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Alexandria People at Work: Shaping Her Life, Her Art
Renee Altman wedges off a large chunk of high-fired stoneware clay and puts it on the workbench. "It's like kneading dough. I usually do this 100 times." Altman owns The Clay Queen Pottery on Mt. Vernon Avenue.
People At Work: New Smile Brings New Life in Alexandria
Changing lives through Give Back A Smile program.
Yes, Some Places Are Irreplaceable in Arlington
Sam Torrey Shoe Service closes after 55 years.
The cubbies and shelves that normally would hold over 500 shoes, purses and other items are now mostly empty as Sam Torrey Shoe Services prepares to close on Friday, July 31.
People at Work: Worlds You Never Imagined Through 12-Year-Old Eyes
How can 12-year-old Sam Morrison pick his favorite place between Paris, the hinterlands of Thailand or the Sea of Galilee?
Alexandria People at Work: Recruiting as Match-Making
TorchLight Hire: Number 621 out of 5,000 fastest growing private companies.
Heidi Parsont says, "I've always been a connector. So, 12 years ago I randomly ended up in sales/business development and built relationships with companies.
Double Celebration: 45 Years of Guest House in Alexandria
Helping women successfully reenter the community from incarceration.
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Operal NOVA Concert Honors Community Servants
Opera NOVA will hold a community concert to honor five prominent Arlington individuals as well as the many people who serve Arlington through their work as firefighters, police, electrical workers, hospital volunteers, civic association and federation volunteers.
Juggling Grandparenting in Baltimore and Arlington
Making schedules work across the generations.
It is Monday. That means that Mike and Dot Green are caring for their granddaughters Calliope and Thalia Willis in their home on N. 31st Street in Arlington. Dot Green says that Calliope at 3 is very funny and active. She has lots of facial expressions and loves to run … "has to run," Mike Green interjects.
Recognizing Opioid Problem, And Acting in Arlington
Determining what might work for different individuals.
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The Best Way To Solve Violence Is To Get Ahead of It
Teaching middle school and high school students to know what a healthy relationship with a peer looks like, what are the boundaries, and conflict resolution.
Alexandria Station 206 Firefighter Wins Best Chef Contest
Cooking with an eye to sudden interruptions.
Ever wonder what firefighters on 24-hour duty eat for dinner?
Alexandria People at Work: Jones Reinvents Himself at 60
Not a choice: what he was meant to do.
Guy Jones hunches over his clay board panel in Studio 337 working on a pen and ink commission of a guy's dad in Vietnam. "The father is standing there in his uniform but had adorned himself with a beautiful red flower. His son wanted to catch that spin of his father." Jones says he has several pictures of the father as examples and will create a new image. "I sketched the face this morning. By tomorrow I should have it knocked out."Guy Jones hunches over his clay board panel in Studio 337 working on a pen and ink commission of a guy's dad in Vietnam. "The father is standing there in his uniform but had adorned himself with a beautiful red flower. His son wanted to catch that spin of his father." Jones says he has several pictures of the father as examples and will create a new image. "I sketched the face this morning. By tomorrow I should have it knocked out."
Arlington: Life in America ... Heaven and a Half
Personal trainer analyzes people’s behavior.
It is mid-morning, and Mustafa Nazary sits on his living room couch. He had started the day at 6 a.m. with his first appointment at Ultimate Results, his fitness center in Georgetown, where he is a personal trainer. His 5-year-old son Idris, joins him on the couch. “He is hip-to-hip with me.”
Another Day Directing Traffic — But in Puerto Rico
Arlington County Police officers volunteer in aftermath of disaster.
Alexandria People at Work: Chef Couple Cooking through 26 Years at Tempo
Sharing cooking duties.
"First I give the lobster a shower." Serge Albert puts the 1.5 pound Maine lobster under running water to get off "whatever is on there." Today he is making Linguine alla Aragosta, one of the customer favorites at Tempo on Duke Street. "We have one customer who comes in twice a week and orders it,” he said.
The Dress With a Story in Arlington
The dress to wear to the first annual Teacher’s Festival which Dr. Soyini Richards founded to honor teachers
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