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Fairfax County School Board Adds "Gender Identity" to Nondiscrimination Policy
Discrimination is bad, and everyone should have a safe environment in which to learn. These sentiments were common to the Fairfax County School Board members and the hundreds of parents who packed the auditorium and front lobby of Luther Jackson Middle School for the board’s May 7 meeting.
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Alexandria: Mary Barnett Says Dark Tomatoes are Selling Best This Year
Mary Barnett (above with a heritage tomato plant) has run the Mount Vernon Unitarian Church greenhouse at 1909 Windmill Lane, Alexandria, for many years with a team of volunteers, specializes in local native flowers, heritage tomatoes, and herbs.
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Alexandria: Carpenter’s Shelter Cook-Off Raises Over $82,000
More than 500 people crossed the threshold of the Birchmere to attend the annual Carpenter’s Shelter Cook-Off on April 26. Twenty-three local restaurants participated in this year’s fundraiser that raised over $82,000 for the shelter’s programs and services for homeless men, women and children.
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Column: Thanking Our Teachers Today … and Everyday
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Throughout Alexandria City Public Schools, there are heroes who welcome children everyday into their classrooms and make sure that each student’s unique academic, emotional and social needs are met. These heroes don’t let their students give up, no matter how hard the work becomes.
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Letter: One-Party Rule
Letter to the Editor
It is hard to fathom the differences between the candidates in the Gazette's account of the recent debate between mayoral candidates William Euille, Kerry Donley and Allison Silberberg (Gazette Packet, April 30, 2015, p. 1).
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Letter: Potential Cost Overrun
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At the Washington Metropolitan Area Transportation Authority (WMATA or Metro) hearing on the proposed Potomac Yard Metro Station, there was no public consensus around city hall’s preferred Option B.
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Burke: Robinson Boys’ Lax Spreads Offensive Wealth
Seven different Rams score multiple goals in win over SoCo.
The Robinson boys' lacrosse team beat South County 16-9 on Saturday.
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Letter: Heart Sisters
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As a board member of WomenHeart: the National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease, we are issuing a call to action to improve awareness, prevention, diagnosis and treatment of the number one killer of women, heart disease.
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Alexandria: Police Activity Briefs
The Alexandria Police Department is investigating a "shots fired" call in the 700 block of N. Fayette Street in the early morning hours of Tuesday, May 5. No one was injured.
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Alexandria: Budget Winners … and Losers
Schools and fire station win, affordable housing and rec center lose.
The last work session for additions and deletions to the city budget saw Alexandria City Public Schools and Fire Station 210 take the lion’s share of the funding while a recreation center’s Sunday programming and an affordable housing program were left unfunded. The May 4 work session is the last step of the budget process before the City Council votes on the budget later this week.
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In the Kitchen: Evan Buchholz Heats Up Alexandria's Rustico
Making 130 pies a day is a labor of love for this pizza-maker.
Evan Buchholz pulls a wad of dough out of a large bucket onto Rustico’s kitchen counter.
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Alexandria: Feedback on Potomac Yard Metro
WMATA hosts public forum near proposed Metro station.
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) took the Potomac Yard Metro Station discussion outside of City Hall and into the affected neighborhood for the April 30 public hearing at the Corra Kelly Recreation Center. The project had as many detractors in the crowd of local citizens as it did supporters.
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Letter: Bike Share Evolves
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The extraordinary success of Bike Share is a testament to the foresight of the Department of Transportation, which seeded the program by offering cities funding for both capital expenses (bikes and stations) as well as operating costs (maintenance, software, trucking etc). This full coverage funding was gradually cut back to include only capital expenses and balanced up by increasing funds for bike lanes. Wise and effective.
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Letter: Concerns over Site Plans
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The following open letter was addressed to the Alexandria City Council, School Board, and the Patrick Henry Team.
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Clifton and Fairfax Station Homes Tour Returns for 43rd Year
Clifton residents Mark and Sharon Gottlieb are expecting hundreds of house guests. Gottlieb’s mother Lois, an apprentice of the famous architect Frank Lloyd Wright, designed their 10,000-square-foot home overlooking the Occoquan River and oversaw its construction between 1994 and 1996. And the couple is happy to share it, for a day.
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Alexandria People At Work: Specialty Beers All Different
Music blasts out at Port City Brewing Company on Wheeler Avenue.
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Clifton: Farm Brewery Plans Halted
Plans for a farm-slash-brewery in the Clifton area have been shelved, according to the offices of Del. Tim Hugo (R-40) and supervisor Pat Herrity (R-Springfield).