Thursday, October 31
Fund for Fire Damaged Belle View Businesses Established
Pitch in to help businesses damaged and devastated by fire, water.
Fire Benefit Fund
Wednesday, October 30
Generation Gap
Millennials and Gen X now outnumber older voters. So why do Baby Boomers dominate?
Millennials and Gen Xers now outnumber Baby Boomers and older voters in Virginia, according to data from the Census Bureau. But that doesn’t mean they have as much influence. Census numbers also show another trend: People over the age of 45 vote at much higher rates.
2018 Report: Nearly 7,000 Virginia Absentee Ballots Mailed Too Late
Voters have already returned more absentee ballots in 2019 than the last time all 140 seats in the General Assembly were on the ballot.
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Monday, October 28
Friday, October 25
Off-Year Campaign Cash
Money from Alexandria will help shape Election 2019.
More than $3.5 million in campaign cash has an Alexandria mailing address this election cycle, a spending spree that reflects the stakes this year’s election. Control of the House of Delegates and state Senate is at stake, and partisans on both sides are trying to influence the outcome.
Thursday, October 24
Wednesday, October 23
2.4 Million Older Adults in U.S. Identify as LGBT
The joys and obstacles of coming out later in life
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Tuesday, October 22
Monday, October 21
Friday, October 18
Little Theatre of Alexandria Stages “The Haunting of Hill House”
Enjoy a gothic horror production just in time for Halloween.
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Wednesday, October 16
Keeping Children Safe on Halloween
Safety advocates offer tips ranging from costumes to trick-or-treating.
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Nice Work If You Can Get It
Eight Alexandria city officials pull in more than $200,000 a year.
.Alexandria does not have the top-paid government officials in the region. But it certainly doesn’t have the poorest, either. According to information received in a Freedom of Information Act request, Alexandria’s City Manager, Mark Jinks, pulls in a cool $288,000 a year. That’s at the top end of the range for local government chief appointed managers and administrators who oversee governments with a population of 100,000 or more, according to an annual survey conducted by the International City/County Management Association.
Tuesday, October 15
No More Curbside Pickup for Glass in Northern Virginia
Residents will have to take their glass bottles and jars to a purple bin.
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Monday, October 14
Saturday, October 12
Demand Curve in Alexandria
Labor shortage and housing shortfall lead to affordability crisis.
The number of jobs in the region is on the rise, a trend that will only be exacerbated when Amazon brings 25,000 new jobs to town. Meanwhile, unemployment in Alexandria is at about 2 percent, so low that it’s essentially full employment.
Wednesday, October 9
Local Designers Create Dream Home for Charity
Proceeds will help preserve historic sites such as an Underground Railroad stop and one of the first public schools for African Americans.
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Tuesday, October 8
Building Community that Works for Everyone
Maj. Gen. Carl H. McNair Jr. receives community leadership award.
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Monday, October 7
Departmental Progressive Club Honors Community Service in Alexandria
Organization celebrates 92 years.
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Friday, October 4
Waterfront Construction Casts a Long Shadow Over Sightseeing
Size of project surprises some.
Waterfront Construction
One School, One City in Alexandria
School Board abandons plan to build a second high school, avoids dividing students.
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More Students, Fewer Dollars
Schools are bursting at the seams while trying to do more with less.
.Enrollment is up, and funding is down. That’s the conclusion of a new report from the Commonwealth Institute for Fiscal Analysis, which looked at funding and staffing trends at every school division in Virginia.
Wednesday, October 2
Supporting Friends and Loved Ones with Breast Cancer
Choosing words and actions that don’t cause additional pain.
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Local Teens Make Washington International Horse Show Work
Show engages local teenagers to brainstorm, help with Kids’ Day, Barn Night and more.
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