Vienna All Stars Advance in Babe Ruth Tournament
The Senior League Vienna All Stars team (16-19) advanced to the Virginia Babe Ruth State Tournament, after finishing runner-up in the 13-district championship.
RSTA Regular Season Concludes With New Champion and Close Meet
It is said that all good things must come to an end and so it was on Saturday as the final meets of the Reston Swim Team Association (RSTA) regular season took place under a hot, humid day.
Wildthings Too Much For Riverside Gardens
The Langley Wildthings were back on top this week with a big win over Riverside Gardens.
StingRays Win Fourth Championship
The undefeated River Bend StingRays beat Westwood (300-216) to win their fourth consecutive DCCL Blue Division Championship.
Citizens Coalition for Police Accountability Compiles List of Victims
List of organizations supporting Citizens Coalition for Police Accountability, Inc.’s proposal to create a Citizens Police Oversight Board in Fairfax County includes:
Puppets for Puppies
LTA musical to benefit local animal charities.
With an abundant use of profanity and episodes of "full puppet nudity," the Tony Award-winning musical “Avenue Q” is not the usual fare from The Little Theatre of Alexandria. But when the storied theater company debuts the Sesame Street-style show July 27, each performance will serve as a fundraiser for several local animal charities.
T.C. Alumni Celebrate 40 Years
TC’s Class of 1973 gathers this weekend.
This week marks the 40th year reunion of T.C. William’s class of 1973. Coming right out of the tumultuous ‘60s, the class of 1973 was part of T.C. Williams during some of its most transformative years. With both national and local changes taking place, the students had a high school experience that involved more than classes.
Silence of the Court: Virginia Supreme Court Denies Access to Audio Recordings
Lack of transparency is explained as effort to shield personal conversations.
The Virginia Supreme Court operates in silence, denying public access to audio recordings of its oral arguments.
On the Campaign Trail
Year after year, members of the General Assembly consider efforts to restore voting rights to nonviolent felons. But year after year, the effort is killed — usually by House Republicans.
Week in Alexandria
The murder trial of Florida neighborhood watch volunteer George Zimmerman may be hundreds of miles away, but emotions are running raw in Alexandria.
Wasteful Spending: Alexandria Faces Difficult Decision on Raw Sewage
Cleaning out of Hunting Creek could cost $100 million to $300 million.
Every year, Alexandria dumps 10 million gallons of raw sewage into Hunting Creek.
Classified Advertising July 24, 2013
Read the lastest ads here!
Feeling Pretty Good
T.C. Williams grads hit the road for first tour out of the D.C. area.
A shared appreciation for the blues has morphed into an increasingly successful reggae band with enough popularity to literally take their show on the road. FeelFree, a group of five 20-something men from Alexandria, mostly T.C. Williams graduates, last week kicked off their first East Coast tour, which will take them from this area up to New York City and down to North Carolina, with a stop in Charlottesville along the way.
Salata Named Ravensworth Principal
Roxanne Salata, 41, has a motto she likes to use: People first and paper second.
Dogs of Springfield
Supervisor Jeff McKay's rescue greyhound, Vera, and his son, Aidan.
Welcoming Community
These pictures are taken on the Greenspring campus by Lisa Ennis, my dog-loving daughter-in-law.
Viewpoints
What is the highlight of your summer tennis experience so far? What do you look forward to in the future?
“I’ve done backhands. I won with a backhand in [the game] jail. You go in jail if you miss catching the tennis ball. [I also like tornado], where you run around and try not to be hit by tennis balls. [I’ll keep playing tennis] because it’s a lot of fun.”
Springfield Post 176 Conducting Membership Drive
Springfield Post 176 is conducting a membership campaign for the new 2014 Legion membership year and seeking wartime veterans in the Springfield area to become a valued member at their Post home.
Mount Vernon Bulletin
Fort Hunt High School 50th Anniversary. Celebrate the school’s 50th anniversary with events every day. Register at www.fhhs-alum.org. Gatherings at local restaurants, dinner and dancing, music, a cook-out on Sunday at Fort Hunt Park, vintage car show, live entertainment by local bands including alumni of the school and more. Visit www.fhhs-alum.org.