Tag: st. paul’s episcopal church

Houses of worship contemplate reopening

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] When restaurants got the green light to resume in-person dining, many jumped at the opportunity to reopen their doors. When...

The mystery of the Female Stranger

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] Every fall, Alexandria’s rich history takes on a distinctly spooky tone, the hard facts of the historical record giving way...

Alexandrian Shannon Ayres acolytes at National Cathedral services for Bush, McCain

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] Some of the most powerful people in America, and dignitaries from around the world, gathered in the echoing, awe-inspiring chamber...

Tying the knot: Thirty years, five children and a stand-in blind...

By Denise Dunbar | [email protected] In 1988, Susan Pantzer Hyre had recently moved from the Midwest to the D.C. area to work in politics. That summer,...

Vance Hall dies at 87

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] Vance Hall, a former Foreign Service officer who spent his retirement years volunteering with a variety of Alexandria nonprofits, died...

St. Paul’s Nursery and Day School turns 70

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] Stepping through the front doors of St. Paul’s Nursery and Day School, it’s hard not to be transported back to...

Patsy Ticer: Alexandrians remember legacy of service-oriented former mayor, state senator

By Denise Dunbar and Alexa Epitropoulos Patsy Ticer, Alexandria’s long-serving, iconic former mayor and state senator, died early Monday at age 82 of complications from...