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‘Addictive Cell Phone Usage’

Fairfax County School Board spurred to action on student cell phone use

Cell phones

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Big Box Store Replaces Big Box Vacancy in Springfield

Bob’s Discount Furniture is moving into the Bed, Bath and Beyond space

Furniture Store Coming

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Have Fun and Learn about the Environment

Woodlands Stewardship Education Center opens to the public.

Environmental

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In Support of Mural on Water Tank, Gateway to Gum Springs

Mural on Watertank

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Remembering the Fallen in Alexandria

Wreath laying ceremony held for slain officers.

Wreath laying ceremony held for slain officers.

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May Day, May Day, Fire in Lorton

Smell lingered for miles.

Fire in Lorton

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Stop for Pedestrians in Fairfax County Crosswalks

Supervisors adopt ordinance amending county code to stop, not just yield.

Yield

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Celebrating Benchmark in Alexandria

Senior Living opens in West End.

Senior Living opens in West End.

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Restoring Ecology at the Mount Vernon Governmental Center

Gardens and plants

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Never Forget

City remembers victims of the Holocaust.

The Holocaust was the genocide of six million Jews across Eastern Europe under the regime of Nazi Germany’s Adolf Hitler. On May 6, the City of Alexandria honored the memory of those victims during the 35th annual Days of Remembrance ceremony in Market Square.

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Tribute to the Fallen

Wreath laying honors fallen officers.

A tribute to Alexandria’s fallen law enforcement officers was held May 7 at Waterfront Park as the region prepares for National Police Week events May 12-18.

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Friendship Firehouse Muster

Come out Saturday, May 18, in front of Friendship Firehouse Museum, 107 S. Alfred St., for a muster of over 15 antique firefighting apparatus in celebration of 250 of the Friendship Fire Company in Alexandria.

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