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Green Valley “Feel the Heritage” Festival Celebrates 30 Years

Green Valley

Column: People at Work in Alexandria

Making Thanksgiving Possible

Tables are piled high with canned green beans, boxes of stuffing and mashed potatoes, cans of broth and yams and marshmallows; “for some reason we got double marshmallows. But one of our volunteers says you have to put marshmallows on sweet potatoes."

6,509 pounds Fills the Cruisers to Overflowing in Arlington

AFAC says need is greater than usual during pandemic

“Customers are comin’.”

Showcasing the Village of Shirlington

Village of Shirlington

People At Work: Painting Lines in the Dark in Alexandria

(And they are straight.)

Stories of Addiction, Pain and Loss in Arlington

Lovitt leads opioid crusade after loss of brother.

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Guest House Expands Services with Additional Residence in Alexandria

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Lucky Danger Adds Twist to Chinese-American Food in Arlington

New take-out opens in Westport

Lucky Danger opened with much anticipation July 21 at Arlington’s Westport behind Pentagon City.

Homeless Services Center is Full and Need is Growing

End of eviction moratorium leaves more demand for shelter.

Homeless Center

Spring Is in the Air at 45 Degrees

Spring dafadoils

Community Fills Up Empty Bowls

Bowls

New Policy Targets Free Transit for Arlington Youth

Buses

People At Work: Whatever You Want — And It Tastes Good Too in Alexandria

TC initiates new healthy Café+Teria lunch line.

Fill 'er Up: APAH and OAR seek school supply donations.

A Turkey in Every Pot in Arlington

AFAC orders 2,500 turkeys to feed needy families

A refrigerated Cisco semi-trailer sprinkled with raindrops pulls up in front of the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) headquarters on Wednesday, Nov. 11.

People at Work: Who’s at the Door? It’s Your Trainer

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Coffee with an Arlington Cop

Survivors Find Healing by Writing Poetry

Poets

Responding to Teen Sex Trafficking

Comprehensive approach seeks to educate teens.

In 2012 Fairfax County Detective William Woolf discovered a 16-year-old girl being prostituted by the M-16 gang. At the time there was little recognition that the problem existed locally. The girl was recovered and since then Woolf has interviewed 300 recovered victims, some as young as 12-years old. After the initial shock, Northern Virginia businesses, faith communities and educational groups sought to understand the extent of the problem.

Part 2 in a Series: Narcan Saves Lives in Arlington

The role of Narcan in opioid overdoses.

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