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Fire Department Faces Staff Shortages
City competes with county for firefighters.
Fire Department Faces Staff Shortages
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Helping Families in Need
Our Neighbor’s Child collecting toys, clothing.
With only a week left until packaging day, the volunteers of Our Neighbor’s Child are working to make sure local children’s Christmas wishes come true.
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County Crime Trends Reflect National Trends
West Springfield District Station trying to stay ahead of the game.
County Crime Trends Reflect National Trends
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County Crime Trends Reflect National Trends
West Springfield District Station trying to stay ahead of the game.
County Crime Trends Reflect National Trends
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County Crime Trends Reflect National Trends
West Springfield District Station trying to stay ahead of the game.
County Crime Trends Reflect National Trends
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Council Notebook
Council Notebook
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‘Affordability’ vs. ‘Sustainability’ in Alexandria
Advisory group considers challenges to preserving public housing stock.
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Appetite: Dine In, Out or at Home During This Summer Alexandria Restaurant Week
Like an old friend that you know you can rely on year after year, Alexandria’s summer Restaurant Week is almost here once more.
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Leaving Arts Behind?
Leaving Arts Behind?
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‘Lights Out’ District?
To the Editor: Keeping the streetlights on in Alexandria starts with city hall’s new Call-Click-Connect system, where like Dorothy going to Oz, you click three times and land in a place that asks you to “call the power company.” The city stays out of the loop and in the happy zone. You’re on your own road to discovery, dude. Arriving to the Historic District by Metro, you may begin your journey to the water by traversing the western end of King Street’s “lights out” district, where night-shuttered businesses and few restaurants create a picture of gothic gloom. It is here, like Pepper and Martin, whose shop is fronted by an unlit streetlamp, you might feel the need to squint.
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‘Unwavering Motivation to Keep Residents, Neighborhoods Safe’ in Sully District
Viar is Sully District Station’s Officer of the Quarter.
PFC Henry Viar has been named the Sully District Police Station’s Officer of the Quarter for the fourth quarter of 2020.
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Virtual 5K Race for a Good Cause
Langley High sophomore organizes virtual race for CIS NOVA.
As the Coronavirus outbreak has caused everyone to be confined to their homes, many have turned to exercise to keep busy and healthy. Will Navas, of Great Falls, a sophomore at Langley High School, is using it to raise money for children in his community by organizing a virtual 5k race that donates all proceeds to Communities in Schools of Northern Virginia (CIS NOVA).
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Multi-Kilogram Fentanyl Trafficker Sentenced
An Arlington man was sentenced Feb. 24 to 151 months in prison for participating in a conspiracy to distribute over seven kilograms of fentanyl.
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Fairfax: 22nd Annual Goblin Gallop is Oct. 25
Benefits families of children with cancer.
Halloween will soon be here, and that means it’s time for the 22nd annual Goblin Gallop. It’s set for Sunday, Oct. 25, at the Fairfax Corner Shopping Center.
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‘Recession Ripple Persists’ at Realtors’ Summit
Private sector job growth key to strengthening regional economy, housing demand.
“There’s no question the primary economic driver of this region has always been Uncle Sam,” said David Versal, senior research associate at the George Mason University Center for Regional Analysis. “That said, we’re not Detroit.”