Alexandria: ‘Our Promise — That Every Student Succeeds’
Alexandria City Public Schools is quite literally on the move! Our students are showing clear growth based on our latest Standards of Learning (SOL) test data. The largest increases were seen in English and math, which were targeted focus areas during the past year.
Alexandria Newcomers & Community Guide: Connect and Contribute
Business, service and civic groups lead community engagement.
It was Martin Luther King Jr. who said “Everybody can be great because anybody can serve.”
Honoring Living Legends of Alexandria
Since its founding in 1749, Alexandria has been home to Living Legends the likes of George Washington and his compatriots, war heroes, community leaders, good neighbors and the “Now Generation.”
Alexandria: Road Projects in Region To Keep Traffic Moving
In Northern Virginia, the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT) is working to keep up with growth in the area with transportation projects at both ends of the spectrum. Whether it’s a new highway overpass, intersection improvement, or high occupancy toll lanes, the goal at VDOT is to keep the traffic moving.
Alexandria Snapshot: Carlyle House Historic Park
Brogan with owners David and Sarah Janette are seated at the corner of the Carlyle House. On the National Register of Historic Places, the building is the only stone 18th-century mansion in Alexandria. Daily tours of the house, exhibits and lectures reveal the life and times of John Carlyle in pre-Revolutionary Alexandria.
Alexandria: There's No Place Like Home
Alexandria: From the waterfront to the West End.
Most visitors to Alexandria know the city as the hometown of such notables as George Washington and Robert E. Lee. With cobblestone streets and a lively waterfront, the city attracts more than three million visitors every year.
Fairfax Station: Neighborhood Development Outlook Update
Fairfax Station: Neighborhood Development Outlook Update
Newcomers Guide: Who Runs Springfield?
Who Runs Springfield?
Newcomers Guide: Who Runs McLean?
McLean Citizens Association continues to celebrate a century of citizen activism.
McLean Citizens Association continues to celebrate a century of citizen activism.
Newcomers Guide: What's Coming in Great Falls?
Several times a year, the Connection will map coming land use issues; to let us know about projects we’ve missing, email kmoore@connectionnewspapers.com
Newcomers Guide: Sites and Developments to Look at in Herndon
Sites and developments to look at in Herndon area.
Newcomers Guide: Who Runs Reston?
Reston founder Robert E. Simon still in the center of Reston’s activism; Reston Association provides governance.
Reston founder Robert E. Simon still in the center of Reston’s activism; Reston Association provides governance.
Newcomers Guide: Who Runs Great Falls?
Great Falls Citizens Association is one-stop shopping for citizen activism.
Great Falls Citizens Association is one-stop shopping for citizen activism.
Mount Vernon: Welcome Home
Newcomers & Community Guide
Welcome to Alexandria! On behalf of my colleagues on City Council, I’d like to extend a warm welcome and thank you for choosing this historic community as your new home.
Mount Vernon: Dyke Marsh Wildlife Preserve, a Watery Wonderland
Newcomers & Community Guide
Thousands of drivers whiz through a Mount Vernon jewel every day, harried commuters and soccer parents zipping through a national park and a rare, freshwater, tidal, vanishing wetland.