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Senior Sharks Have A Ball at Northern Virginia Senior Olympics
Women's 8-ball pool competition is one of 60 events in 25 venues for the NVSO.
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Happy 75th Birthday to Arlington Parks and Recreation
Splash, dance, cook, hike, bat, parlez-vous, bicep curl or ollie.
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Feed Hungry Children in Alexandria
ALIVE! resumes food donations
ALIVE! resumes its food collection from the community.
Alexandria People at Work: Knowing Customers and Beers
Will Bruder opens a tap at Rustico on Slater Lane. Beer slides down the side of the Pilsner glass. "This is very much a neighborhood beer bar," Bruder said. Eight bar stools are full at 4 p.m. on a Tuesday.
Working toward English Literacy in Alexandria
Campagna Center program helps immigrants.
"Good morning ladies." Marcia D'Arcangelo stands in the large central room greeting teachers and students as they walk by, headed for their English classes. She is director of the New Neighbor ELL program in Alexandria funded by the Campagna Center. "We have nine different levels here. We recently added a new entry level of literacy when we discovered some people didn't know the basics of the English language, like the alphabet," D'Arcangelo said.
Alexandria People At Work: New Boutique Opens in City
Elizabeth Todd picks up the phone. "Hey, we just got in this great Veronica Beard classic jacket with a zip-in dickey — just your style. Do you want me to hold it for you?" Todd says she has a loyal client base and she calls to let them know what has just arrived. "I get to know who needs comfortable shoes to walk in on the Hill." Todd has just opened the Hive, described as a luxury lifestyle and clothing boutique, at 301 Cameron St.
Arlington’s Restaurants Have Come Back to Life
Arlington eateries
Alexandria: Faces of Hunger
Stories from a church’s “pop-up” grocery.
Third in a series on childhood hunger in Alexandria.
Support Affordable Housing in Arlington
Arlington for Everyone website features stories from subsidized housing residents to retirees to millennials.
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Arlington County Crime Solvers Awards Luncheon Focuses on School Safety
Reinforcing good decision making by youths.
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Alexandria People at Work: Owens Found His Passion
It was the Saturday before Thanksgiving. Justin Owens, butcher and one of the managers at Society Fair, said, "Today starts the crazy four days. People woke up this morning and realized Thursday is Thanksgiving and we have been getting panicked phone calls asking if it is too late to order their Thanksgiving dinners."