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Christ Church marks milestone with first same-sex blessing

Christ Church marks milestone with first same-sex blessing

By Melissa Quinn As the Rev. Ann Gillespie’s gaze drifted across the rows of people at Christ Church, she couldn’t help but notice that something seemed different. The typically full crowd at the 9 a.m. service [...]

School board sends budget back to Alexandria city council

School board sends budget back to Alexandria city council

By Melissa Quinn Alexandria City Public Schools officials approved the combined funds budget for fiscal 2014 last month, taking into account City Manager Rashad Young’s $3 million proposed reduction. The $226.4 million operating budget is less [...]

City Hall warns cab drivers’ proposed reforms would inundate the market

City Hall warns cab drivers’ proposed reforms would inundate the market

By Derrick Perkins  A recent change to a state law governing taxi regulations could leave Alexandria awash in cabs if City Hall lets drivers move freely between companies, officials say. Cab drivers rallied in Market Square [...]

Could a new waterfront restaurant spark interest in abandoned food court pavilion?

Could a new waterfront restaurant spark interest in abandoned food court pavilion?

By Derrick Perkins  Could a new shoreline restaurant make the nearby abandoned waterfront food pavilion more attractive to potential tenants? The prospect has got local economic experts hopeful. Once home to an unsuccessful food court, the [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]