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From Great Falls to South Africa

On Sept. 18, Julia and Arthur will carry with them to South Africa donations of school supplies for disadvantaged South African children.

Great Falls Community Farmers Market - Where Local Families Gather

Now in its seventh summer season, the Great Falls Farmers Market bursts of music, song, and summer harvest.

Week in Vienna

Missing man, farmers markets, bike lanes, town council meeting and police.

Vienna is Where Softball Holds High Court

Pure Performance Softball Training Center coaches girls and young women on softball techniques and strategy.

Tucked away in a concrete industrial park on Mill Street is a unique training facility for women and girls.

Great Falls Enjoys Sundays on the Green

Summer concerts series draws crowds to the Village Centre.

The band Atlas Road Crew graced the crowd in the Village Centre for the weekly Concert on the Green event.

Week in McLean

Celebrate McLean and Great Falls meeting.

The namesake service members of the new center, Col. Robert Sigholtz Sr. and Capt. Robert Sigholtz Jr. of the Army’s 173rd Airborne Brigade, were the husband and son of Roberta 'Cis’ Sigholtz, a McLean resident.

Week in Great Falls

Drama camp and blood drive.

Summer Camp, Cabaret at NextStop Theatre

NextStop Theatre’s first summer of theatre classes.

Opening on Aug. 28 at NextStop’s Industrial Strength Theatre will be “Gidion’s Knot” by Johnna Adams.

The British and the Slaves – July 1814

This is the fifth of a series of articles telling how Alexandrians were affected 200 years ago by the War of 1812. For earlier articles in this series, go to alexandriagazette.com.

Two Views on Mentoring at Community Lodgings

In 2011, Community Lodgings decided to set up two mentor groups for the teens participating in the After-School program.

The ‘Divine’ Miss M’s’

Each of the personages I’m recalling deserves individual stories. Their services to Alexandria have meant a great deal to not only the government structure but to each and every citizen.

Foster Care for Animals

Danielle Cook can’t remember the last time she slept uninterrupted through the night. She has lots of mouths to feed — newborn kittens and puppies, depending on her for survival.

Obit: Holly Victoria Burnett

Holly Victoria Burnett, a diabetic who struggled for many years to battle the irregularities of her blood glucose readings, died in her Arlington home on July 19, 2014. She was 49 years old.

Chess Phenomenon Combines Talent and Hard Work

Greenbriar West Elementary student places second in international chess tournament.

Aasa Dommalapati, 10, of Centreville, a rising fifth grade student at Greenbriar West Elementary School in Fairfax, won the silver medal in the Girls Under 10 category at the 2014 Pan-American Youth Chess Festival held in Mexico.

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