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The volunteers upgraded trim in the back of the house, replaced screen in the screen door, repaired a bathtub handle, put in a window air conditioner and installed a fence in the backyard.

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Rebuilding Together Alexandria: Southern Charm

Alice* is a D.C.-native who moved to Alexandria in the 1970s for a job. She and her husband built a life in this “sleepy, southern town,” eventually buying a home. They watched as the small town grew into a bustling mini-metropolis, spurred by the Metro. Despite the growth and change, Alice believes her neighborhood was “just as lovely then as it is now.”

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