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Celebrating Art at Holly Hill
McLean Project for the Arts celebrates a year of visual arts at its annual spring benefit.
Rainstorms drenched Northern Virginia last Thursday night, but the stormy weather did not dampen the spirits of hundreds of local art patrons. In fact, the skies cleared just long enough for McLean Project for the Arts to celebrate with nearly three hundred supporters during its annual spring benefit at the historic Hickory Hill estate in McLean.
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West Springfield Baseball Beats West Potomac in Conference 7 Championship Game
Spartans capture first conference/district title since 2009.
The West Springfield baseball team defeated West Potomac 8-5 on Friday night.
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T.C. Williams Boys' Soccer Team Wins Conference 7 Championship
In one year, sophomore Nunez goes from fan to clutch goal-scorer.
The T.C. Williams boys' soccer team won its second district/conference championship in three years.
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Classified Advertising May 21, 2014
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A ‘Show Everyone Will Enjoy’
Chantilly High presents Jazz & Pizzazz, May 28-31.
More than 50 students will entertain and, said Choral Director Evan Ayars, “It’s a unique experience to have that many musicians and singers onstage together. It’s a great example of musical collaboration.”
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Photo: Pair of Ospreys
That's Founders Park, loaded with strollers enjoying the warm weather, in the background. The female bird, in the rear, is usually bigger than the male. They have at least one egg, not quite visible, but no chicks at the time.
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‘Look Around and See the Smiles’
Special-ed students enjoy Day Prom at the Waterford.
Some 400 students got all dressed up and went to their prom at the Waterford in Fair Oaks on May 8. Once there, they had professional photos taken, ate pizza, sang karaoke, laughed and hung out with their friends. And when the music played their favorite songs, they filled the dance floor and showed off their coolest moves.
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‘You Are Not Your Mistakes’
“She was one of the most disagreeable people I had ever met,” says paws4people Chairman and COO, Terry Henry, remembering his reaction to meeting Rebecca at Lakin Correctional Center, more than three years ago. Seeing her now with her earnest smile and a well-behaved puppy happily nestled in her lap, it’s hard to imagine the Rebecca he describes.
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Trained in Prison, Healing in N. Virginia
Healing power of dogs creates ties between prisoners, veterans, children with disabilities.
When I first started going inside prisons for paws4people.org, my job was three-fold: to capture, through photography, the connection between the dogs and their inmate trainers, to provide images that reflected the accomplishments of months of training and to document the moment that veterans, children and young adults were matched with their assistance dogs.
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Obituary: Connie Peters Murphy
Connie Peters Murphy, 58, of Alexandria, died May 14, 2014 at her home surrounded by family.
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Future Fund Gala Honors Organizations That Help Veterans
Gala awards grants from the next generation of philanthropists.
The Future Fund held its gala aboard the Cherry Blossom on Friday, May 16. The Fund raised approximately $52,000 that evening. The Future Fund engages young professionals in their 20s, 30s, and 40s in philanthropic efforts.
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Possible Measles Exposure; Check for Symptoms
“Out of an abundance of caution,” Virginia Department of Health officials are investigating potential exposures to a second person with measles, May 11-15, in the National Capital Region.
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Fore Willie
ASF remembers tournament founder.
The Alexandria Seaport Foundation held its 8th Annual Paul Weeks II Golf Tournament May 12 at Pohick Bay in the Mason Neck area of Fairfax County. This year's tournament was held in memory of Willie Taylor, founder of the tournament and former president of the Robinson Terminal Warehouse where the ASF is located.
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A New Way for Seskey To Serve the City
Six months ago, Joseph Seskey was an Alexandria police sergeant overseeing logistics for special events. Today he’s traded in his police badge for a new one, as deputy director of the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria and the city’s chief animal control officer
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Local Lawyers Teach in Ireland
Discussions range from drug cases to Edward Snowden.
A group of Alexandria attorneys have continued their international globetrotting of teaching, lecturing and discussing intricacies of American law.