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It was a festive Sunday with holiday music at the George Washington Masonic National Memorial.

The Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic and the Alexandria Choral Society performed their sold-out “Holiday Dreams” concert.


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An Alexandria judge dismissed a civil contempt charge he previously levied against a local attorney for missing her scheduled court date.

Defense attorney Sameera Ali faced 10 days in jail and a fine for not appearing in Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court on Nov. 19.


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It was quite a weekend in Alexandria.

Alexandria’s Scottish Christmas Walk weekend started Friday (Dec. 6), where hundreds attended the decadent annual Taste of Scotland fundraiser for the Campagna Center at The Atrium building in Old Town.


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Governor Glenn Youngkin’s recently failed attempt to withdraw Virginia from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) is “reckless,” says Alexandria Mayor Justin Wilson.

Wilson, in his December newsletter, said that Youngkin’s efforts are bad for the environment and remove a “vital funding source” for localities in fighting flooding and severe weather.


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Got a Christmas tree yet?

The Alexandria Police Department has already sold more than 300 trees in its annual sale at 110 Callahan Drive — just outside Alexandria Union Station.


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Getting $500 a month from Alexandria with no strings attached is nice, but participants in the city’s guaranteed basic income pilot say things are still tough.

The news comes from a new report and brief on the impact of the first year of the city’s two-year Recurring Income for Success and Equity (ARISE) program.


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It’s a new era for middle school sports in Alexandria, and the girls started it.

On Tuesday (Dec. 3), the George Washington Middle School girls basketball team defeated Jefferson-Houston PreK-8 IB School 22-14 in Alexandria’s first-ever middle school championship basketball game.


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Need a room? Prices at Alexandria Airbnbs are skyrocketing during inauguration weekend.

The inauguration of Donald Trump as president will take place at the U.S. Capitol — just a few miles down the Potomac River from Alexandria.


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There’s a new indoor gym in Alexandria’s West End dedicated to improving baseball and softball swings.

The Dugout, a 10,000-square-foot facility, recently opened for individual and group training at 315 Hooffs Run Road. It’s owned by Layla Burczak, Lacey Forster, Ben Kelley, Amanda Kelley, Ben Matthews and Katy Matthews — all principals in Alexandria Travel Sports LLC.


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“Dogged investigatory work” from the Alexandria Police Department is “easing a spike in crime,” says Mayor Justin Wilson.

Alexandria has seen an 8% overall surge in crimes against people and property so far this year, according to Part I crime statistics recently released by the APD Crime Dashboard. As of Oct. 31, there have been 3,929 incidents this year, versus 3,647 for the same period last year.


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