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Kluge Takes Helm of LSO

Former ASO director to lead Loudoun Symphony.

Symphony

St. Patrick’s Day Parade returns to Old Town.

St. Patrick’s Day Parade

Little Theatre Earns 43 WATCH Nominations

'Hairspray' is top area production with 22 nods.

With an astounding 43 nominations, The Little Theatre of Alexandria led the way as the Washington Area Theatre Community Honors announced the nominees for the 2012 WATCH Awards Jan. 15 at the Birchmere Music Hall.

From the Heart in Alexandria

Food and clothing drive benefits local charities.

Charitable Donations

‘Hanged by a Mob’

City remembers 1897 lynching victim Joseph McCoy.

Hanged by Mob

West End ‘City Hall’ Named for Del Pepper

New resource center consolidates city services.

West End

Titanic Loss

Balas to leave ACHS for Wakefield HS in Arlington.

Principal leaves

Making Spirits Bright

Firefighters mark 25 years of toy donations.

“This is one of my favorite events of the year.” — Longtime toy drive supporter Bruce Witucki

Award-winning Chef To Head Del Ray's Sushi Bar

The tension was palpable. Only two chefs remained in the Hatsume Festival Master Chef competition in Delray Beach, Fla. Like the popular Iron Chef television show it was based on, competitors had one hour to prepare an appetizer, entrée and dessert using one common ingredient, in this case ginger.

Play Ball

Kelley Cares Miracle Field dedicated for athletes with special needs.

The t-shirts being handed out by volunteers said it all: “A miracle happened in Alexandria, Virginia on November 17, 2102” as the new Kelley Cares Miracle Field was dedicated and officially opened for play.

Alexandria: Amazing Grace

APD mourns loss of first female police K-9.

For more than a year, it looked as if she would defy the odds, but on Christmas Eve, Gracie, Alexandria’s first female police K-9, lost her battle with kidney cancer. “Gracie was not only an outstanding police dog, she was a great family dog,” said APD K-9 officer Steven Escobar.

Obituary: Remembering #81

Julius Campbell, ’71 Titan, dies at 65.

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The Heart of Alexandria

Florence King, volunteers honored for service.

Volunteers honored

Play Ball!

DRBA tops Old Town 21-11 in softball rematch.

Softball match

‘Jekyll and Hyde’

Mills stars in Synetic’s wordless wonder.

“I was very anxious, excited and scared to first start working with Synetic,” said Mills, who stars in the title role in Synetic’s latest production of “Jekyll and Hyde.” “At the callbacks I attended I had no idea what to expect but I jumped in with both feet and never looked back.”

School Daze

Overflow crowds attend first Back to School Family Night.

With the first day of school a week away, thousands of students, parents, teachers and community supporters converged on T.C. Williams High School Aug. 29 for the first Back to School Family Night sponsored by the Alexandria City Public Schools Family and Community Engagement Center.