Glenstone Museum Expands Visitor Capacity
Guaranteed admission for students, active military personnel, museum professionals, and Ride-On Bus passengers, and extended summer hours
Visiting hours to the Faith Ringgold exhibition, Glenstone walking trails and patio extended until 7 p.m., through Sept. 5
Rating Agencies Reaffirm Maryland’s AAA Bond Rating
Maryland State Treasurer Nancy K. Kopp announced earlier this month that the three major bond rating agencies have reaffirmed the State's AAA bond rating, all with stable outlooks, in advance of the upcoming competitive sale of up to $615.0 million of tax-exempt new money bonds and negotiated sale of up to $241.4 million of tax-exempt forward refunding bonds.
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: How Enslaved People Came to be Called “Contrabands”
We much appreciated Jeanne Theismann’s front-page article regarding an historic first for the Commonwealth: the inclusion of Alexandria’s Contrabands and Freedmen Cemetery, the burial place of about 1,800 African Americans, in the national African American Civil Rights Network.
Feed Hungry Children in Alexandria
ALIVE! resumes food donations
ALIVE! resumes its food collection from the community.
Noah Lyles Takes Bronze
Chance for gold in 4x100m final Aug. 6
Alexandria’s Noah Lyles, one of the most talked about athletes leading up to the Tokyo Olympic Games, left the world’s biggest athletic stage with a bronze medal in the men’s 200-meter final Aug. 4 at the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo.
‘Service Above Self’: De Candio takes helm of Alexandria Rotary Club
After more than a year of virtual meetings, the Rotary Club of Alexandria gathered in person to formally install Pam De Candio as the 93rd club president at the organization’s July 27 meeting at Belle Haven Country Club.
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Adequate Healthcare Needed for All
Concern for the unvaccinated resonates rather hollowly in the absence of adequate healthcare for millions of Americans.
Living Legends of Alexandria: Sister Act
Lindsey Swanson and Katey Halasz honored as Living Legends
When 18-year-old Kelley Swanson died just a few weeks after her graduation from T.C. Williams High School in 2005, her family wanted her spirit of giving and desire to help others to continue.
Opinion: Commentary: Stop To Remember Benjamin Thomas
The teenager was lynched across from Market Square on Aug. 8, 1899.
On Sunday, Aug. 8 at Market Square, Alexandria citizens will stop and remember Benjamin Thomas who was lynched across the street from the plaza on that date in 1899.
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Class Action Lawsuits Are Repugnant
Recall my letter from a couple years ago challenging Va. Sen. Scott Surovell's call for allowing state class action lawsuits:
Rock Spring UCC in Arlington Donates $24,000 to Power Rural Clinics in India During COVID
One man’s journey lights a village.
Save a life with a reliable solar panel in a medical clinic in rural India.
Flourishing After 55 in Arlington
Office of 55+ Programs
Arlington Swimmers Want Pool Agreement Reconsidered
Superintendent‘s decision not reviewed first by school board and pool patrons
Arlington taxpayer and swimmer Walt Edwards is angry.
Arlington Blows Hot and Cold on Gas Leaf Blowers
Noise, pollution, habitat destruction seen as unsustainable
Gas-powered lawn mowers, edgers, and leaf blowers crisscrossing the lawns in Arlington are generating dissent.
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Raising the Money ‘for Kids Who Don’t Have Homes’
I’d like to inform you of a phenomenal little girl named Thia, 4 years old, who asked her mother to make lemonade to raise money “for kids who do not have homes.”
Opinion: Commentary: COVID Relief
The General Assembly is meeting this week and possibly a few days next week to appropriate the federal COVID-Relief fund made available through the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).
NWFCU Foundation Back to School Drive In-Progress for 2021
Powerful change force for local at-promise students
The Northwest Federal Credit Union (NWFCU) Foundation is heading into the final weeks of their Back to School Drive 2021.
Vienna Police Highlights: July 23 – July 29, 2021
The following summary contains various incidents of general interest handled by the Town of Vienna Police Department from July 23 – July 29, 2021.
Cooper Middle School Seventh-grader Wins Young Scientists Challenge
Kriesh Tivare announced to be a State Merit Winner for a wireless charging project
As electric cars are taking over the car industry, charging stations have become a more common sight.
Special Exception for Bereavement Meeting Space in Great Falls Approved
Daytime and overnight retreats on a portion of Turner Farm Park
Following a public hearing on the matter, Fairfax County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved, on July 27, Special Exception SE 2020-DR022 (Turner Farmhouse Foundation) (Dranesville District) to permit applicant Turner Farmhouse Foundation to operate a public benefit association facility on a 4.95-area of the Turner Farm Park property and modify a front yard setback of the existing house.