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Long Live You: Medications: what you don’t know

Long Live You: Medications: what you don’t know

By Dr. Marie Steinmetz This is the second article in a three-part series on common medications and their side effects. This month we will look at PPIs, or proton pump inhibitors. These are some of the [...]

Towering ode to first president finally completed

Towering ode to first president finally completed

By early 1931, the exterior construction of the George Washington Masonic National Memorial was largely complete, and work turned to interior spaces. Though the advent of the Great Depression was taxing the nation, the massive building [...]

Alexandria’s tribute to George Washington takes shape

Alexandria’s tribute to George Washington takes shape

After laying the cornerstone in November 1923, construction on the George Washington Masonic National Memorial proceeded slowly. To ensure that climatic conditions were acceptable — anticipating the inevitable freezing and thaw that is routine in Alexandria [...]

The bicyclist as a scofflaw is a common misperception

The bicyclist as a scofflaw is a common misperception

By Jonathan Krall As a supporter of healthful bicycling, I am often asked why people who ride bicycles so often disobey the law. The short answer is that, in an effort to get to their destinations, [...]

What the Affordable Care Act means for small business

What the Affordable Care Act means for small business

By Bill Reagan The Alexandria Small Business Development Center recently hosted a program to educate small businesses on the implementation of the Affordable Care Act. The takeaway from this session, presented by Taylor Burke, associate professor [...]

After the war, Alexandrians flocked to shopping centers

After the war, Alexandrians flocked to shopping centers

Alexandria emerged as Northern Virginia’s leading retail destination in the years following World War II. King and Washington streets provided almost every shopping experience imaginable, including national chain department stores, elegant dress shops, fine menswear emporiums, [...]

Hobie and Monk: Coping with a 6-year-old food critic

Hobie and Monk: Coping with a 6-year-old food critic

Dear Hobie & Monk, My 6-year-old son is a really picky eater. His repertoire of acceptable foods has dwindled, and he insists on eating the same things prepared the same way. Eating out and with friends [...]

Curtains closed on Virginia 
Theatre after 29-year run

Curtains closed on Virginia 
Theatre after 29-year run

Alexandria’s largest motion picture palace, the Virginia Theatre at 601 First St., opened May 22, 1947, and feature presentation “Carnival in Costa Rica,” starring Dick Haymes, provided the opening-night draw. The new building boasted 1,200 seats, [...]

Running on faith

Running on faith

“Let us run with perseverance the race that is before us …” That line comes from a portion of St. Paul’s letter to the Hebrews. The line is oft quoted to help people move through tough [...]

Love Live You: Risks versus benefits with medication

Love Live You: Risks versus benefits with medication

By Dr. Marie Steinmetz This column is the first of a short series on commonly used medications. This month we will discuss antidepressants. LATEST RESEARCH One of the latest surprises, coming out of recent research and [...]