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Alexandria People at Work: Schildge Receives Sammie Award
Adam Schildge straps on his helmet, hops on his bicycle and heads the 7.2 miles from his house in Del Rey to his office at the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) down by the Navy Yard in D.C.
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?
Arlington: College Applications Submitted — The Long Wait Begins
Navigating the process to admission.
The waiting begins for four Arlington high school seniors who have submitted their college applications due in early January. They discuss the college application process, the details, frustrations and strategies.
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.
Do Flamingos Drink Bourbon in Arlington?
...or is it just my imagination?
Scott Sklar, wearing his cowboy hat, sits on the curb amid the flamingos in his front yard.
Arlington Honors Fallen Police Officers
Acting Arlington County Police Chief Charles Penn stands in front of a plaque “In Valor There Is Hope” in the plaza outside police headquarters reading the names of the seven fallen ACPD officers on Monday, May, 10.
Let’s Get Together in Alexandria
St. Martin de Porres Senior Center reopens; HomeAid Northern Virginia helps in rebuilding lives.
St. Martin de Porres Senior Center wasn’t quite open officially for regular activities, but it didn’t stop the regulars from showing up for the ribbon cutting to celebrate the recent renovation on May 25.
From Yorktown High School to Outer Space
Patrick Moran chosen as pilot for commercial space travel program
Patrick Moran is in his car headed for Spaceport America, New Mexico.
Star Light, Star Light But No Star Tonight in Arlington
Your car lines up to join the search for the winter star that used to light up the sky, “giving a glorious aura and making you feel complete.
Church and Preservationists Clash over Graveyard
Preserving cemetery would affect expansion plans.
A controversy has erupted between the Central United Methodist Church (CUMC) in Ballston and Arlington County historic preservationists over a proposal to transform the church property into a new worship space.