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Alexandria Mourns Roberto Gomez, Founder of Cornerstone Craftsman

Roberto Gomez, founder of Cornerstone Craftsman and a 2026 Alexandria City Council candidate, has died. City Council honored him with…

Patrick Stewart (Photo: Tommy Garcia/Courtesy of ID-PR)

Debby Critchley2 weeks ago

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From Shakespeare to Star Trek: How Sir Patrick Stewart Became a Global Icon — Dead at 86

Alexandria VA – Sir Patrick Stewart, the celebrated British actor who brought Shakespearean depth to a starship captain and humanity…

Mary Wadland3 weeks ago

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Kitty Porterfield, Founder of Scholarship Fund of Alexandria, Dies at 85

Kitty Porterfield, founder of the Scholarship Fund of Alexandria and a 2025 Living Legend, died at 85. Her legacy includes…

Mary WadlandOctober 5, 2026

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Richard O’Branovich, 82, Remembered for Service in Alexandria

Alexandria, VA – Richard Albert O’Branovich, whose steady financial mind and generous volunteer spirit helped expand the Alexandria Police Foundation…

Mary WadlandAugust 25, 2026

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Alexandria Loses Mike Oliver, Its Santa, “Grandpa Titan” and Living Legend

ALEXANDRIA, VA — When Mike Oliver was chosen as an Alexandria Living Legend in 2012, he had one request…

Mary WadlandAugust 18, 2026

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Dorothy Moran, Artist and Remarkable Childhood Cancer Survivor, Dies at 35

Dorothy Moran was given little chance of surviving childhood brain cancer at age 3. The artist and poet defied the…

Living Legend of Alexandria Eugene "Red" McDaniel FI

Mary WadlandAugust 14, 2026

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Eugene “Red” McDaniel, Vietnam POW and Living Legend of Alexandria, Dies at 94

ALEXANDRIA, VA — Eugene “Red” McDaniel, the highly decorated Navy pilot who survived nearly six years as a prisoner of…

Mary WadlandAugust 12, 2026

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Remembering Dotty Eisenhour: A Life of Faith, Family and Service

Dorothy Margaret “Dotty” Eisenhour, a longtime Alexandria Democratic Committee staff member, Episcopal lay leader and community volunteer, pictured April 7,…