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Del Ray’s Art on the Avenue Goes Virtual
5th anniversary festival to run Oct. 3 to Dec. 25
One of the region’s premier arts festivals is going virtual for 2020, with Del Ray’s Art on the Avenue kicking off Oct. 3 and running through Dec. 25 in an effort to provide ongoing support to local artists.
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Fairfax County Public Schools Offers Free Meals to All Children 18 and Under
Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) Office of Food and Nutrition Services is offering healthy meals at locations throughout Fairfax County this school year under the USDA Summer Food Service Program and the At-Risk Afterschool Meals component of the Child and Adult Care Food Program.
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Alexandria Celebrates the U.S. Constitution
The U.S. Constitution will be celebrated in Alexandria City Public Schools during the week of Sept. 17-23, 2020.
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Pet Pantry’s Doors Wide Open in Alexandria for a Community in Need
Linda Easley didn’t know where to turn.
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Senior Living Homes Adjust to New Normal
Seniors and their loved ones, aware of the high risk of COVID-19, have been devising ways to safely stay connected.
Tyler Przybylek’s wife, Marilyn, is a resident of Great Falls Assisted Living (GFAL), a dementia-care senior living community.
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From Parking Lot to Activity Space in Fairfax City
City to hold Park(ing) Day outside the mall.
Turning an ordinary parking lot into a space for outdoor fun and activities, Fairfax City will hold its second annual Park(ing) Day, next Friday, Sept. 18.
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Appetite: Off the Menu: Alexandria Restaurant News Notes
The shift from summer hasn’t stopped progress: A Del Ray gelato shop nears its dawn, a Chinese restaurant in North Old Town makes a foray outside and a hotel restaurant gets a makeover in name and menu.
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Surviving Katrina: The Plight of Pets Left Behind
Adapted from the original story in the Potomac Almanac, for the 15th anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
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Churchill Students Win Congressional Art Awards
Two Churchill High School students were selected winners in Maryland’s 6th District Congressional Art Competition.
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New Principal for Bells Mill Elementary
With a new principal and new assistant principal, Bells Mill Elementary School is ready to start this new school year with enthusiasm for education, parent collaboration and social emotional growth for all students.
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‘Flower Flashing’ in Alexandria
Garden Clubs unite to spread beauty of nature
The Hunting Creek Garden Club and Garden Club of Alexandria joined forces to provide a “flower flash” at the Alexandria Police Department Headquarters Aug. 5 to culminate a month-long effort to share the beauty of nature with the community.
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For (Some) Women, Right to Vote Came 100 Years Ago
City marks centennial of 19th amendment
Harry Burn was a staunch anti-suffragist.
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Goodbye, T.C.
Majority of School Board members support ditching name of segregationist.
Five out of nine School Board members say they are willing to ditch the name T.C. Williams, divorcing the name of a segregationist former superintendent from Alexandria’s only high school.
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Scholarship Fund of Alexandria Awards Over $500,000 in Scholarships to 2020 TC Titan Grads
181 Graduating Seniors receive scholarships to help make their college dreams become reality.
The Scholarship Fund of Alexandria (SFA) awarded $504,000 in college scholarships to 181 graduating seniors from the T.C. Williams Class of 2020.
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Founder of Stroke Comeback Center Retires
Advocacy for those impacted by aphasia continues at the national level.
Darlene S. Williamson, M.S., CCC-SLP, of Oakton, long-term Executive Director and Founder of the Stroke Comeback Center (SCC), recently retired, stepping away from the non-profit organization she launched in 2005.