Year: 2017
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Community News
Agenda: Alexandria Has New Leadership
Agenda: Alexandria, a non-partisan, non-profit organization which began in 1998, has a new Executive Director. Donna Walker James turned in…
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Fort Ward to be Revitalized
The consultant firm The Design Minds of Fairfax, Virginia has been selected to prepare an Interpretive Plan for Fort Ward…
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Alexandria Police Department’s K9s Odin and Zeus to Receive Body Armor Local Donors Make Protection Possible
K9 Odin’s vest is sponsored by an anonymous donor and will be embroidered with the sentiment “In memory of Dr.…
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Long-Needed City Hall Roof Repair Started
Repairs to the roof of Alexandria’s historic City Hall are overdue. Roofing timbers, ornamental cornices, gutters and downspouts have deteriorated…
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Old Town North Small Area Plan Adopted
The adoption comes after nearly two years of a planning and community engagement process that included public meetings, open houses…
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New Police Officers, Deputy Sheriffs Graduate from Criminal Justice Academy
Twenty new Alexandria law enforcement officers – 13 police officers and seven deputy sheriffs – graduated from the Northern Virginia…
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What Bugs Me by Debby Critchley
You’re on the road. If you are being passed on the right, move over. If there’s a line of cars…
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KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD KEEPS LAYING IT ALL DOWN
By Steve Houk There is almost always a seminal moment in a musician’s life, that instant, that blink of an…
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THE ROLE OF SOCIAL MEDIA IN DISASTERS
BY IOANA LUTAI, Emergency Preparedness Manager, Volunteer Alexandria What is Social Media? How do we get information during an emergency?…
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Living Legends: Patricia S. Ticer
[Editor’s Note: Today, August 7, 2017, we learned of the passing of the Honorable Patsy Ticer. With permission, we reprint…
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