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The State of Covid in Alexandria

Omicron Sub-variant Concern

Covid

Loyal Customers and a 35-Year-Old Cactus are the secret at Woodlawn Auto

Woodlawn Auto

Ides of Bark Brings Out the Dogs in Mount Vernon

Mount Vernon pets ruled at this fourth annual event.

Dog event

Gum Springs Resident Celebrates 102

Car parade had well-wishers, neighbors and Mount Vernon officers.

Resident turns 102

Funeral Services Held for Nina, Nelson Greene in Alexandria

Nina Greene dies suddenly at 54.

Alexandria resident dies.

Groundbreaking Held at Minnie Howard in Alexandria

New facility slated to open in 2024.

Minnie Howard Groundbreaking

‘Anastasia’

Bishop Ireton production to aid Ukrainian refugees.

Aid to Ukrainian Refugees

3 Eateries to Fuel a Picnic Beneath Cherry Blossoms

Cherry Blossoms

Beloved Cancel Culture in Fairfax County

Toni Morrison novel prompts legislation that has critics worried about book bans.

Toni Morrison's Pulitzer-prize winning book "Beloved" prompted such outrage in one Fairfax County parent in 2013 that she tried to have the book banned from her son's AP English class. Laura Murphy said the book gave her teenage son nightmares, and she urged school officials to do something about it. She took the fight all the way to the Fairfax County School Board, which voted six to two to keep the book in the AP English curriculum.