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Garden Club Goes to Library

Reston Garden Club, Hidden Lane Landscaping perform maintenance at Reston Library.

Visitors to the Reston Library may have noticed the exterior looking a bit neater since Wednesday, March 7, thanks to the efforts of the Reston Garden Club in partnership with Hidden Lane Landscaping. Members of the club spent the day clearing brush, shrubs and dead grass, while maintaining beds and laying down mulch.

Reston Interfaith, YMCA Team Up

Organizations team up to donate YMCA memberships to transitioning families.

Reston Interfaith and the YMCA Fairfax County Reston have teamed up in an effort to assist those transitioning out of homelessness. The YMCA donated 35 memberships to Reston Interfaith clients who are in the transitional housing program.

McLean Rotary Club Presents Youth Awards

Three local seniors recognized for ‘service above self.’

The McLean Rotary Club handed out its annual Youth Service Awards Tuesday, March 6 to three local seniors who have gone above and beyond in their community service efforts.

South Lakes Senior Receives Student Peace Award

South Lakes High School chose senior Franck Simo to receive a Student Peace Award.

Michael Cordingley and Meredith Hoyle Engaged

Mr. and Mrs. David Cordingley of Herndon announce the engagement of their son, Michael Cordingley to Meredith Hoyle, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Garland Hoyle of Virginia Beach.

On Parade

Spectators fill the streets for annual St. Patrick's Day parade.

Crowds filled the streets for the annual St. Patrick's Day parade in Alexandria.

Young Addresses WEBA Gathering

Focus is on West End development, issues.

City Manager and now West End resident Rashad Young was the featured guest at the West End Business Association's monthly Business Over Breakfast meeting March 7 at the Washington Suites Hotel.

George Mason Wins Healthy School Award

Marines make presentation.

A contingent of Marines from Quantico visited George Mason Elementary School March 1 to present the student body with the Marine Corps Marathon Healthy School Award for their record participation in the 2011 Healthy Kids Fun Run.

Rotary Hosts Study Exchange Team

South Korean group visits Alexandria.

The Rotary Club of Alexandria welcomed a Group Study Exchange (GSE) Team from Gwanjiu City, South Korea, to Northern Virginia March 6 as it hosted the five-person delegation at the organization's weekly luncheon prior to a private reception and performance of “Heaven Can Wait” at The Little Theatre of Alexandria.

Neighborhood: Taylor Run

Scores of Del Pepper's friends gathered at Mango Mike's last week to help start her re-election campaign.

Purl Jam

“Krunch Bunch” seniors knit hats for preschoolers.

A kaleidoscope of colors filled the room as 36 preschoolers from the Child and Family Network Center tried on hats knitted especially for them by the “Krunch Bunch,” a group of seniors from the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority.

Spell Check

Navigating the ABC's of Alexandria.

The acronyms run from ACBA to WEBA and represent various business associations from the waterfront to the West End. Whether new to the city or a long-time resident, the following is a primer that explains the ABC's of Alexandria.

‘Dragon’ Dix Returns to Alexandria

Civil War nurse hosts tea at Carlyle House.

Gregarious, sunny and 209 years old, Dorothea Dix, Superintendent of Army Nurses during the Civil War, charmed visitors to Carlyle House who attended a tea in her honor in the fall.

A Voice for Children

"Promise-keepers" advocate for Fairfax County’s abused, neglected children.

Each child who comes before Judge Thomas Mann’s Fairfax courtroom is loveable and vulnerable. There is the precocious three-year-old whose parents are drug-addicted. A seven-year-old boy whose mentally-ill mother left him home alone to care for his infant sibling.

Landon School Teacher On Jeopardy!

John Botti, a teacher at the Landon School from Rockville, competed for the $100,000 grand prize in the “Jeopardy!” Teachers Tournament on Wednesday, Feb. 15. The “Jeopardy!” Teachers Tournament was introduced for the first time last year and puts a national spotlight on the nation’s brightest K-12 educators. Above: Botti with host Alex Trebek.

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