Monday, January 14, 2013
The Jan. 19 event honors Inauguration Day.
Some of Alexandria’s younger residents will celebrate the presidential inauguration with a day of service. Several city offices along with Alexandria City Public Schools, the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority and Volunteer Alexandria have organized a Jan. 19 event designed to engage youth in creating a 30-page storybook, which will then be signed by the nation's first family. The day of service is an effort to teach Alexandria’s children the importance of giving back. The events will run from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. at the Nannie J. Lee Recreation Center, Charles Barrett Recreation Center and the T.C. Williams satellite office at Landmark Mall. Activities include games, reading, dancing, discussing “service,” coloring and making a …
Monday, December 17, 2012
The Monday evening event includes opportunities for children to sit on Santa's knee and tell him what they'd like for Christmas.
All of Alexandria’s children are invited to have their photos taken with Santa on Monday. The Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority and the Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities will host photos with Santa at the annual Santa’s Winter Wonderland event. Children will have the opportunity to sit on Santa’s knee and tell him what they want for Christmas and have their photo taken. While waiting, children and their parents can enjoy Christmas story readings by the Grinch, who will read “How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” Santa’s helpers will read “The Night Before Christmas.” The free event takes place from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Charles Houston Recreation Center. "The Night Before Christmas" will be read at 4 p.m. …
Sunday, November 25, 2012
More than 4,000 toys will be distributed to 1,300 youth at the annual event sponsored by the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority and the Alexandria Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities.
The holiday season is here and that means Alexandria communities seek volunteers for many and different causes. The Alexandria Patches are highlighting good causes seeking volunteers during this holiday season. If you’d like your initiative to be featured, please email Sharon.mcloone@patch.com. This week’s volunteer spotlight shines on: Who: Santa’s Winter Wonderland What: More than 150 volunteers are needed to help organize and distribute more than 4,000 toys to 1,300 Alexandria youth. When: Dec. 19 is the day of the event, but organizers are also needed to help set up beforehand. Where: Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St., Alexandria, VA 22314 Why: To help spread holiday cheer to the children of Alexandria. Contact: Jason …
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
Alexandrian Derek Hyra, who works as a professor at Virginia Tech's Old Town campus, studies inner city economic development.
Alexandria resident Derek Hyra, who serves as a professor at Virginia Tech's Old Town Alexandria campus, has been elected chairman of the board of commissioners for the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority. “It is an honor and privilege to serve the City of Alexandria in this leadership role,” Hyra said in a statement posted by Virginia Tech. “This is an important public service opportunity that not only coincides remarkably well with my scholarly interests but it closely aligns with my personal values.” Hyra joined Virginia Tech in 2009. His research focuses on inner city economic development, with an emphasis on housing policy and race. In 2011, Hyra was appointed to serve on the new Small Business Administration’s Advisory …
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
Local chapter of national group seeks to become more involved in City Hall, school system.
The president of the Alexandria chapter of the NAACP sees an opportunity to “change the course” of the branch by reenergizing its members, bringing more young adults into the fold and staying engaged. John Chapman said his journey with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People began several years ago when he reached out to the branch seeking involvement “but nobody reached back.” He was not deterred. “I saw it as an opportunity for change… I wanted to make sure that everyone was included,” he told Alexandria Patch editors in an interview at Buzz Bakery and Café. After his first unsuccessful run to become a part of the Alexandria NAACP, Chapman got involved with a young Democrats group and the Virginia Urban League. …
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Tuesday, July 26, 2011
Residents from Hopkins-Tancil and other areas of Alexandria spoke with mayor, acting city manager and police chief
Citizens met last week to discuss their concerns with Alexandria’s mayor, City Manager's Office and the police about recreation and housing opportunities as well as neighborhood relations. Police Chief Earl Cook urged neighbors to work together to resolve their differences at the Thursday meeting held at the Nannie J. Lee Center. Right now “is one of the lowest crime rates in the city. Every place we’ve been successful, it was community members walking across the street and changing it,” Cook said, alluding to some of the recent friction between residents of government-subsidized housing at Hopkins-Tancil Court and market-rate Chatham Square. “We’ve got in a posture that you want us to fix it. The people who fix their communities are the …
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Trish Huheey
11:17 am on Monday, January 14, 2013
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