Community News
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Alexandria City Installing New Zebras to Increase Pedestrian Safety on Commonwealth Avenue
ALEXANDRIA, VA – New three-foot oblong bumps called “zebras” were nailed into spots along Commonwealth Avenue today in Alexandria to…
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To Meet Zero Emissions Goal, DASH Debuts New Electric Buses
ALEXANDRIA, VA-The Alexandria Transit Company DASH is committed to transitioning to an entire fleet of zero emissions vehicles. Today they…
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ALIVE! Resumes Food Collection to Help Alexandrians In Need
ALEXANDRIA-Earlier today, ALIVE! announced that it has resumed food collection. The Food Program, suspended because of the pandemic, serves Alexandrians…
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Help Name New Tunnel Boring Machine for Alexandria to Build Cleaner Waterways
ALEXANDRIA, VA-Alexandria Renew Enterprises (AlexRenew), Alexandria’s wastewater authority, is seeking the community’s input to name its 250-ton tunnel boring machine…
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Old Town Festival of Speed & Style Returns Labor Day Weekend
ALEXANDRIA, VA-The Old Town Festival of Speed & Style is back this year. On Sunday, Sept. 5 from 10 a.m.…
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Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery Memorial Publicly Dedicated
ALEXANDRIA, VA–On July 24, at 8am, a ceremony was held at 1001 S. Washington Street, officially dedicating the Contrabands…
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Alexandria Mayor Calls Delay of Potomac Yard Metro Opening Inexcusable
ALEXANDRIA, VA-Metro riders anticipating the opening of the Potomac Yard Station on the Blue and Yellow Lines will have to…
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12th Annual Alexandria Summer Sidewalk Sale Features Record Number of Stores
ALEXANDRIA, VA-One of the longest running seasonal summer shopping events returns to the D.C. region’s Shop Small destination for independent…
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Gladys Davis, Celebrated Alexandria Librarian of Over 60 Years, Passes at 100
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Gladys Howard Davis, who was born on June 7, 1921 and raised in Alexandria, Virginia, where she…
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Organizers of 9/11 Exhibit at Fashion Center at Pentagon City Seeking Sponsorships
This story has been updated with correct name of the exhibit’s location. ALEXANDRIA, VA-Still Standing – Still Free, Inc., a…
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