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Community News
How The Commonwealth Ave Snow Fort Created Community Cheer
ALEXANDRIA, VA–This week was a snowy one in Alexandria, and while the snow might be thawing now, you may have…
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Pets
Animal Welfare League of Alexandria Celebrates 40,000 Pounds of Donations
Alexandria, VA–This year, the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria (AWLA) is celebrating its 75th anniversary, but it certainly has many…
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Pets
Find These Senior Dogs a Home for Christmas
ALEXANDRIA, VA–It is almost Christmas Eve and some are still last minute shopping. What better gift to give than giving…
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Chamber Corner
A NEW BOARD GAME IS COMING TO TOWN THIS HOLIDAY
ALEXANDRIA, VA–The Alexandria Chamber of Commerce has worked with small businesses across Alexandria to develop a locally inspired “opoly” board…
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Business News
5 Restaurants in Alexandria are Changing the Sanitization Game
ALEXANDRIA, VA–Think NASA-level sanitizing tech has to be as big and bulky as a rocket? Think again. Here is a…
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Zebra Misc
Good Shepherd Housing and Dominion Energy Partner to Make Affordable Housing Energy Efficient
ALEXANDRIA, VA–Good Shepherd Housing, an affordable housing program in Alexandria, received a grant from Dominion Energy’s Energy Share program to…
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Arts
Local Seniors Reminisce About the Holidays Through Interactive Art
ALEXANDRIA, VA–As the holidays approach with uncertainty, the residents at Goodwin House, a faith based retirement home in Alexandria, are…
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Arts
Program for Artisans with Disabilities Makes the Holidays Meaningful
ALEXANDRIA, VA–Coletta Collections, an artisan program for people with disabilities, is helping Alexandrians celebrate the holidays safely and sincerely. An…
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Nonprofit News
Local Student Program Receives Major Desk Donation
ALEXANDRIA, VA—Casa Chirilagua, a Christian, 501 © (3) nonprofit organization in Alexandria, Virginia, recently received a donation of desks from…
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Zebra Misc
A Pickleball Court Pops Up in North Old Town
Alexandria, VA – Pickleball originated in the West, in 1965 on a family property in Bainbridge Island, Washington. Now, its…
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