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BREAKING NEWS: Meet Alexandria’s First Black Female Mayor and the New City...
Newly elected Alexandria, Virginia Mayor-Elect Alyia Gaskins (Center) surrounded by her new City Council: John Taylor Chapman, Jacinta Greene, Sarah Bagley, Abdel S. Elnoubi, R. Kirk McPike, and Canek...
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Alexandria’s Favorite Thanksgiving Morning Tradition Returns!
Willy Fink of Gaithersburg, MD, breaks the tape in 22:50 for an Alexandria Turkey Trot course record in 2023. (Courtesy photo) Alexandria, VA – A Thanksgiving morning tradition, the 49th annual...
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Stay Cozy This November With Delicious Meals in Alexandria
Alexandria, VA – November is the start of the holiday eating season. We start the month by eating all the leftover Halloween candy or the candy the kids didn’t eat from trick or treating. The...
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Trinity United Methodist Church Celebrates 250 Years This Month!
Trinity UMC’s Pastor Grace Han flanked by Robert’s Memorial UMC’s Pastor Josette L. Franklin and Washington St. UMC’s Pastor Camille Danielle Pentsil in a historic worship of healing and reconciliation...
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Potomac Conservancy Announces Fundraising Push to Restore Potomac River
Hedrick Belin, Potomac Conservancy president. Sun setting on the Potomac River on a sun dappled early autumn evening. (Photo: Judith Fogel/Zebra Press) Alexandria, VA – “Water, water everywhere, nor...
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‘Join or Die’ Screening at Patagonia Old Town on Sunday, Nov. 17, 6:30 pm
Alexandria, VA – In today’s societal climate, there is an underlying sense of disengagement. Social media has morphed into an antisocial menace, doing more to divide than unite. After the pandemic, we...
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Alexandria to Posthumously Honor Robert Dawkins With Memorial Statue
The late Robert Dawkins will be memorialized with a statue for his contributions to the city that honor others. (Courtesy photo) ALEXANDRIA, VA-Robert Dawkins left an indelible legacy that changed...
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Tips to Maximize Love & Minimize Stress During the Holidays
(Photos/graphics: KFY) By Michelle Smith Howard, President & CEO of Kids’ First Years Alexandria, VA – Thanksgiving officially kicks off the holiday season, and calendars will be filled with...
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Memories and Musings: On Ring O’ Roses and Humpty Dumpty
Cover of L. Leslie Brooke’s Ring O’ Roses (1922) shows nursery rhyme characters playing the game. (Media file is in the public domain) Alexandria, VA – Do you remember the Ring O’Roses nursery rhyme?...
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Tough Conversations: Talking to Kids About Life’s Challenges
(iStock) Alexandria, VA – Life doesn’t always go according to plan, and that’s something every parent knows all too well. From natural disasters like the recent hurricanes in North Carolina and Florida...
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