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First Lease Signed Under Fairfax County Resident Curator Program
Resident Curator Steven J. McCullough to renovate Stempson House
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School Notes
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From Foster Care to Founding Nonprofit ‘Acts of Random Kindness’
Fundraiser to benefit iCan program.
It’s unusual today for a 22-year-old to have a Master’s degree and to have founded a non-profit. It’s downright amazing if that young person spent much of her childhood homeless and hungry before spending her high school years in foster care in the city of Alexandria.
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Silver Line: A Welcome Newcomer to Neighborhood
Reston, Herndon residents, community leaders reflect on upcoming opening of Silver Line.
Just how long have the residents of Reston and Herndon been waiting for their own rail connection to the Greater Washington Metro system?
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Providing Words of Comfort
Vienna author pens book that helps people help others facing difficult times.
Providing Words of Comfort
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Martin Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Charge
Martin Pleads Guilty to Cocaine Charge
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Alexandria: How Chili Transformed Upper King Street
Fred Parker and Hard Times Café.
Frederic Goodfellow Parker is recognized for his pioneering spirit and the economic value it contributed to upper King Street and the entire City of Alexandria.
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Children's Centre View: Greenbriar West Elementary
Children's Centre View: Greenbriar West Elementary
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Confronting Stereotypes
Oakton High School's ethics program aims to promote diversity and inclusion.
Confronting Stereotypes
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Confronting Stereotypes
Oakton High School's ethics program aims to promote diversity and inclusion.
Confronting Stereotypes
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Alexandria Film Festival Unveils 2020 Program
45 films to be screened virtually, including 18 premieres
The Alexandria Film Festival, which will debut virtually this year Nov. 12-15, announced on Tuesday its 2020 programming of 45 short and feature length fiction and nonfiction films, representing every genre.
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People At Work: Benner Reaches for Body-Mind Connection in Alexandria
Helping people deal with life’s challenges.
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Arlington: Thrive’s 40th Anniversary Gala Raises Over $140,000
Thrive Arlington community depends on its volunteers and neighbors.
At that point in the George Washington Parkway Ten Miler where you aren’t sure you are going to make it to the end, Kim Kenney and Mary Bohan were amazed to see Thrive Executive Director Gerry Shannon cheering them on from the sidelines, shouting out their names with encouragement.
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Franconia Nonprofit Koinonia Engages More with Business Community
Mary Tinsley of Alexandria pushed the loaded shopping cart right out the door and into the parking lot where Marcia Reid of Woodbridge was pulling her car around. Mid-morning sun pierced through trees overlooking the parking lot behind Franconia United Methodist Church. Reid was picking up groceries for a Springfield-based client of Koinonia, a local nonprofit outreach organization.
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Don’t Take Safe Drinking Water for Granted
In the wake of the chemical spill in West Virginia, weighing the threats to local drinking water.
Most of the 5 million residents in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area have no idea that their drinking water comes from the Potomac River, said Hedrick Belin, president of the Potomac Conservancy. “Until last week, the same could have probably been said for 300,000 residents in Charleston, W. Va.,” Belin added.


