People At Work: On Route, Collecting Trash in Alexandria
It was 7 a.m. and 25 degrees in the truck yard. The hose on the trash compactor at T.C. Williams high school had frozen up and city resources for trash collection were reconfigured on the spot.
‘The Journey to be Free’ in Alexandria
It was standing room only in City Council Chambers as the 26th annual Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. poster exhibition program began on Monday afternoon. The contest, originating in 1990 by the Alexandria Society for the Preservation of Black History, Inc. (ASPBH, Inc.), highlights the artwork of Alexandria City Public School students.
Supporting Music in Alexandria Schools
Award-winning violinist helps Alexandria Public Schools play its biggest concert.
Every elementary, middle, and high school in Alexandria, 18 schools in total, came together on Janu. 7 for the biggest concert in the school system’s history: 370 students, 200 of them from local elementary schools, 170 from middle and high schools, participated in Electrify Your Strings (EYS).
Alexandria: Senior Guard Hill, Rebounding Propel Titans in Second Half
TC beats West Potomac to improve to 5-1 in Conference 7.
The T.C. Williams boys' basketball team will face Woodson on Friday.
Alexandria Real Estate: 2014 Top Sales
Alexandria Real Estate: 2014 Top Sales
Alexandria/Mount Vernon: Timely Donations
Mount Vernon Lee Chamber of Commerce collected and donated winter coats, sweaters, hats, scarves, and gloves to local non-profits that help the homeless. The "Warmer Winter" initiative was headed by Jane Gandee, owner of ServiceMaster Restore and a member of the Chamber Board of Directors.
Preparing the Roads in Alexandria
It is 7 a.m., Wednesday, Jan. 14 and Mike Haynes is checking in with a City of Alexandria truck driver after dumping in 2 tons of salt from his loader. The trucks had been out working since 1 a.m. preparing for predicted snow and sleet.
News Briefs: Pedestrian Killed on Route 1 Alexandria
Fairfax County Police Department crash reconstruction detectives are investigating a crash that took place at around 11:45 p.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 13. John Henderson, a 40-year-old Alexandria area man, was reportedly sitting in the center of Route 1 northbound just prior to Southgate Drive outside of the crosswalk.
People At Work: Making Pasta - and More - in Alexandria
In the kitchen with Chef Jenrri
Flour sprayed through the air as Chef Henry Jenrri sprinkled the metal ravioli mold before spreading the sheet of pasta over the top. He filled each indentation with spinach filling, folded the large sheet of pasta over the top and pressed the rolling pin back and forth to separate the raviolis.
Alexandria Home Sales: December, 2014
In December 2014, 182 Alexandria homes sold between $3,495,000-$145,000.
Alexandria Home Sales: December, 2014
Open Door, Open Hearts at Rising Hope in Alexandria
Homeless and needy come in from the cold for a Merry Christmas
“We had a spectacular Christmas!” declared the Rev. Keary Kincannon of Rising Hope United Methodist Church, which serves the homeless and needy along the Route 1 corridor.
Celebrating Life of Aldo Leopold in Alexandria
The Northern Virginia Conservation Trust sponsored a Read-a-Thon in honor of the 128th birthday of environmentalist Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) on Saturday afternoon, Jan. 10.
Alexandria: T.C. Williams Boys’ Basketball Firing on All Cylinders
Titans beat 2014 region finalists Woodson, Lake Braddock.
T.C. Williams defeated Lake Braddock 69-58 on Tuesday night.
Backyard Dreaming
Local tastemakers say winter is the best time to plan an idyllic backyard retreat.
Spring may seem light years away from the frigid January temperatures, and lounging in your backyard is probably the last thing you want to do at the moment, but landscape designers say now is the time to start planning a summer retreat.
People at Work: Sweets at the Sugar Cube in Alexandria
Finding the right candy from throughout the U.S.
People at work: "Please pass the M&Ms," a small voice pipes up from his seat at the end of the table. He stares at his large white sugar cookie a moment before beginning his masterpiece. "M&Ms are new this year," says Alyssa Theodore, owner of The Sugar Cube on King Street in Alexandria. "I'm pretty sure they'll be the hit."
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