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Alexandria: Artfully Chocolate is Closing

Artfully Chocolate to close its doors May 27.

When Eric Nelson turned 50 in the summer of 2006, he “jumped off the cliff.”

Pawsitive Partners in Alexandria

ALX Dog Walk raises $40k for local initiatives.

Dog Walk

Santa's Helpers

BFSPA makes holidays bright for area children.

First Night Donates to Schools

$3,000 given to music programs.

For the second straight year, First Night Alexandria has donated a total of $3,000 to the music programs at T.C. Williams High School and George Washington and Hammond Middle Schools. “First Night Alexandria believes in promoting the artistic talents in the city's public school system,” said FNA board president Kerry Donley as he presented the awards.

‘We Are Still Here’

Nonprofits adapt during pandemic with virtual events and services, PPP loans, and ingenuity.

In the grip of the Covid-19 pandemic, nonprofits have provided a lifeline to Alexandrians across the city.

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.

All You Need is Love in Alexandria

Couples share the secret of working together.

It takes a brave soul to go into business with your other half.

Victory Center in Alexandria Transformed for Vaccines

High-capacity Covid-19 vaccination site to open in Alexandria as the one-year mark in the pandemic passes

A large-scale vaccination center for Northern Virginia is slated to open by the end of March at the long-vacant Victory Center, with the ability to provide upwards of 6,000 doses per day of the Covid-19 vaccine.

COVID-19 Claims Life of Brian Miller

Alexandria cases reach 248, with 4 fatalities.

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Operation Warm

New coats help children in need.

Coat donations

‘The Definition of Hero’

Wreath laying remembers fallen Deputy Truesdale.

Wreath laying

And the Winner Is …

Greener Cleaner voted 'Heart of Del Ray.'

The votes are in and Greener Cleaner has been named the 2013 “Heart of Del Ray,” an annual award presented during the Valentine's Day holiday by the Del Ray Business Association.

Wonder Women

Salute to Women Awards to honor 11 civic leaders.

The Alexandria Commission for Women will hold its annual Salute to Women Awards Banquet March 18 to honor 11 individuals who have made outstanding contributions to the community. Honorees at the 33rd annual banquet, a benefit for the Alexandria Sexual Assault Center, will be recognized for their accomplishments in civic life and for the improvements they have brought to the well-being of Alexandria's women.

Gearing Up to Fight Cancer in Del Ray

$20,000 raised for VeloCity founder.

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Floor & Décor Celebrates Alexandria Grand Opening

Design center located on Eisenhower Avenue.

The Stars of Del Ray

DRBA presents annual Star Awards.

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Bon Voyage: Feb. 1 Send-off for Historic Hose Carriage in Alexandria

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‘Unchartered Territory’ in Alexandria

Local businesses struggle amid COVID-19 pandemic.

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Alexandria Civil Rights Pioneer Ferdinand Day Dies

The force behind the philosophy of “Every Student Counts.”

When Ferdinand Day was born in 1918, Virginia had just passed its first compulsory school attendance law for children ages 8-12. But with legalized segregation, funding for the education of African American students was sorely limited, with only four black public high schools in the entire state. It would take decades before one existed in Alexandria.

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