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It’s Time for Sparkling Wine
By Mari Stull, The Vino Vixen ‘Tis the season to enjoy a bit of effervescence and ascending stars in our…
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The Civil War: Merry Christmas Mr. Lincoln
By Chuck Hagee Christmas season 1862 was anything but “peace on earth — goodwill toward men” when it came to…
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Our Unique National Park
By Glenda C. Booth Few of the harried commuters in the 50,000 to 70,000 vehicles that whiz up and down…
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December 2012 Z-Hot Sauce of the Month
By Mike Sade We are on the brink of winter and the temperature outside is falling. So why not warm…
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Don’t Fight the Bright
Ginger Rodriguez After the hoopla of the holidays is over, and the decorations are put away, what are we left…
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On Watch: American Idol?
By Marcus Fisk I was a baby boomer and grew up in the era of New Frontier idealism, rabid optimism…
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Mike Oliver: Alexandria’s Secret Santa
By Sherry Wilson Brown One does not often get to sit down in a chair next to Santa Claus; the…
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Alexandria Sensibility with European Flair
By Holly Burnett It was the mid-1990s. She was an accountant. He was a restaurant manager. She was the daughter…
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Old School to Become New School
A rendering of the rebuilt Jefferson-Houston School at Cameron and North West Streets.[/caption] Alexandria’s Planning Commission approved a $36-million proposal…
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West End Safeway Slated for Rehab
The Safeway supermarket on King Street in West End Alexandria will likely close early next year for redevelopment into a…
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