Archive for '__Featured Slider'

Alexandria student vies for geography bee title

Alexandria student vies for geography bee title

By Melissa Quinn Ten-year-old Lars Nordquist will read anything — except for Charles Dickens. The Alexandrian likes to play hockey as well as tennis and transforms into an architect when he constructs Lego sets of all [...]

St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes’ ‘Ms. 1,000′

St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes’ ‘Ms. 1,000′

By Jim McElhatton Anybody who’s ever seen a T-ball game knows it can seem more like junior gardening club at times — easily distracted 5- and 6-year-olds pass the time by digging holes in the infield [...]

Krupicka, Saslaw honored for focus on education

Krupicka, Saslaw honored for focus on education

The Virginia Education Association named Delegate Rob Krupicka (D-45) Rookie of the Year for his efforts to support public schools and teachers during his first General Assembly session. The former state Board of Education member and [...]

Sushi with a twist on The Avenue

Sushi with a twist on The Avenue

By Melissa Quinn For restaurateurs Mike Anderson and Bill Blackburn, a sushi restaurant in the Del Ray neighborhood was a long time coming. But it wasn’t until they saw another niche — for an adults-only venue [...]

Long road to reform worries Alexandria’s cab drivers

Long road to reform worries Alexandria’s cab drivers

City officials are preparing to take another look at the taxi industry, but drivers say their most important issue — moving freely between companies — is a quick and easy fix. About 100 drivers gathered on [...]

Spring2ACTion nets record haul after 24-hour online fundraiser

Spring2ACTion nets record haul after 24-hour online fundraiser

By Melissa Quinn ACT for Alexandria’s annual online philanthropic event, Spring2ACTion, raised a record amount of money last week — $659,951 for 97 local nonprofits in 24 hours. “People certainly understand in the times we’re living, [...]

Quidditch takes off during last week’s tournament

Quidditch takes off during last week’s tournament

By Jim McElhatton John Andrews, 67, stuck a broom between his legs and galloped around the grounds of the Virginia Theological Seminary on Saturday. On any other day, it’s the sort of thing that might get [...]

Marathon tragedy: Local survivor hopes to thank man who aided her

Marathon tragedy: Local survivor hopes to thank man who aided her

By Derrick Perkins His name is Steve and he lives in Boston’s North End. He caught Monday’s Red Sox game. And he helped reunite a scared, dazed and distraught Leslie Malm with her family after the [...]

Alexandria’s cabbies pan proposed credit card mandate

Alexandria’s cabbies pan proposed credit card mandate

By Derrick Perkins A measure that would require Alexandria-based taxicabs to accept major credit cards drew the ire of drivers during Saturday’s city council meeting. As written, the proposal lets cab companies pick the credit cards [...]

Hobie and Monk: College pal wants help covering up troubled past

Hobie and Monk: College pal wants help covering up troubled past

Dear Hobie & Monk, I have a friend from college whom I like a lot and see socially, but she has some personality issues that make it difficult for her to stay in any one job [...]