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Wolverines Not Assuming They’re Patriot District’s Best

Talented West Potomac softball team in search of first district title since 2006.

The West Potomac softball team entered the 2011 season loaded with talent and, as far as the Wolverines were concerned, possessed a clear path to the Patriot District championship. It didn’t take long for perennial power South County to issue West Potomac an early-season wake-up call.

It’s Done, Sort Of

Controversial plan passes on 5-to-2 vote; opponents vow to overturn.

After hearing more than eight hours of heated testimony for and against a controversial plan to allow hotels and increase density at three sites on the waterfront, Alexandria City Council members cast a party line vote on the planning documen

Music, Murder and Pie-Making

Fairfax High presents “Sweeney Todd.”

Combine murder, revenge, pies and music, and the result is Fairfax High’s upcoming play, “Sweeney Todd.” The musical thriller takes place in Victorian London during the Industrial Revolution and will be performed over two weekends.

Even Small Amounts of Precipitation Dump Raw Sewage into Potomac River

City government signs offer misleading information about outfalls.

Don't believe the signs city officials have posted at the four outfall spots that dump raw sewage into the Potomac River. The truth is much worse.

T.C. Williams Football Blasts Oakton in Season Opener

Five different Titans reach end zone in victory.

TC gets first win against Oakton since 2009.

KidWX Connects Parents With Providers

Organization has an extensive online database of local resources from music classes to diabetes experts.

When Linda Nimmo and Jamie Finch were looking for resources for their children two years ago, they scoured the internet and local organizations for the right services. The effort was so time consuming that they both left their full-time corporate jobs and turned their quest into a way to help others.

Home for the Holidays

Amateur chef Dave Mulligan gets the kitchen of his dreams ... just in time for Thanksgiving.

As Dave Mulligan tells it, he owes the long-coveted "blue eyes" granite countertops now in his kitchen to events that started with a leaking shower one floor above.

Opening Up

Open floorplan plus cathedral ceiling equals Mclean ranch stylishly re-invented.

Assess a circa-1952 ranch on a shady street in McLean with an eye towards maximizing value. Among the shortcomings: rooms that are too small and dark; a kitchen that hasn't been remodeled in 25 years. A tiny breakfast room. A rear grade too steep for an addition. A front elevation with no visible front door.

News Briefs

Looking for a Few Good Officers

Job fair tries to fill academy

Looking for a Few Good Officers

No New Houses?

New growth policy could bring building moratorium to parts of Potomac.

No New Houses?

Program To Help Former Felons Help Themselves

Supervisor Cathy Hudgins (D-Hunter Mill) envisions a community of former offenders teaching each other job and life skills.

Program To Help Former Felons Help Themselves

Fate Sealed for Moorefield House

Council decides to raze the 200-year-old building

Fate Sealed for Moorefield House

Fitness Fun through African-Latin Dance

Vienna woman starts her own dance workout company and dance troupe, based on her own choreography.

Fitness Fun through African-Latin Dance

Chantilly's Sully Historical Site: Where History Is ‘Touchable’

Celebrating 40th anniversary of Sully Historic Site’s restoration.

The Sully Historic Site in Chantilly provides a window into late 18th-century life in Northern Virginia. And on Sunday, Sept. 6, volunteers, visitors and dignitaries gathered to celebrate the 40th anniversary of its restoration.

Alexandria: Mount Vernon Football To Host T.C. Williams in Conference 7 Matchup

Majors 2-1 after beating TJ, Titans 1-2 after loss to Westfield.

The T.C. Williams football team will travel to face Mount Vernon on Friday, Sept. 25.

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West Potomac Class of 2006 receives advice, diplomas

What will visitors from National Harbor see when they arrive in Alexandria?

Taskforce looking at ways to deal with racial tensions in Churchill, but meetings are not open.