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Mount Vernon Brief: McNaughton Renovation to Start
Groundbreaking ceremonies are scheduled at noon on Saturday, Jan. 30, for the Fairfax County Park Authority’s renovation of the baseball fields at McNaughton Park, 5320 Pole Road, in Alexandria. The public is invited to these brief ceremonies featuring local officials, members of the Park Authority Board and the athletic community.
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Alexandria Letter: Praising Treatment of Staff
As an Old Town resident, it is always enjoyable to walk around during and after a snowstorm. My wife and I had dinner on King Street and a few warm drinks at places that stayed open.
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Chocolate Festival Returns Feb. 6-7 in Fairfax
When it comes to chocolate, the City of Fairfax does it up right.
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Snowstorm Q&A: Robinson’s Miller Watched ‘Friday Night Tykes’
Snowstorm Q&A with Robinson's Alex Miller.
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Alexandria Letter: Helping Homeless Cats
Letter to the Editor
The feral cats, homeless cats, stray cats, wild cats, street cats, and alley cats among others are members of the same species of cats. Because these cats lack food, shelter, and water, it prompts them to hunt and scavenge t
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Alexandria Column: Maintaining Memory
Commentary–Senior Services of Alexandria
If you are a fellow baby-boomer, does an occasional lapse in memory sometimes make you wonder if it is something more serious than a momentary distraction? A
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Snowstorm Q&A: Woodson’s Maloney Went Sledding
Snowstorm Q&A with Woodson senior Seamus Maloney.
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Alexandria Mentor of the Month
Reading Buddies: Yahia and Sharon
I have been working with Ms. Sharon for about three years and it is a lot of fun. My favorite moment was when we went to IHOP and shared stuff about ourselves.
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Alexandria: The Accidental Mentor
Commentary-Community Lodgings
Mentoring a teenage girl was the last thing on Dana Gilbertson's mind in 2013 when she visited Community Lodgings, an Alexandria nonprofit that offers transitional and affordable housing and youth education to low-income, predominantly Latino families. Gilbertson had intended to start a birthday program for the Community Lodgings youth, something that she had seen in her native Wisconsin.
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Burke, Fairfax, Fairfax Station, Clifton, Lorton, Springfield: Winter Fun and Entertainment Guide
A sampling of events in the area this winter.
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Letter: Sex Trafficking Was Illegal for Hundreds of Years
To the Editor
Your article, "Money, Lax Laws Draw Sex Traffickers” (Connection, January 21-27) states “Last year, before the state of Virginia passed its first sex trafficking laws, SB 1188 and HB 1964, it was the last state in the United States with any sex trafficking legislation.”
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Snowstorm Q&A: Lake Braddock's Jones Had First Snow Driving Experience
Snowstorm Q&A with Lake Braddock catcher Caroline Jones.
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Snowstorm Q&A: Hayfield’s Wieland Passed Time with Netflix
Snowstorm Q&A with Hayfield softball player Brittany Wieland.
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Helping Neighbors in Reston Cope with Blizzard
These three gentlemen took it upon themselves to dig people out from the "Blizzard of 2016.”
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Snowstorm Q&A: Westfield’s Karl Practiced on Turf in Basement
Snowstorm Q&A with Westfield field hockey player Mackenzie Karl.
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Commentary: Progress on Transportation
In the early years of the 20th-century travelers were advised not to come to Virginia because of the poor condition of the roads.
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Herndon and Reston Winter Fun Guide
Stay active by running some races, find out if we have six more weeks of winter (we hope not), or enjoy some s’mores by the campfire.
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Potomac: Churchill Boys’ Basketball Team Shifts Gears
Bulldogs extend win streak to five with OT victory over Einstein.
The Churchill boys' basketball team has won five straight.