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The Journey Beyond ‘Three Hots and a Cot’ in Mount Vernon
Eleanor U. Kennedy Shelter helping homeless for 30 years.
In late August, Mount Vernon resident “Maria” was released from the Fairfax County Adult Detention Center after being incarcerated for one year.
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Landmark Mall: 1965 - 2017
While big plans move forward for Landmark Mall, small businesses prepare for the end.
After a long battle with vacancy, Alexandria’s Landmark Mall has died.
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Ghost Stories of Old Town
Mysteries, phantoms, and Devil-Bats lurk through city streets.
Many Old Town Alexandrians are protective of their city. For some, that defensiveness continues beyond the grave.
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Lost Towns of Fairfax County
Burke Historical Society presents talk on once-vibrant communities that have since faded from view.
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‘It Was the Right Thing to Do’ in Chantilly
Pizza fundraiser yields $2,700 for injured police officer.
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Alexandria: Irreverent Update of Anton Chekhov's ‘The Seagull’
Port City Playhouse presents "Stupid F#@*ing Bird."
The Port City Playhouse is presenting "Stupid F#@*ing Bird" by Aaron Posner June 10-25 in Alexandria.
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Alexandria: WWII Veteran Dies at 95
Bill McNamara survived Normandy invasion.
At 15 years old, Bill McNamara was determined to join the U.S. Cavalry. But when he walked into the local armory one Friday night, he was told he was too young. Not to be dissuaded, he walked around the block, stepped back inside and this time gave his age as 18 to the recruiter. The year was 1936 and McNamara had joined what would become America’s Greatest Generation, one of thousands who left for battlefields half a world away never knowing if they would ever see home again.
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Great Falls: Undisturbed Forest, Detailed Negotiation
Eric Knudsen, Great Falls Citizens Association, advocate for the protection of the environment.
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LTA Presents 'A Christmas Carol'
Ebenezer Scrooge travels with ghostly guides through Christmas past, present, and future.
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Column: Concerned? Get Involved
Commentary–WMCCA
Well, what I can say? I’ve got big shoes to fill as WMCCA President Susanne Lee finishes her term this month, but thank goodness Susanne will remain a wise and trusted member of the WMCCA board of directors as immediate past president and chairperson of the Committee on Planning and Zoning. Picking up from Susanne’s last president’s letter, I’d like to reiterate that while WMCCA is not a political body, we are most definitely committed to protecting the quality of our waterways and streams, and preserving the character of our neighborhoods by making sure that our locally elected representatives, developers, citizens, and county agency officials abide by the Potomac Subregion Master Plan and do not embark on actions that hurt our neighborhoods.
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Ghost Stories of Alexandria
Mysteries, phantoms, and Devil-Bats lurk through city streets.
With 267 years of history, Alexandria is a city fraught with supernatural hauntings.
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Area Social Justice Network Hosts Richmond Wrap-Up
Some successes, some defeats, and a partisan rallying call for 2017 elections.
The 2017 Legislative Session of the Virginia General Assembly was adjourned on Saturday, Feb. 15.
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Alexandria: Sharks and Jets Take over LTA Stage
“West Side Story” features a Romeo and Juliet story on the gang-ridden streets of 1950’s New York.
The Little Theatre of Alexandria (LTA) is presenting "West Side Story" from July 23 to Aug. 13, 2016. The musical features a Romeo and Juliet story on the gang-ridden streets of 1950’s New York, dominated by the Sharks and the Jets. Two teens from the warring gangs meet and fall in love, causing tension between their respective friends. Can the two lovers survive when hate and ignorance are unwilling to yield?
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Bringing ‘A Delicate Balance’ to Potomac
Peace Mountain Theatre Company will produce the Edward Albee play in November.
Until just two years ago, there was only one professional Jewish theatre company in the entire D.C.-metropolitan area — Theater J in Washington, D.C. However, when theater professional Laurie T. Freed and a group colleagues realized their dreams of building a Jewish theatre in Potomac, Peace Mountain Theater Company, Montgomery County got its own professional Jewish theatre company.
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Create a Back-to-School Game Plan
Educators tell how to make the transition less jarring.
As a single mother of a fifth grade student, Christine Schull is already making back-to-school preparations.
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Opinion: Letter to the Editor: A Right To Be Heard
The power of a few should not outweigh the right to due process.