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Food for Everyone During Pandemic in Alexandria
ALIVE! serves as the City’s basic food resource for people in need through many programs targeting specific populations.
Ann Patterson, Food Program Director for ALIVE!, says that the first week after the pandemic was announced, they packed for 400 in their regular food distribution but 1,100 families showed up.
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Alexandria: Birders Protest Chemical Treatment at Monticello Park
Warbler watch set to begin in this migration spot.
It's almost March 1, the official beginning of this year's warbler watch at Monticello Park in Alexandria.
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Arlington: Kick Off Relay for Summer Reading
Ten-year-old Charley Hicks carries the summer reading Olympic torch on the first leg of the Summer Reading Relay on Saturday, June 4.
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Arlington: Heidelberg Pastry Shoppe Celebrates 40th Anniversary
Cars line the street for blocks for free cake at the German bakery.
The large paddle cuts through the dough in the large aluminum bowl. “This is enough for about 100 carrot cakes,” said Wolfgang Büchler.
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Arlington: Lessons in Housecleaning
Learning to be green.
The five-week Green Housecleaning class for immigrant women began in 2013 as the vision of Andres Tobar, director of the Shirlington Employment and Education Center (SEEC), who said, "We have SEEC that was established in 2000 to help find connect immigrant daylaborers with temporary employment, but these are almost always men. There was nothing for the women. This Green Housecleaning class gets to women with the toughest challenges."
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Kostbar: Bike Noise Is Epidemic
People at Work
A week after the big snowstorm, a blue and silver Trek Excalibur sits on a bike rack waiting for its one-year warranty tune up and replacement of the chain links for more speed. Garrett Kostbar, service manager of Spokes etc. on Quaker Lane, will check all the bolts to be sure nothing has loosened up, adjust the head set to prevent slop or play in the bearing assembly, check the brake adjustment, make sure the wheels are true since the braided stainless steel cable can stretch out and break.
Alexandria: Tucker Modified Calendar Yields a Win-Win
Intersessions provide remediation or enhancement.
The school year is just half over. Rene Paschal, principal at Samuel W. Tucker Elementary School, says the school's modified school calendar has worked well for everyone from school children to teachers to parents.
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Victory Day Fly-in
Disappointed visitors searched the sky at Dulles on Saturday, May 9, hoping for a break in the weather.
Goodwin House of Alexandria Residents Share Memories of Thanksgiving
Residents at Goodwin House on Fillmore Street in Alexandria shared memories of Thanksgiving traditions.
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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.