens turned over to Alexandria Shelter every year.

Life at Alexandria’s Vola Lawson Animal Shelter is about more than cuddly cats and adorable dogs. A variety of “small animals” — rabbits, ferrets, turtles, snakes, even the occasional chicken — make up the shelter’s diverse community. And then there are the guinea pigs, each with its own personality.

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Mount Vernon: Lisenby Helps West Potomac Overcome Early Miscue

Receiver catches two touchdown passes in win over T.C. Williams

The West Potomac football team defeated T.C. Williams 42-18 on Oct. 24.

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Alexandria: T.C. Williams Field Hockey Wins First Conference Title Since 1995

Titans beat Woodson 3-0 in conference final, improve to 18-1.

The T.C. Williams field hockey team on Oct. 26 won its first conference/district championship since 1995

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Alexandria: Party at Patrick Henry

McAuliffe announces Virginia SOL results at formerly not-fully-accredited Patrick Henry Elementary.

In the first few minutes of his visit to Patrick Henry Elementary School, Gov. Terry McAuliffe took student Natasha Maldonado’s hand, looked her in the eyes, and begged her to keep doing well on her Standards of Learning (SOL) tests. “Keep passing those tests, all right?” he asked, “We need you.”

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Clinton Takes Alexandria's Market Square

One day after Benghazi hearings, Hillary Clinton hosts rally in Alexandria.

It’s 1:25, five minutes before Hillary Clinton is set to take the stage, and the crowd is getting anxious.

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Helping Homeless Build New Lives

Cardinal Bank and George Mason Mortgage donate $10,000 to HomeAid Northern Virginia.

Cardinal Bank (NASDAQ: CFNL) announced that the Cardinal Community Fund and George Mason Mortgage, LLC, have awarded $10,000 to HomeAid Northern Virginia.

School Board–Alexandria District C: Ramee Gentry

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LTA Presents ‘The Tale of the Allergist's Wife’

Comedy offers blend of New York and Jewish humor.

The Little Theatre of Alexandria (LTA) is presenting "The Tale of the Allergist's Wife," a comedy written by Charles Busch, from Oct. 24 to Nov. 14. The play revolves around Marjorie Taub, a middle-aged Upper West Side doctor’s wife, who is devoted to mornings at the Whitney Museum, afternoons at the Museum of Modern Art and evenings at the Brooklyn Academy of Music.

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Alexandria: ‘The Math Doesn’t Add Up’

Fights over debt and development heats up in final council debate.

The light at the end of the campaign tunnel is within sight. Alexandria’s City Council candidates fought their last debate of the campaign season on Oct. 14 at the Nannie J. Lee Recreation Center hosted by the Old Town North Civic Association.

Alexandria: Computer, Firearm Experts Testify in Severance Trial

The first few days of the trial of Charles Severance were marked by passionate arguments from the defense and prosecution, culminating in the emotional testimony of the sole witness to one of the murders. However, as the trial enters its third week, the long work of piecing together the evidence begins.

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Alexandria: Searching Out Talent

Dingle at TC.

If you see a couple whizzing past on the Mount Vernon trail, do a double take, because it just may be Dr. Jesse Dingle, the new principal of T.C. Williams High School, and his wife, out for their morning run.