Alexandria news
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Press Release
VRE Allows Passengers To Bring Bikes Onboard Trains Permanently
ALEXANDRIA, VA – The Virginia Railway Express (VRE) Operations Board has made permanent a policy to allow full-size bicycles on…
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Environmental
Jack Sullivan Receives Alexandria’s Ellen Pickering Environmental Excellence Award
ALEXANDRIA, VA – The City of Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission (EPC) and Alexandria Renew Enterprises (AlexRenew), the independent public wastewater…
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Tech
UPDATED–Stories Behind the Stars: National Nonprofit Seeks Volunteers To Write About WWII Fallen Buried at Arlington National Cemetery
UPDATE, April 26, 2022: The smartphone app covered in this story (originally published Nov. 5, 2021) is now available for…
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School News
Alexandria Schools Names Principal and Teacher of the Year
ALEXANDRIA, VA – In Friday’s (Apr. 22) ACPS Express newsletter, Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) annouced its selections for the…
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Zebra Misc
Public Invited: See Friendship Firehouse Museum’s Newly-Restored Hose Carriage April 30
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Two years ago, the Friendship Firehouse Museum‘s historic hose carriage – purchased in 1858 – was sent…
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Press Release
King Street Trolley Celebrates 10-Year Anniversary in Alexandria
ALEXANDRIA, VA- The Alexandria Transit Company (DASH) celebrates the 10-year anniversary of operating the King Street Trolley today, April 22.…
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Press Release
Alexandria Recognizes National Prescription Drug Take Back Day and Encourages Residents to Safely Dispose of Unneeded Medications
ALEXANDRIA, VA – The City of Alexandria encourages residents to safely dispose of unneeded prescription and over-the-counter medications, including those…
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Arts
Alexandria’s Principle Gallery Hosting Online Auction for Ukraine
ALEXANDRIA, VA – Support for Ukraine continues in Alexandria. Principle Gallery in Old Town is hosting an online auction for…
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Arts
Alexandria Photographer’s Work Recognized in International Contest Sponsored by Wikimedia
ALEXANDRIA, VA – The Wikimedia Foundation, a nonprofit founded in 2003, works to educate internet users worldwide for free. It…
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Community News Alexandria Virginia
Go Over the Edge: Support New Hope Housing by Rappelling 14-Story Hotel May 6
By Marlene Miller, Mt. Vernon Editor MOUNT VERNON, VA – New Hope Housing (NHH), based in Mount Vernon, brings hope…
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