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‘Babes in Arms’ at McLean School This Weekend
Pop standards such as “My Funny Valentine,” “The Lady is a Tramp,” “Johnny One-Note” and “I Wish I Were in Love Again” will be bursting from the McLean School as “Babes in Arms” hits the stage on May 4 and May 5. The 1937 musical tells the tale of a young man who decides to put on a show with his friends to avoid being sent to a work farm. Even though the play displays a life far different from life in Potomac in 2012, the 75-year-old Diamond Anniversary show has universal themes and numerous familiar tunes. The play will be performed at 7 p.m. at the McLean School, 8224 Lochinver Lane, Potomac. Tickets are $10 at the door.
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Letter: Moving Forward Together
I hope that when you cast your vote you’ll remember what our collective behavior says about who we are. Make your vote, your voice count for the good based on selecting people, regardless of party, who have the best ideas and records of service to move “One Alexandria” forward.
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New Hospitals in Loudoun: If Built, Will Patients Come?
While two vie for hospital building rights in the county, residents worry about accessibility to health care.
New Hospitals in Loudoun: If Built, Will Patients Come?
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New Hospitals in Loudoun: If Built, Will Patients Come?
While two vie for hospital building rights in the county, residents worry about accessibility to health care.
New Hospitals in Loudoun: If Built, Will Patients Come?
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Glebe Park Clears Planning Hurdle
It's now up to City Council and HUD to prevent foreclosure.
Glebe Park Clears Planning Hurdle
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Former Speechwriter Takes a Gamble On Novel Writing
First novel released; second in the works.
Former Speechwriter Takes a Gamble On Novel Writing
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Flu Shot Clinic Serves Double Duty as Disaster-Planning Scenario
Planning for the worst while helping city residents feel their best.
Alexandria is in the grip of a medical emergency. A mysterious strain of influenza is creating a deadly health crisis, and it doesn’t seem to be responding to the standard flu vaccine. Wait. Calm down. It’s just a disaster planning scenario.
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Great Falls Remembers 9/11
Residents light candles to honor those killed in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
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Letter: Dominant Urban Mode
To the Editor: Going by foot is the most natural, energy efficient, safe, and uncongested way to traverse an urban environment. It is overwhelmingly sociable, nonthreatening, accommodating and doesn’t require much by way of an investment to enjoy. Feet were made for walking, and people navigate even the smallest, tightest spaces best as pedestrians. And left to themselves, it is exceedingly rare to find that pedestrians are a hazard.
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Science Goes on Trial in Virginia
Not since the Scopes trial in Tennessee in 1925 has science been on trial as it has been in Virginia over the last few years. The Scopes trial was of course about Darwin’s theory of evolution. That trial concluded more than 85 years ago, but the debate goes on with fundamentalists who prefer the teaching of creationism over evolution in public schools. No amount of scientific evidence will convince those who read the Bible literally as to how humankind came to be on this earth. Likewise, in Virginia today there are those who deny that human behavior is jeopardizing God’s creation through climate change.
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TAP Presents ‘The Most Happy Fella’
The Arlington Players (TAP) is presenting a classic of the American musical stage, “The Most Happy Fella” now through April 19. The operatic play is about a romance between an Italian immigrant older man and younger woman in the Napa Valley, and is from the book, music and lyrics by Frank Loesser, who is famous for creating “Guys and Dolls.” He also created “How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.” But this show was based on “They Knew What They Wanted” by Sidney Howard.
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Alexandria "Hassle Factor" Partially Blamed For Bridge Bid
Alexandria "Hassle Factor" Partially Blamed For Bridge Bid
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Charity Organized
Local Container Store branch donates and assembles more than $2,500 worth of products for Share, Inc.
Charity Organized
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Charity Gets Organized
Local Container Store branch donates and assembles more than $2,500 worth of products for Share, Inc.
Charity Gets Organized
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Mayor's Ice Cream Shop
City Council approves restaurants, hears marketing strategy.
Mayor's Ice Cream Shop
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Charity Organized
Local Container Store branch donates and assembles more than $2,500 worth of products for Share, Inc.
Charity Organized
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County Considers Meals Tax Referendum
>Last week, it looked as if the Virginia General Assembly might give Fairfax County something it has craved for years: the ability to generate new revenue through user fees, such as tax on restaurant meals, which would drive down the County’s reliance on property taxes.
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Sunny Skies Bring Out Holiday Crowds in Alexandria
Stay-at-home restrictions to be lifted May 29.
The skies were too sunny, the weather too tempting as scores of people flocked to Old Town over the Memorial Day weekend despite the city’s stay-at-home order that is technically still in effect amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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City Faces Challenges Ahead
Mayor makes it official: will not seek reelection.
City Faces Challenges Ahead