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Affordable Housing
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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Community News
Alexandria Seaport Foundation has Docked a Vessel in Union Street Pub
Alexandria, VA – The staff and apprentices at the Alexandria Seaport Foundation were used to receiving commission requests to build…
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Community News
Alexandria Drive-In Theatre is a Sell Out!
Alexandria, VA – Around twilight on Saturday, August 29, 215 cars, trucks and SUVs rolled into the pre-arranged lanes of…
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Community News
New Puppet Show Streaming in Alexandria
Alexandria, VA – Remember sitting cross-legged on the floor in front of the family’s Magnavox console TV watching cartoons and…
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New Police Officers, Deputy Sheriffs Graduate from Criminal Justice Academy
Twenty new Alexandria law enforcement officers – 13 police officers and seven deputy sheriffs – graduated from the Northern Virginia…
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