All results / Stories / Shirley Ruhe
Farmers Markets in Full Swing
A walk around the Cherrydale Farmer’s Market with Stephen Cunningham
Farmers Market at Cherrydale
It’s Easy—Just Fill in the Bullets
Primary ballots will be using ranked choice voting; here’s what that means.
How To Vote: Ranked Choice Voting
Alexandria People at Work: It’s All About the Pan
Mauviel copper saucepans and fry pans hang on pegs across the wall in back of the counter at La Cuisine on Cameron Street.
Matching Students with Tutors
Building Better Futures at TC.
The bell rings at 3:15 pm, reverberating off the hallways. School is out at T.C. Williams High School, and a few students start filtering into the library for tutoring assistance under the Building Better Futures (BBF) program supported since its inception in 2003 by the Campagna Center.
Happy 75th Birthday to Arlington Parks and Recreation
Splash, dance, cook, hike, bat, parlez-vous, bicep curl or ollie.
.
Town Hall Highlights Local Steps on Coronavirus in Northern Virginia
“Stay home. Wash your hands.”
.
Clarendon Farmer’s Market Season Opens
Encouraging healthier eating.
The Clarendon Farmer’s Market at Courthouse slipped into its summer season amidst the raindrops on Saturday, April 2. Chester Beahm has driven 60 miles from Rivington, Va. to open his cheese stand at 8 a.m. Fields of Grace Farm offers four aged cheeses, four flavored cheese curds, two flavors of mozzarella, feta and more.
Alexandria People at Work: The Hunt for the Culex Mosquito
Daniel Sherwood poked the long-handled dipper into the manhole. "Let's see if we can get any here." He peered into the stagnant water in the dipper. "Look at this; we have all four instars in here. These rafts are filled with eggs, and each raft can have 50-100 mosquitoes. See that little guy wiggling around in there," he said. "He is getting ready to pupate. We are really concerned about the pupa. When they get to the fourth instar stage, they stop eating and start laying eggs."
City-wide Food Drive in July
Volunteer Alexandria is hosting a City-wide food drive during the month of July. Sixteen collection boxes are located through the City from Beatley Library to Fairlington Presbyterian Church to City Hall. All of the food collected will be donated to ALIVE!’s food program.
Back to School Already?
Not too early to fill backpacks for those in need.
Not too early to fill backpacks for those in need.
Let the Games Begin
Northern Virginia Senior Olympics competitions are going on around the region.
Northern Virginia Senior Olympics competitions are going on around the region.
In the Kitchen: Working Inside Alexandria Food Trucks
Specializing in what their customers want.
Mike Tokarz has pulled on his transparent plastic gloves and scoops out the second layer of the Pearl Special, a pint-size container layered with mac and cheese, baked beans and chopped pulled pork in the Rocklands Barbeque food truck kitchen.
Postal Worker Rescues Elderly Man on Her Route in Arlington
“If you see something, say something.”
.
Coffee with an Arlington Cop
Coffee with an Arlington Cop
Mask Mandate—Yes or No?
Masks