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The Neighborhood Files
First Thursday: Health and Wellness
The warm-weather season officially gets underway in Del Ray this evening with the first First Thursday of 2012. The neighborhood’s many health and wellness businesses are sponsoring ...
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Government
Opponents of Waterfront Rezoning Ask High Court to Hear Their Appeal
Three citizens are asking the Virginia Supreme Court to reconsider the Alexandria Circuit Court’s dismissal of their lawsuit. The lawsuit requests that the circuit court overturn t...
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Police & Fire
Law Enforcers Collect 227 Pounds of Unwanted Drugs
The Alexandria Police Department and Sheriff’s Office collected 227 pounds of expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs for destruction at the fourth National Prescription Drug Take...
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Government
German Mayor Tours Alexandria Renew Enterprises
A German mayor and a group of government and technical professionals met this week in Old Town to discuss technologies that can be used to generate energy from wastewater. The event ...
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Government
Tenants and Workers United, Others to Rally in Market Square
A group of union workers—Tenants and Workers United—along with other community members, plan to rally in Market Square Tuesday afternoon to demand better housing, healthcare, education an...
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Local Connections
NVCT Wins $500 in Patch Contest
Patch is pleased to announce the winner of a $500 donation from Patch is Annandale-based Northern Virginia Conservation Trust. Earlier this month, Patch ran a contest in which a lo...
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Volunteers in the News
Five Local Leaders to be Recognized at Business Philanthropy Summit
Five local leaders will be recognized as part of Spring for Alexandria and presented at the 14th annual Business Philanthropy Summit on May 4. The summit, held at First Baptist Churc...
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The Neighborhood Files
TV Producer Donates Walk-On Role for Auction in Charity Gala
Living in Hollywood, network television producer Greg Garcia is surrounded by worthy charities that hold fancy events to support good causes. But when the time came for him to lend a hand...