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Inaugural Class of Leadership Alexandria Honored

Skies Clear for Children’s Festival

Performers and children enjoy weekend event at Wolf Trap.

Skies Clear for Children’s Festival

Performers and children enjoy weekend event at Wolf Trap.

Skies Clear for Children’s Festival

$2.4 Billion School Budget Proposed

Budget includes new positions, salary increases to address growing student population.

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) Superintendent Jack D. Dale presented a $2.4 billion budget proposal to the school board on Jan. 12, reflecting a nine percent – or $202.3 million increase - in next year’s operating budget.

Clouds Over Tysons

The hopes of glorious vision face reality of a post recession Northern Virginia.

Back when Clark Tyler was running meetings of the citizens group planning the redevelopment of Tysons Corner, the transformation of this traffic strangled cross roads seemed a glorious vision.

On the Campaign Trail

Former Democratic National Committee Chairman Terry McAuliffe is not the standard candidate for higher office.

Bryant Fulfills Its Alternative Role

Graduation on Tuesday evening, June 13, was attended by parents and friends of the graduates, teachers and administrators. However, it was also attended by state and local government officials, business representatives, former Superintendent of Schools Dr. Daniel Domenech, and the new Fairfax County Public Schools Superintendent Dr. Karen Garza.

Get Ready for Fort Hunt Park Community Day

Event will celebrate — and clean up — local park.

On Sunday, Sept. 29, the first-ever Fort Hunt Park Community Day will take place at the Fort Hunt Community Park, a 197-acre historical park located off the George Washington Memorial Parkway in Alexandria. The non-profit organization, the Friends of Fort Hunt Park, Incorporated, is co-sponsoring the event with the National Park Service and the National Parks Conservation Association to both celebrate the park and for an official clean up. “We want to celebrate Fort Hunt Park as a vital part of the community and to enhance its recreational resources and its rich history,” FFHPI president Dorothy Canter said.

Brief: National Democratic Convention: An Inspiring Experience

I would like to share with the community some of my reflections on the recent Democratic Convention in Charlotte, N.C. at which delegates nominated President Barack Obama for re-election.

Burke Home Sales: October, 2012

In October 2012, 27 Burke homes sold between $600,000-$209,000.

Burke Home Sales in October, 2012

Letter to the Editor: Saluting Members Of Santa Claus’s Yacht Club

Approximately 20 years ago, members of Santa Claus’s Yacht Club entered the lives of many families who reside in the city of Alexandria.

Area Residents Attend 57th Inauguration

Many brave crowds to witness history.

Local residents were among the hundreds of thousands who left their homes on a cold winter holiday, Jan. 21, to brave packed Metro trains and slow-moving security check points for a chance to celebrate and witness President Barack Obama’s second inauguration.

Week in Fairfax

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Former assistant city manager recalls his time with the civil rights leader.

Performers and children enjoy weekend event at Wolf Trap.

Performers and children enjoy weekend event at Wolf Trap.

Farmers Sell Goods

Uruguayan education official visits Bucknell Elementary.

Barker’s win gives Dems control of Virginia Senate.

Barker’s win gives Dems control of Virginia Senate.

Budget includes new positions, salary increases to address growing student population.

The hopes of glorious vision face reality of a post recession Northern Virginia.

Event will celebrate — and clean up — local park.

In October 2012, 27 Burke homes sold between $600,000-$209,000.

Many brave crowds to witness history.