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Bah, Humbug!
LTA’s A Christmas Carol is a holiday delight.
“Dickens himself was a rags-to-riches story and wanted his fellow Victorians to celebrate mankind and be charitable to those in need.” — Director Jonathan Mulberg
Healthy Advice — Free
Alfred Street Baptist Church’s community fair offers screenings, immunizations and seminars.
More than 300 people turned out Sept. 28 for the 2013 Alfred Street Baptist Church Community Health Fair, where free health screenings, immunizations and seminars were offered as part of an effort to increase and promote health awareness.
Birth of the Blues
ASF, Hammond students team up to build guitars.
Twelve Hammond Middle School students stood before their teachers, classmates, School Board members and administrators Feb. 1 as they gave a musical performance using their own hand-crafted cigar box guitars. As a result of an after-school program sponsored by Alexandria City Public Schools and the Alexandria Court Services Unit, several middle school youth proudly displayed the culmination of four months of work building their instruments.
‘Notorious RBG’
Vigil held to honor Justice Ginsburg
Generations of Alexandrians turned out Sept. 24 to participate in a candlelight vigil and walk in memory of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who died Sept. 18 after a battle with cancer.
Obituary: Charles R. Hooff III
Real Estate developer dies at 80
Alexandria native and real estate magnate Charles Hooff III, principal broker of the firm that bears his name, died Feb. 1 at the age of 80.
Biden Visits Alexandria Vaccination Site
Announces April 19 for expanded eligibility for all
President Joe Biden made a visit April 6 to a Neighborhood Health vaccination clinic at Virginia Theological Seminary, using the occasion to announce the expansion of COVID-19 vaccine eligibility.
Obituary: Thomas “Tommy” Lacey Jr.
Recent T.C. graduate dies at 18
Tommy Lacey was a towering figure.
‘A Mandate from the Workforce’ in Alexandria
AFD union wins vote on collective bargaining.
Union Workforce
‘We Will Be Relentless’
City marks National Gun Violence Awareness Day.
Market Square was a sea of orange as more than 350 people turned out June 3 for the Alexandria Chapter...
Eagle Scouts Soar
ASBC Troop 133 prepares cold weather kits for people experiencing homelessness.
Scouts
The Kelley Cares Mobile
Multi-Sensory room takes to the road.
The Kelley Cares Foundation unveiled its latest and largest project to date with a ribbon-cutting ceremony Jan. 21 at City Hall to officially open the Kelley Cares Multi-Sensory Mobile.
Spring2Action and They Did
5th annual initiative increases volunteerism, online giving to local nonprofits.
For four days, thousands of Alexandrians came together for the 5th Annual Spring for Alexandria, a citywide weekend of events that focuses on giving and service throughout the community.
Remembering Those Who Serve
First Lady marks Patriot Day at Fort Belvoir.
First Lady Michelle Obama marked the 12th anniversary of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon with a visit to the new USO Warrior and Family Center at Fort Belvoir.