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Alexandria is once again hosting its popular Restaurant Week with participating restaurants offering specials from Aug. 17-26. Participating restaurants are located throughout Alexan...

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Alexandria will open its recreation centers as cooling stations from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Wednesday as the city continues to recover from Friday’s major storm. Thousands in Alexandria re...

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Inova Blood Donor Services is calling for eligible blood donors to visit their local blood center or mobile blood drive to donate blood or platelets as soon as possible. Donors may s...

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Ahhh, Spider-Man. How amazing can another one be? If you've been reading my reviews for a while, you know two things about Cinema Siren: 1. There will be no bashing a movie just beca...

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It doesn't get more patriotic than celebrating our nation's birthday in the capital, does it? The best fireworks show in town (and probably in the country, in fact) will be launched ...

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Update - 10:45 a.m.: Dominion Virginia Power has posted today's work crews location list.  As of 10:42 a.m., the company reported 170,183 were still without power across the Northern...

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Update 1:30 p.m. Monday: Between 13,000 and 11,000 Dominion customers in Alexandria remain without power  — — — — Update 7:10 p.m. Sunday: All Alexandria City Public Schools are...

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The following city facilities will be open as cooling centers: Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe St. (open from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday) Cora Kelly Recreation Cent...