Tag: awards

Alexandria Times staff win 11 VPA awards

By Denise Dunbar | [email protected]  Staff members of the Alexandria Times won 11 Virginia Press Association awards at the annual banquet held Saturday in Short...

Alexandria Celebrates Women awards

Through April 15, nominations are being accepted for the ACW Celebrates Women awards. The nonprofit ACW recognizes the accomplishments and contributions of Alexandria’s women...

Senior Services of Alexandria hosts annual gala

By Leslie Golden | [email protected] On March 25, SSA celebrated their 55th anniversary during their annual silent auction and gala. Donita Greene and retired sheriff...

Commission on Aging opens nominations for Excellence in Aging awards

By Barbara Waters The Alexandria Commission on Aging is a 21-member citizen body appointed by city council to advocate on behalf of older Alexandrians. Since...

ACPS teachers named Champions of Children

By Arya Hodjat | [email protected] Three Alexandria City Public Schools staffers won awards for “establishing life-changing services for the children and families,” according to a news...

Alexandria Times wins 21 Virginia Press Association awards

By staff Eight different Alexandria Times staff members or freelancers won a total of 21 Virginia Press Association awards for work published in 2018, the...

Port City Brewing Co. wins national accolade

Port City Brewing Co. won a silver medal for its porter in the robust porter category at the 2018 World Beer Cup in Nashville,...

Local couple on front lines of Stolen Valor law

Doug and Pam Sterner don’t want the notoriety that comes with exposing people posing as military heroes, but with the Supreme Court weighing the...

Honoring ‘extraordinary valor’

Thirty-nine men and women of the Alexandria fire, police and sheriff departments were honored Tuesday during the 24th Annual Public Safety Valor Awards ceremony

Women saluted at annual awards banquet

More than 200 people attended the Alexandria Commission for Women's 30th annual Salute to Women Awards Banquet Monday evening at the Crowne Plaza Old Town