Historic Alexandria Foundation Distributes Funds, Plaques
Harriet and Tom Lankford opened up the gardens and pool house at their home “Clarens” for members and guests of the Historic Alexandria Foundation (HAF) on Sunday afternoon, June 7.
Alexandria: Poet Laureate Seeks to Expand Reach of Written Word
“Poetic Intersections” hopes to connect “pockets of poetry” in the city.
In the second year of her three-year term as the poet laureate of Alexandria, Tori Lane Kovarik is struck by the diversity of what she calls “pockets of poetry” in the city. From spoken word to homegrown punk, Kovarik hears people of all ages engaging in wordplay.
Alexandria: Food Truck Showdown
At Food Truck Rodeo, mobile vendors express frustration with city truck policy.
“Food Truck Rodeo” is a bit of a misnomer. The event outside Southern Towers on Seminary Road did have several food trucks, but there were also two clothing boutique trucks, a homemade jewelry store, and a mobile skateboard shop.
Alexandria: How Chili Transformed Upper King Street
Fred Parker and Hard Times Café.
Frederic Goodfellow Parker is recognized for his pioneering spirit and the economic value it contributed to upper King Street and the entire City of Alexandria.
In the Kitchen: Working Inside Alexandria Food Trucks
Specializing in what their customers want.
Mike Tokarz has pulled on his transparent plastic gloves and scoops out the second layer of the Pearl Special, a pint-size container layered with mac and cheese, baked beans and chopped pulled pork in the Rocklands Barbeque food truck kitchen.
Alexandria: In Three-Way Race, Silberberg Triumphs
Levine wins 45th District Democratic nomination.
After a tense race with a last minute shift in the polls, current Vice-Mayor Allison Silberberg became the Democratic nominee for mayor.
Alexandria: Waterfront Walk
Alexandria Waterfront Commission tours key locations in the long-range redevelopment plan.
Alexandria Waterfront Commission meetings are usually held in a crowded room at City Hall. But at 9 a.m. on June 6, the commission took its meeting to the streets, visiting sites all along the waterfront, from Tide Lock Park in North Old Town to Windmill Hill Park near Jones Point Park in the south, amassing a following of city staff and local citizens along the way.
Alexandria: The Cell Phone Debate
More than 350 students sign petition to permit cell phones at graduation.
After considering a student petition allowing cellphones at graduation, T.C. Williams High School Principal Suzanne Maxey reaffirmed the ban.
Alexandria: Never a Slow Day in the ER
People At Work
It is 11:10 a.m. and the emergency room is full with light blue curtains drawn across the patient rooms lining the long hallway.
Alexandria: A Cookbook of Comfort Food
For novice and experienced cooks.
Long-time Alexandria resident Brooke Ross has been preparing meals for her family and friends for over 20 years. Recently, she decided to share these creative and simple recipes with the rest of the world by creating her own cookbook.
Alexandria: Choosing Between High School and Club Soccer
What’s best for the players?
Every spring more than 100 boys crowd the soccer field at Parker-Gray stadium to try out for the reigning state champion T.C. Williams boys’ soccer team.
Alexandria: Blackwall Hitch Second Location Now Open
The Blackwall Hitch restaurants are named for a type of nautical knot used by immigrants that sailed out of London’s Blackwall Port in the 1860s. They would dock in Maryland and Virginia.
Alexandria 'Appetite': Hidden Gems in Plain Sight
Successful restaurants in unsuspecting places.
Location, location, location — that’s the first tenet of any successful restaurant. A cutthroat business on a good day, restaurants need every advantage they can get in order to thrive, and location is crucial.
Alexandria: On the Night Shift with City Police
Searching Alexandria’s nooks and crannies with the police.
Over his 10 years in Alexandria, Officer Mark Blackwell has come to know just about every dark corner of Alexandria. Before he turns his patrol car down an alleyway around midnight on May 28, he flicks off his headlights and the car creeps forward.
Alexandria/Mount Vernon Weekend Fun: June 5-7
Events in Alexandria and Mount Vernon for the weekend of June 4-6.
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