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Offender Aid and Restoration’s annual Second Chance Fundraising Breakfast will be April 24.
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Photo by Sean Bahrami
The finished basement of this Arlington home by WINN Design + Build includes a gym …
Double sinks adorn Silestone Lyra granite countertops in the master bath of the Arlington home …
This Arlington kitchen by WINN Design + Build includes Wellborn Premier cherry wood cabinetry and …
Officer Joel Hughes, Certificate of Valor
Best Whole House Makeover in 10 states: Sun Design Remodeling's conversion of a circa 1960's …
Don Taco on King Street has become a popular happy hour haunt.
Adding a small sitting area allows an older family member to entertain guests without feeling …
The Hi-Tide Lounge, tucked away near King Street, will sport a mod, “Pan Am”-style ambience.
Vola’s Dockside Grill will aim to offer a casual, comfortable ambience with unpretentious, locally sourced …
“As humble as the dish is, the roast chicken is really wonderful,” Hakman says.
Rebuilding Together Alexandria volunteers provide free home repairs for low-income homeowners.
Students on the stage at Patrick Henry Elementary School with signs about plans for a …
Expressing an opinion about the auditorium.
Fire engines parked outside the McLean Bible Church pay tribute to firefighter-paramedic Nicole Mittendorff, 31, …
Roz White and Teresa Castracane star in MetroStage's production of "Black Pearl Sings!" now through …
Subinuer Aikebaier and Thomas Ahern. Subinuer spoke to dinner guests about her determination to leave …
Roz White and Teresa Castracane in “Black Pearl Sings!” at MetroStage.
Del. Paul Krizek on the picket line with striking Verizon workers.
Two volunteers from Alexandria, James Darling and Reginald Maye, have worked at the George Washington …
The potential 300 Madison Street potential food truck location
The 900 North Fairfax Street potential food truck location
Graph from the city presentation depicting survey responses with and without the 500 “uncivil” comments.
The Miracle League Program celebrates the “Live Big” mural.
Map depicting the locations for food trucks in Alexandria
Alexandria’s Civil Disturbance Unit Officer in Riot Gear.
Alexandria’s Civil Disturbance Unit displays shield and pepper-ball tactics.
Volunteers for the Alexandria Police Foundation won the Rock Star award from race sponsor Pacers …
Alexandria Police Foundation executive director Ginny Obranovich, right, prepares water cups for runners along the …
Participants in the GW Parkway Classic make their way along Union Street April 24 as …
James Caple, left, looks on as ODBC president Richard Banchoff makes remarks April 16 prior …
Alexandria residents Cindy Way and James Caple, at right, are joined by Old Dominion Boat …
Cheryl Malloy, ALIVE! – Nonprofit Board Leader of the Year
Tammy Mann, Campagna Center CEO – Nonprofit Leader of the Year
Bill Butcher, Port City Brewing – Small Business Philanthropist of the Year
Ray Crowell – Outstanding Veteran of the Year
U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs Bob McDonald will be the keynote speaker at the Alexandria …
St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes girls’ lacrosse coach Kathy Jenkins surpassed 700 career victories this …
St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes goalkeeper Molly Dougherty had four saves against Collegiate on April …
Caroline Wiseman and the St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes girls’ lacrosse team defeated Collegiate 14-4 …
St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes senior Ellie Carson scored two goals against Collegiate on April …
Students in the Mason Game & Technology Academy Summer Camp will be offered classes in …
Fairfax County Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova was the first of the supervisors to …
All of the Fairfax County Supervisors attended the Leadership Fairfax Breakfast with the Supervisors, even …
Leadership Fairfax President and CEO Karen Cleveland, and Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Karen Garza …
Smiles from Bill Bouie, Chairman of the Fairfax County Park Authority Board and the recipient …
A fifth grade student learns about the structure of the human heart during a Human …
The Art League offers a range of weekly camps for all ages, including teens, from …
Virginia State Police personnel at the Whiteoak Canyon Trail Entrance in the Shenandoah National Park …
The morning of Friday, April 22, the candle lit in hope of bringing Nicole Mittendorff …
Ramps’ availablity is sparse each springtime, but Bigg Riggs has you covered during the season.
The Associates Gallery at the Torpedo Factory Art Center presents work of Kara Hammond and …
Fire Station 32 was filled with Mittendorff's friends, family and colleagues. The station was so …
Photos of Mittendorff were positioned in front of the locker where firefighter/paramedic gear is kept.
Board of Supervisors Chairman Sharon Bulova spoke about the public safety community.
Beginning Sunfish classes sail from the dock on a summer morning to practice the day’s …
Sailors rig the Sunfish in preparation for beginning the day’s lesson at Youth Sailing Camp …
Summer counselors at National Marina Youth Sailing Day Camp give the sailors a safety lesson …
Amy Zang, director and owner of the Youth Sailing Day Camp at the Washington Sailing …
Detective William Woolf says there is evidence of teen sex trafficking in every high school …
Chris Davies, supervisor of Counseling Services for the County of Fairfax, says there is a …
Elizabeth Payne, coordinator for Health, Family Life Education and Physical Education for Fairfax County Public …
Kara Dedon, a Marymount University graduate student, will be the director of the school’s camp.
T.C. Williams senior Dillon Smith, right, assisted what proved to be the game-winning goal in …
Sophomore attackman Brody Dickson, left, scored T.C. Williams’ first two goals during the Titans’ 8-5 …
T.C. Williams junior Sammy Zang finished with three goals against Mount Vernon on Tuesday.
Dave Hellman
Locations of new trails and trail extensions.
Ronald Kirby plaque location.
At the 911’s Police dispatch desk, Kimberly Welch screens calls for the police and sends …
Ephorm Freeman attempts to peacefully resolve a domestic violence call in a training simulation.
Sidewalk improvement priorities.
Artists practicing with an Art League program at the Torpedo Factory.
The award-winning musical group The Intruders entertains the crowd at the Community Lodgings Spring Forward …
Gant and Fran Redmon join Union Street Public House owners Jan and Jay Test at …
T.C. Williams senior Ross Cooper, center, is presented a $40,000 scholarship April 6 from the …
The Scholarship Fund of Alexandria awarded $436,000 in college scholarships to 159 T.C. Williams High …
Alexandria Sheriff Dana Lawhorne
U.S. Rep. Don Beyer
Transitway bus route.
Transitway ridership for Metroway and the 9A Dash bus service.
Alexandria City Manager Mark Jinks (center) and Arlington County Manager Jim Schwartz (right) greet U.S. …
From left: Del. Mark Levine, Alexandria Mayor Allison Silberberg, Alexandria City Manager Mark Jinks, Arlington …
County Board Chair Libby Garvey boards the Transitway bus.
Transitway bus, driven by Akil Nuriddin, takes on its first passengers.
From left: Tracy Leonard, public education manager, SCAN of Northern Virginia; Susan Britton, Child Advocacy …
Alexandria’s Ryan Fannon, left, with Villanova Radio Network engineer Joe Gaines and color commentator Whitey …
Officers in the Tactical Training Unit practice clearing a building.
From Mexican short rib to fried avocado, the array of taco options is almost overwhelming.
What used to be the Flat Iron Steak and Saloon has morphed into an entirely …
“Attics and Alleys” is a three-hour walking tour featuring the rarely seen spaces of four …
Volunteers for a previous National Rebuilding Day.
Amanda Myers started a program to provide donated caps and gowns to George Mason graduates …
Kelly Larkin and the Bishop Ireton girls’ lacrosse team recently suffered their first losses of …
T.C. Williams senior Tavaris James scored 14 points for the Fairfax South All-Stars.
T.C. Williams senior Jordan Jones scored 16 points for the Fairfax South All-Stars during the …
Officers in the Crisis Intervention Team Training practice clearing a building.
Flanked by gun-control advocates and Alexandria city officials, Gov. Terry McAuliffe signs a series of …
Alexandria citizens debate causes and legacy of the Civil War.
George Foote, chair of the Code of Conduct Review Committee, addresses City Council.
Claudia Scott and Barbara Spangler, two Master Food Volunteers, cut celery into bite-size pieces in …
The Del Ray Seniors Club has been divided up into subgroups and challenged with creating …
Grand finale madeira sauce
Van Do, Family and Consumer Sciences-SNAP-Ed Agent for Virginia Cooperative Extension, opens the third program …
Plates up sautéed cabbage and zucchini side
Van Do and Master Food Volunteer Barbara Spangler have rinsed kidney beans to remove the …
Teenage girls, like the one represented here, are picked up after school by sex traffickers …
Detective William Woolf
Frank Wolf, former U.S. representative from Northern Virginia, reads from the study he commissioned from …
The white cast iron furniture is from the late 1800s and the tulip tree in …
Historic Garden Week visitors will see this courtyard on the Old Town Alexandria tour.
On the Arlington-Falls Church tour is this garden, which consists of six “rooms” each with …
This courtyard garden features sculptures created by the homeowner.
This Fairfax Street home is one of the properties on the Historic Garden Week tour.
Paneled recess between dining room and living room.
Soaking tub at entrance to master bath.
The cook's work triangle was configured to facilitate interaction between the food prep island, the …
The starting point in designing the Tersio-Dobrauchi gourmet kitchen was a 4-foot-by-12-foot food preparation island …
This Greek Revival property is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and is …
Marcelo Dobrauchi notes that, while a modular home costs 15 percent less than a “stick-built” …
Recovering from a traumatic brain injury is an uphill climb for retired Army Lt. Col. …
Sreeya Rakasi and Shirley Benedict, both seventh-graders at Rachel Carson Middle School in Herndon, were …
Jonathan Kan, an eighth-grader from Rocky Run Middle School in Chantilly, represents Team Big Pumpkin …
From left -- Project BEST operations officers Sam Desmarais and George Perry, both seniors at …
From left -- Susan Mekenny, member of NVAR Cares, the charitable arm of the Northern …
Let’s talk about it – the attendees at the HomeAid Housing Forum break into groups …
From left -- The panel for the HomeAid “Keeping the Homeless Housed” were Minerva Labrador, …
Who needs the power company? Students at the Project BEST Science Innovation and Inspiration Conference …
From left -- Garva Khandelwal, a sixth grader at Keene Mill ES in Springfield and …
Not your typical teachers, from left, Charles Zhao, Vandana Subramanian, Sam Desmarias, Sahana Ramani, and …
Decoratif on each Wellington
Brushes egg wash on pastry
Sears five-ounce tenderloins and white mushrooms
U.S. Rep. Don Beyer and Stephanie Beyer, Mayor Allison Silberberg, Councilwoman Del Pepper, and Fire …
Gabriel Caicedo and the West Potomac boys’ soccer team defeated T.C Williams 3-1 on Monday.
Head coach Ahmad Sasso on Monday led the West Potomac boys’ soccer team to the …
West Potomac senior Bright Somuah (10) scored two goals against T.C. Williams on Monday.
Alfred Street Baptist Church members and visitors lined up outside of the church, waiting to …
President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greeted members of Alfred Street during Easter …
President Barack Obama and the first family celebrated Easter at Alfred Street Baptist Church in …
The Sierra Club and other local environmental groups gather for a clean energy rally.
Photographs of Melaku Abraha at a memorial.
A look inside Teaism Restaurant in North Old Town
Douglas J. Sanderson
Genie Giao Nguyen with the Voice of Vietnamese Americans asked how crowding in schools could …
Carla Peterson with the criminal justice reform organization Virginia Cure asked the legislators if there …
Ann Solomon asked State Sen. George Barker (D-39) how people who are uncomfortable with concealed …
Kimberly Snodgrass of Gainesville asked Del. James LeMunyon (D-67) for his stance on House Bill …
Dr. Gerald Poje, vice chairman of the Fairfax County Human Services Council, said he’s concerned …
Gay Gardner with Interfaith Action for Human Rights said her organization has received numerous complaints …
Noah and Josephus Lyles are hoping to compete in the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio …
Adarsh Trehan with the League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area expresses frustration that …
Dr. Klara Bilgin, dean of the Virginia International University School of Public and International Affairs …
First responders from the Fairfax County Police Department were among those recognized at the 38th …
Taylor and Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department Technician Ryland W. Chapman of Fairfax nearly …
From left: Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Chief Richard Bowers Jr. presents the Gold Medal …
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Chief Richard Bowers Jr. (left) presents the Silver Medal of …
From left, Chief of Fairfax County Police Edwin Roessler Jr. presents Second Lieutenant Nicholas Depippa, …
Certificate of Valor recipient Master Police Officer Damien E. Cichocki (left) of the Fairfax County …
Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department Chief Richard Bowers Jr presents the Certificate of Valor …
Fairfax County Sheriff Stacy Kincaid (center) presents the Lifesaving Certificate to Sergeant Leslie Sheehan (left).
Second Lieutenant Dana L. Robinson (center) of the Fairfax County Police Department receives the Lifesaving …
News Anchor for ABC7/WJLA-TV Leon Harris was emcee for the Valor Awards held at Westfields …
The Fairfax County Public Safety Guard presents the colors to open the 38th Annual Valor …
Del. Mark Keam (D-35) said five of his bills were passed by Gov. Terry McAuliffe …
State Sen. Chap Petersen (D-34) said the 2016 General Assembly Session did not see much …
Del. Jennifer Boysko (D-86) explains her three bills with regards to expanding who can get …
Del. Vivian Watts (D-39) has been working on prison reforms including facilitating increased literacy and …
Del. James LeMunyon (R-67) (center) sits in the middle of the panel as the lone …
Del. Patrick Hope (D-47) echoed Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-30) that high phone rates in prisons …
Del. Mark Sickles (D-43) said only 24,000 families in Virginia currently receive benefits from the …
State Sen. Adam Ebbin (D-30) speaks about his prison phone rate bill as important for …
Del. Alfonso Lopez (D-49) explains the apprentice program he testified for at the General Assembly …
Del. Ken Plum (D-36) explains his bills that would have made the Earned Income Tax …
Del. Kathleen Murphy (D-34) (left) discusses a scholarship she’s proposed.
Del. Paul Krizek (D-44) said his strategy “to go big” at the General Assembly was …
John Horejsi of Social Action Linking Together introduces some of the social issues to be …
Del. David Bulova (D-37) (right) welcomes members of the Social Action Linking Together to the …
Only 150 square feet was added to the family room, but the four-window course with …
BEFORE: The pre-renovation rear elevation.
Mike and Sandy Nusbaum have enlarged their home four times in the past ten years. …
Chantilly High School freshman Aru Rajpurohit (left) displays her StabilityCup design with (right) Supervisor Pat …
(Top row, from left) Michael Waddell, Kay Lamer, Supervisor Pat Herrity (R-Springfield), James Quigley and …
Chantilly High School sophomores Megan Van Rafelghem and Christine Shan work on building their team’s …
Chantilly High School sophomores Tanvi Nallanagula (left) and Eric Kim (right) fabricate their “Ledge Wedge” …
”Stride,” a design by South Lakes High School sophomore Srijay Kasturi, senses objects up to …
Srijay Kasturi of South Lakes High School (right) monitors a laptop while his father Srini …
JJ Grey & Mofro will be performing live at The Birchmere on Wednesday, April 13. …
Target Gallery, the contemporary exhibition space for the Torpedo Factory Art Center, will become canvas …
Made from the Carolina reaper pepper, YOLO Hot Sauce is She Peppers’ hottest variety.
She Peppers may be best known for its hot sauces, but the company also offers …
Need some dried peppers of your own? She Peppers has you covered.
Kelley Proxmire designed plush interior for a retired couple who downsized from a larger home …
Dr. Michael Lewis recently opened a medical practice in Potomac, Maryland. that focuses on concussions …
Diana Franklin, Vice Mayor Justin Wilson and daughter, Dolores Viehman
Esthefanie Zepata, member of Alexandria’s Black Firefighters
Pictured here: "Peace," Bev Andrews. The Associates Gallery will feature two member artists in a …
