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Condo Conversion Causes Anxiety
Residents claim communication has been confusing.
Condo Conversion Causes Anxiety
Letter: Time To End TCW's Marching Mandate
Letter to the Editor
One of the most common explanations for why talented Alexandria musicians drop out of band before high school is a little known but antiquated school mandate that in order to participate in T.C. Williams High School band programs students must join the marching band.
Championing Lynhaven, Education and Voter Registration
Rosa Byrd: Protecting her neighborhood, improving her city.
Rosa Byrd and her husband Jack have lived in Alexandria for more than 50 years and for much of that time she has been a community leader and champion for causes to make her Lynhaven neighborhood a safe place to live.
Letter to the Editor: Don’t Disconnect Parents from Schools
The Alexandria PTA Council, on behalf of its 3,000 members (parents, teachers and students) throughout the city, is writing to express our strong opposition to the “Opportunity Education Institution” legislation recently adopted by the state Senate (SB1324) and House of Delegates (HB 2096) and awaiting Governor McDonnell’s signature.
Arlington: Thomas Jefferson Students Learn Global Perspective
Thomas Jefferson Middle School is an International Baccalaureate school.
Multi-colored flags from around the world line the hallways, and a map of the world covers one wall in the main office at Thomas Jefferson International Baccalaureate World School at 125 South Glebe Road.
Arlington: Business Panel Judges Young Entrepreneurs
Student entrepreneurs took the stage on March 31 in the Reinsch Library Auditorium at Marymount University to present their business plans before a panel of local business leaders and a public audience.
Alexandria People at Work: Learning to Eat Healthy
Two women arrive 15 minutes early and are sitting at the table chatting about menus. They are waiting for the third class on April 6 in the six-week series on Eating Healthy, Be Active sponsored by the County Extension Service. Van Do, Family and Consumer Sciences SNAP-Ed Agent, for Virginia Cooperative Extension says, "Today's program focuses on eating healthy on a budget. “
Alexandria Letter: Hidden Agenda Behind Project?
Letter to the Editor
Meetings for the construction/remodeling of the Patrick Henry Recreation Center (PHRC) began around 2004, headed by the Patrick Henry Parent Advisory Board.
Alexandria: Panel on Uninsured Hosts Health Fair
Coverage gap remains issue for some low-income and unemployed.
For the past year, members of the Mayor’s Advisory Panel on the Uninsured have been meeting to discuss how they can help Alexandrians caught in the so-called “Coverage Gap.”
Alexandria Letter: Time to Stop Talking about Talking
Letter to the Editor
“Well, it was a lot of talking about talking,” was T.C. Williams junior Sam Wingfield’s reaction after attending a town hall meeting on the overcrowding at TC’s King Street and Minnie Howard campuses with Vice Mayor Justin Wilson on a beautiful Sunday, Sept. 25. More than 100 Alexandrians, including TC students and teachers, and members of City Council and School Board, came to Beatley Library to discuss what to do about our crowded high school.
Obituary: Larry from Flowers ‘n’ Ferns Dies
Was long-time fixture of Burke Town Plaza Shopping Center.
Calendar March 15-22
Calendar March 15-22
Calendar March 15-22
Calendar March 15-22
Tougher Tests Cause Alexandria Scores to Plunge
School officials say more rigorous standards are to blame.
Test scores are down across Alexandria. But school officials say that doesn't necessarily mean students are doing worse. It means that the tests have gotten harder.
Schools march 7-13
Schools march 7-13
21 Years To Get Out of High School
John Porter was an administrator with a human touch.
21 Years To Get Out of High School
City Schools
City Schools
City Discusses Artifical Turf
Artificial surfaces may address field shortages
City Discusses Artifical Turf
Barnett Retires After 34 Years
Barnett leaves City to director Senior Services of Alexandria
Barnett Retires After 34 Years