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Fly a kite form your backyard and share photos and video Pixabay photo by Helen ParsonALEXANDRIA, VA-Enjoy flying kites? Create or use one you own and participate in Blossom Kite…3 weeks ago
Allison Silberberg in 2018 at the Public Affairs Council meeting. (Photo: Twitter)ALEXANDRIA, VA – “Yes I am running,” replied Alexandria’s former Mayor Allison Silberberg in a text this afternoon with…3 weeks ago
ALEXANDRIA, VA – As a work arrangement, working from home presents itself as an ideal situation. It does have its tradeoffs, however, as remote working introduces a variety of challenges.…3 weeks ago
Alexandria City Council chambers. (Photo by James Cullum)ALEXANDRIA, VA-On March 23, the Alexandria City Council unanimously adopted a resolution condemning hate, scapegoating and violence directed at Asian Americans and Pacific…4 weeks ago
The City of Alexandria has a new program to deal with flooding throughout the city. (Photo by Maggie Nicoletti)ALEXANDRIA, VA-The City of Alexandria has started to implement a flood mitigation…4 weeks ago
The Northern Virginia Conservation Trust will oversee the preservation of this 25-acre open lot on Russell Road. (Photo courtesy NVCT)ALEXANDRIA, VA-The Northern Virginia Conservation Trust (NVCT) is a nonprofit that…4 weeks ago
The Northern Virginia Conservation Trust will oversee the preservation of this quarter-acre open lot on Russell Road. (Photo courtesy NVCT)ALEXANDRIA, VA-The Northern Virginia Conservation Trust (NVCT) is a nonprofit that…4 weeks ago
Rook Richards of Alexandria, Virginia signed a record deal with Straight Shooter Music in Nashville. (Courtesy Rook Richards) toggle audio on and off change volume download audio WTOP's Jason Fraley…4 weeks ago
Guy assumes duties July 1. Formal introduction after Easter Dr. Timothy Guy (Photo courtesy Bishop Ireton High School)ALEXANDRIA, VA-Late this afternoon, in an email to the Bishop Ireton (BI) community,…4 weeks ago
“I wanted [the restaurant] to feel like an old, but upscale, taco truck,” stated Umemoto, “having a casual, yet unusual look.” Dining area of Taqueria Picoso. (Photos:Lynn Umemoto)Alexandria, VA –…4 weeks ago
Local event associated with Virginia's Historic Garden Week. Limited tickets available Photo courtesy Ruth Gates BrightbillALEXANDRIA, VA-On Saturday, April 17, visitors are welcome to participate in a tour of beautiful…4 weeks ago
Show your support by voting on March 26 Lights! Camera! Save! finalist Christian Thomas (Photo via Twitter)ALEXANDRIA, VA-Christian Thomas is a student at West Potomac Academy. Since winning Burke &…4 weeks ago
STUART 1 PIC: Guitarist/vocalist Stuart Jewell at his CCR recording session. Cancer Can Rock founder Jim Ebert at work. (Photo: Cancer Can Rock)ALEXANDRIA, VA – As many people know, music is…4 weeks ago
Two people were abducted at gun-point in Alexandria County on Friday night. It happened around 11:30 p.m. Friday on Seminary Road near Mark Center Avenue near Interstate 395. Alexandria Police…4 weeks ago
Pixabay photo by StockSnapALEXANDRIA, VA- An exciting new way to stay fit has come to town. Today, the Alexandria Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities announced the Pop-Up Rec.…4 weeks ago
Positions available now for current vaccination efforts. Information session March 20 Pixabay photo by TumisuALEXANDRIA, VA-The City of Alexandria requested and received approval for $1.7 million in new funding from…4 weeks ago
ALEXANDRIA, VA – The world around us is even more complex than it already looks. For those of us that see the world as a series of mysteries to be…4 weeks ago
Pixabay photo by torstensimonALEXANDRIA, VA-Earlier today, Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $4,387,500 in federal funding from FEMA to the Virginia Department of Health to support…4 weeks ago
Sens. Warner and Kaine make announcement with joint statement Pixabay photo by torstensimonALEXANDRIA, VA-Earlier today, Sens. Mark R. Warner and Tim Kaine (both D-VA) announced $4,387,500 in federal funding from…4 weeks ago
Famous Cheesesteak Shop an Alexandria Fixture Since 1955 ALEXANDRIA, VA – It looks like Larry and Christine Ponzi, and their partners in Avenue Comfort Foods LLC, are taking over the…4 weeks ago
Final vote to take place April 8, 2021 Courtesy PhotoALEXANDRIA, VA–Tonight, March 18, 2021, at a meeting of the Alexandria City Public School (ACPS) school board, citizens were welcomed to advocate…4 weeks ago
Courtesy PhotoALEXANDRIA, VA–Tonight, March 18, 2021, a unanimous vote (9-0) of the Alexandria City Public School (ACPS) school board decided the new name of Matthew Maury Elementary School: Naomi Brooks Elementary…4 weeks ago
Photo via Dr. Susan Strasser’s Twitter profileALEXANDRIA, VA-The Alexandria Community Remembrance Project invites residents to take part in a free lecture series through Zoom about Black History. The series, hosted…1 month ago
What their work meant then and what it means today ALEXANDRIA, VA-Each February, the nation marks Black History Month. It is a time to celebrate past triumphs toward equality and…1 month ago
The Sofitel is located in Lafayette Square in Washington D.C. (Photo courtesy of Sofitel Washington D.C. Lafayette Square)ALEXANDRIA, VA–When Alexandria resident Paula Moran had a day off of work, she…1 month ago
The Sofitel is located in Lafayette Square in Washington D.C. (Photo courtesy of Sofitel Washington D.C. Lafayette Square)ALEXANDRIA, VA–When Alexandria resident Paula Moran had a day off of work, she…1 month ago
Area nonprofits collaborated on the project to help prevent veteran homelessness A March 9 ribbon-cutting ceremony, attended by members of HANV, ORHF, and Christopher Companies, opened a new home for…1 month ago
Find the new issue of YFFC on yourfriendfromcollege.com (Photo courtesy of Debi Steinbacher)ALEXANDRIA, VA–Now a full year into the pandemic, people are more attuned to a new normal of…1 month ago
This past year, countless voices were silenced, but their iconic music lives on. This Friday, Daryl Davis salutes those musicians that we’ve lost with his sixth annual tribute concert “Thanks for…1 month ago
Pixabay phoot by Shahid AbdullahALEXANDRIA, VA-More help has arrived for those struggling to pay rent during the coronavirus pandemic. In February, Virginia received $500 million from the federal government for…