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For Those Who Serve

World's largest USO facility opens at Fort Belvoir.

Less than two years ago, it was just an overgrown lot in the shadows of Fort Belvoir Community Hospital. But on Feb. 5, the world's largest USO facility welcomed the community with a grand opening celebration of the new USO Warrior and Family Center.

McLean Orchestra’s Paul Frank dies at 76.

Paul Frank of McLean Orchestra Dies

Let the Games Begin in Springfield

Bishop Ireton High School Honors Athletes

Four inducted into Hall of Fame.

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A Fond Farewell

Women Mean Business group disbands.

For 12 years, they gathered in the early morning hours each week with the single purpose of helping in the city's fight against breast cancer. But after raising more than $100,000 for the annual walk and spearheading the inauguration of a new surgical fund, the members of Women Mean Business have decided to disband.

Alexandria: Frank Fannon III Dies

Fourth generation Alexandrian dies at 82.

Since 1846, the Fannon name has been virtually synonymous with Alexandria and no one was prouder of that than Frank Fannon III.

The Music Man

ASO executive director Paul Frank dies at 76.

A conductor’s podium was as much an office for Paul Frank as was the traditional CEO corner suite.

‘Faces Never Forgotten’

Local efforts complete city’s fallen Vietnam veterans project.

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Obituary: Remembering Lewis Stearman

Newspaper publisher, SSA and Optimist Club founder dies at 95.

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Obituary: Remembering Gwendolyn Menefee-Smith

Tenants’ rights activist dies at 75.

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Arthur V. ‘Art’ Fox, Alexandria Waterfront Commissioner, Dies at 72

Fourth of July celebrations in Alexandria are traditionally low key as the city formally celebrates its own birthday a week later with a fireworks display over the Potomac River. The exception was the Old Town home of Art Fox, where for years an invitation to his annual Independence Day party was one of the most sought after in town.

Alexandria: ‘I Wanted A Better Life’

Civil Rights pioneer Nelson Greene Sr. dies at 100.

When Nelson Greene Sr. came to Alexandria in 1953, blacks were the target of racial discrimination, schools were segregated and a poll tax was required to vote.

Community Mourns Loss of Ruthanne Giammittorio Lodato

When John and Debbi Kelly decided it was time for their two young children to study music, there was no question that their neighbor on Ridge Road would be the family's piano teacher. What they didn't realize was just how much that teacher would become a part of their lives — and their living room.

Marine Sanctuary Proposed for the Potomac

ASF apprentices visit Mallows Bay.

Surviving COVID-19 in Alexandria

Life after the coronavirus.

In early March, 18-year-old Ana Murphy came down with a sinus infection. But as her symptoms persisted, her parents, Gregg and Monica Murphy, both became ill. It was then that the family began to suspect that this was not a normal seasonal virus.

Obituary: Bernard ‘Bernie’ Cohen

Trailblazing attorney dies at 86

In 1963, Bernie Cohen was barely out of law school, practicing on King Street in Alexandria and doing pro bono work for the American Civil Liberties Union.

‘Too Blessed to be Stressed’

Jim Henson dies of lung cancer at 84

Jim Henson was a man-about-town, known for his dapper dressing, infectious smile and engaging personality.

Celebrating a Century in Alexandria

Helen Morris turns 100.

100th Birthday

The Few. The Proud.

The 41st Marine Corps Marathon.

For Brooke Sydnor Curran, running the 41st Marine Corps Marathon was a milestone: her 100th marathon for charity since founding the nonprofit RunningBrooke Fund. For Grace Episcopal kindergarten teacher Cara Donley, the Oct. 30 race represented a different milestone.

Obituary: ‘A Life Well Spent’: Joann Miller dies at 91

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