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Breaking Ground

Inova begins work on new hospital facilities.

Inova begins work on new hospital facilities.

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Hometown Hero

Olympic champion Noah Lyles returns to ACHS.

Olympic champion Noah Lyles returns to ACHS.

Saving the Planet, One House At a Time

Could you do more to achieve eco-efficiency?

Saving the Planet, One House At a Time

Newcomers & Community Guide 2024-25

Find What You Need

Find What You Need

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Community Guide: About Animals

First Call Animal Welfare League of Alexandria

First Call Animal Welfare League of Alexandria

Nine Candidates Seeking Six Seats

On the ballot: Six Democrats, three independents, one Republican

ELECTION GUIDE 2024

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There’s No Place Like Home

Alexandria celebrates its 275-year history.

Alexandria celebrates its 275-year history.

Alexandria’s Free Fall Festival for Animal Lovers is Oct. 13

Paws in the Park, benefiting the AWLA, returns to Oronoco Bay Park

Paws in the Park, benefiting the AWLA, returns to Oronoco Bay Park

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Say Cheese!

Cheesetique celebrates 20 years in Del Ray.

Cheesetique celebrates 20 years in Del Ray.

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’Souls Feeding Souls’ in Alexandria

Cook for Vets to hold fundraiser Sept. 21.

Cook for Vets to hold fundraiser Sept. 21.

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Fighting Fires for 250 Years

Events to highlight history of firefighting.

Events to highlight history of firefighting.

ASC to Host High School Football Night

Varsity coaches to talk season strategies Sept. 18.

The Alexandria Sportsman’s Club will kick off the fall 2024 sports season with its annual High School Football night Sept. 18 at the Old Dominion Boat Club.

‘Resolved: Never Again’

Alexandria News Briefs

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The Legacy of Race-based Covenants

3 practices that created housing inequity: racial covenants; zoning; and limited access to mortgages based on race.

Some real estate developers and others selling property in Northern Virginia from 1900 through the 1960s used race-based, restrictive covenants to maintain segregation, and Virginia’s state and local governments were enablers at times, Dr. Krystyn Moon, University of Mary Washington history professor told a packed room of 120 on August 27 at the Sherwood Regional Library.

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