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To the editor: While I commiserate with Jason Matthews regarding his Oct. 2 letter in the Alexandria Times, “The West End: the suburb’s suburb,” it must be noted that the…Alexandria News
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By Melanie Kay-Wyatt, Ed.D. It is important to understand the diverse learning styles of our students in order to help them succeed. With that in mind, Alexandria City Public Schools…Out of the Attic: Alexandria’s Native American past
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Thousands of years before Alexandria’s founding in 1749, humans occupied the area where Alexandria stands today. During the past 275 years, the city has undergone much construction and development. Yet…City Creatives Fall 2025 Profiles
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Click below for our featured creatives in the October 2025 edition of our “City Creatives” special section. Anna Bergman, performer Ellen Hamilton, author and documentarian Frankie Rollins, author Dejan Jovanovic, custom jewelry designer and…City Creatives: Anna Bergman knows the power of music
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By Hannah Marr Anna Bergman can’t help herself. She sings everywhere. She hums at the grocery store, croons while walking her dog through Old Town Alexandria and even sings at…City Creatives: Ellen Hamilton’s relentless pursuit of story
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By Fiona Riley Ellen Hamilton’s story isn’t a tidy narrative. Her whole life, she’s drifted through careers and mediums, driven both by necessity and creative pull, folding each experience into…City Creatives: Dejan Jovanovic’s love of the jewelry journey
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By Ella Mitchell | emitchell@alextimes.com For Dejan Jovanovic, each piece of custom jewelry he designs starts with a conversation. Clients share their ideas, budgets, materials and intentions. Is this a…Alexandria woman receives one year sentence for embezzlement, tax evasion
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By Sydney Kodama | skodama@alextimes.com Katherine Buchanan, an Alexandria-based campaign finance worker, was sentenced to 12 months and one day in prison and three years of supervised release on Wednesday…City Council greenlights 1 Prince St. pump station analysis
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By Caitlyn Meisner | cmeisner@alextimes.com City Council authorized further study of the 1 Prince St. location for the planned pumphouse on Sept. 30 following a Waterfront Commission letter and resident…Undefeated Titans football poised for postseason run
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By Jim McGrath After a rough patch that lasted almost five years, the Alexandria City High School football team is bringing playoff level football back to the Port City. At…City Creatives: Frankie Rollins has found her ‘fifth brain’
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By Sydney Kodama | skodama@alextimes.com Alexandria native Frankie Rollins has hit her stride as a writer and coach after working 41 different jobs throughout her life to sustain her passion.…AnneMarie Evans
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AnneMarie Evans, 68 of Alexandria, Virginia, died on Sept. 2, 2025. Born on Jan. 9, 1957 in Massapequa, New York, to Ann and Charles Olsen, she attended Lindenhurst Elementary and…Tying the Knot: ‘Orbiting each other’
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By Sydney Kodama | skodama@alextimes.com Clarice Medrano and Riley Little orbited each other for years before finally dating and saying “I do” in June. After meeting in a class freshman…Say ‘I do’ in Old Town
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By Jazmin Portnow When couples dream of a wedding that feels both timeless and distinct in the DMV area, Old Town Alexandria often makes its way to the top of…Paws in the Park event returns Oct. 12
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By Erin Shackelford Paws in the Park returns to Oronoco Bay Park in Old Town on Oct. 12 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and is guaranteed to be even…Out of the Attic: From Arlandria to Chirilagua
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By Kate Rutherford The neighborhood of Chirilagua is home to a significant portion of Alexandria’s Hispanic community; however, until the 1980s, very few Latin Americans lived in the neighborhood. Officially…About Alexandria with Mark Eaton: Energy use intensity standards matter
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By Mark Eaton Two policy review processes underway in Alexandria will have significant effects on the city’s built environment. The Housing 2040 Master Plan will extensively update the city’s 2014…The West End: the suburb’s suburb
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To the editor: I sometimes wonder if I truly live in the City of Alexandria when I travel through my West End neighborhood. Too often, the West End feels like…October 2025
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Oct. 2, 2025 The post October 2025 appeared first on Alexandria Times.Alexandria School Board rejects ACPS/DASH proposal
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By Caitlyn Meisner | cmeisner@alextimes.com The Alexandria School Board rejected the proposal of shared services between DASH and Alexandria City Public Schools on Monday. In a statement to City Council…Office vacancy rates remain high, AEDP mid-year report shows
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By Sydney Kodama | skodama@alextimes.com Alexandria has a high office vacancy rate of 22% and has adapted to a changing real estate landscape by converting office buildings into residences, recent…Creative rock-lending station on Mount Vernon Avenue builds community
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By Ella Mitchell | emitchell@alextimes.com If the neon-painted rocks adorned with enlarged cartoon eyes and positive phrases on a Mount Vernon Avenue stoop didn’t signal that they weren’t in their…Onstage, Alexandria: October 2025
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By Mark Edelman As the weather cools and the trees dazzle in their dormancy, it’s a great time to find a seat at one of our local performing arts venues.…Alexandria Planning Department Notice of Administrative Review
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ALEXANDRIA PLANNING DEPARTMENT NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW In accordance with Section 11-500 of the Zoning Ordinance, the following Special Use Permit application(s) may be approved by the Director of Planning…Board of Architectural Review-Legal Notice of a Public Hearing_10.16.25 REVISED
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Board of Architectural Review LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING THIS IS A REVISED ADVERTISEMENT A Public Hearing will be held by the Board of Architectural Review on Thursday, October…Summons in the Eighth Judicial District Court of the state of Nevada
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Summons IN THE EIGHTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT COURT OF THE STATE OF NEVADA IN AND FOR CLARK COUNTY Case No. A-25-916004-B: Notice is hereby given that a Verified Shareholder Derivative Complaint…Notice of Service by Publication
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NORTH CAROLINA WILSON COUNTY IN THE GENERAL COURT OF JUSTICE DISTRICT COURT DIVISION FILE NO.: 25SP001212-970 JAMES WALTER LUCAS AND WIFE, BARBARA LUCAS, Petitioners vs. RANDOLPH LUCAS, CHRISTIE PITTMAN AND…Luxy Transit Services-Public Notice
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The post Luxy Transit Services-Public Notice appeared first on Alexandria Times.ARHA-Request for Proposal
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ALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION & CITY COUNCIL OCTOBER 9, 2025, 7:00 PM PLANNING COMMISSION OCTOBER 18, 2025, 9:30 AM CITY COUNCIL The items described below will be heard by the Planning…