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Girlguiding centre to mark 10th birthday with special event
7+ hour, 34+ min ago (281+ words) Girlguiding Norfolk is about to celebrate both a 10th and an 80th birthday with two special events this weekend at the county's Archive Research Centre (ARC). It is 10 years since the centre, now an accredited museum, was founded at Patteson Lodge Estate…...
Place of worship in Portsmouth now a crime scene
15+ hour, 14+ min ago (107+ words) It was a prayer come true for Army veteran Runita Hill. Sunday morning, with an enthusiastic crowd in the pews, Hill presided over the inaugural service at The Sanctuary of Hope in the Westhaven section of Portsmouth. But hours after…...
Art In Every Space initiative turns 15 local businesses into galleries
11+ hour, 18+ min ago (837+ words) Most days, Corcoran Mc Enearney's Old Town office serves real estate clients looking to buy, sell or rent a home. Thanks to the firm's most recently closed deal, during the next few months, the office will now house art created…...
River Renew ribbon cutting completes city's largest infrastructure project
11+ hour, 43+ min ago (1055+ words) River Renew, the largest infrastructure project in Alexandria's history, was officially celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on July 1. Held outside the Alex Renew building on 1800 Limerick St. , the event marked the completion of repairs to Alexandria's four outfalls, which had…...
Education Association of Alexandria to hold presidential runoff election
11+ hour, 31+ min ago (826+ words) The Education Association of Alexandria, the city's only teachers union, will hold a presidential runoff election later this month after no candidate secured a majority of votes in a closely watched race that followed the invalidation of the union's previous…...
Virginia Paving muscled out of Alexandria by City Council
11+ hour, 11+ min ago (1180+ words) Virginia Paving, the street construction company whose West End plant has produced asphalt in Alexandria since 1960, will cease operations at its site in December following a 6-0 City Council vote on July 1. City Councilor Canek Aguirre abstained from the vote. City…...
Out of the Attic: Alexandria's birthday
12+ hour, 14+ min ago (305+ words) For centuries, Native Americans lived in and traveled through the land that now makes up Alexandria. Today's indigenous groups and state and federally recognized tribes and nations of Virginia include the Cheroenhaka (Nottoway), Chickahominy, Chickahominy Eastern Division, Mattaponi, Upper Mattaponi,…...
Alexandria Little League remains relevant after more than 70 years
11+ hour, 58+ min ago (1022+ words) By Jim Mc Grath | jmcgrath@alextimes. com "If you build it, he will come." Many people misinterpret this line from the classic movie "Field of Dreams," inserting "they," instead of "he." Yet, the spirit behind the line which inspires Kevin…...
Commentary: What public schools make possible
13+ hour, 5+ min ago (672+ words) By Michelle Rief, Ph. D. This week, after serving three years as chair of the Alexandria City School Board, I will hand the gavel to one of my colleagues and continue serving as a member of the Board. Serving as chair…...
City needs notification system for property owners
13+ hour, 8+ min ago (320+ words) For all of Alexandria's talk about transparency and community engagement, the city still lacks one of the most basic homeowner protections: a reliable, automatic notification system for residential property activity. In 2026, it should not be a homeowner's job to constantly…...