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It’s Not Just a Haircut—It’s A Life Experience
It was 2011, and Dwight Grant was having an identity crisis.
Arlington County Offers Summer Camps for Kids
Gulf Branch Nature Center features three different sessions.
Arlington County offers nine sessions of weekly summer camp beginning June 27 and running through the week of Aug. 29-Sept. 2. Times for the sessions vary. Some of the camp content is repeated at each location and different park locations so the camp brochure indicates campers should attend only one session.
Blunders That Changed History
“From the Eyes of Coldcase Killers” to self-help books to great blunders of history.
Stories of Addiction, Pain and Loss in Arlington
Lovitt leads opioid crusade after loss of brother.
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Working toward English Literacy in Alexandria
Campagna Center program helps immigrants.
"Good morning ladies." Marcia D'Arcangelo stands in the large central room greeting teachers and students as they walk by, headed for their English classes. She is director of the New Neighbor ELL program in Alexandria funded by the Campagna Center. "We have nine different levels here. We recently added a new entry level of literacy when we discovered some people didn't know the basics of the English language, like the alphabet," D'Arcangelo said.
Alexandria People At Work: New Boutique Opens in City
Elizabeth Todd picks up the phone. "Hey, we just got in this great Veronica Beard classic jacket with a zip-in dickey — just your style. Do you want me to hold it for you?" Todd says she has a loyal client base and she calls to let them know what has just arrived. "I get to know who needs comfortable shoes to walk in on the Hill." Todd has just opened the Hive, described as a luxury lifestyle and clothing boutique, at 301 Cameron St.
People At Work: Classical Movements Practices 24-hour Music Diplomacy
Local premier concert touring company puts music above politics.
Pioneering Change For Autism
University of Virginia seminar studies tension between “The Science & Lived Experience of Autism.”
Despite a recent surge in attention and research over the past decade about autism, controversy exists.
Thomas Pollack advances to Eagle Scout
Twelve Years from Cub Scout to the Top
Thomas Pollack reached the end of a long journey on Saturday, Jan. 7 when he received his Eagle neckerchief in his Eagle Scout Court of Honor ceremony at the Army-Navy Country Club.
Tree Only a Memory, But Supporters Remain in Arlington
Just one battle in the fight to save tree canopy.
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Alexandria Station 206 Firefighter Wins Best Chef Contest
Cooking with an eye to sudden interruptions.
Ever wonder what firefighters on 24-hour duty eat for dinner?
Arlington Photo: Garden Club Competition
A room packed with garden club members bedecked in bright spring-flowered dresses watched video clips of the 12 finalists for the Rock Spring Garden Club award on June 11 at Little Falls Presbyterian Church.