01/10/2022
Check out the Zebra’s exclusive compilation of who is offering “to go” and/or “in person” options for Alexandria Restaurant Week here, and then browse the digital flip-book of menus.
Here Are the "To Go" and "In Person" Options for Alexandria Restaurant Week, January 21-30, 2022
Alexandria, VA -- Check out the Zebra's exclusive compilation of who is offering "to go" and/or "in person" options for Alexandria Restaurant Week here,
11/15/2021
Alexandria City Public Schools is seeking approval of a Development Special Use Permit (DSUP) to construct a new high school campus on the existing Minnie Howard campus site. The existing Minnie Hoard building will remain operational during demolition of the existing recreational facilities and construction of the new school building. Once the new school building is operational, the existing school building will be demolished and the remaining recreational areas, parking areas, and open space will be constructed in its place.
New field lighting baked into Minnie Howard campus expansion permitting
After the 2019 decision to maintain one high school, Alexandria City Public Schools is finally getting ready to send its expanded campus concept to the city for review. Plans specifically for the current Minnie Howard campus are scheduled to go to the Planning Commission on Tuesday, Jan. 4: Alex
10/15/2021
Alexandria’s Old Dominion Boat Club (ODBC) select rowing team had a strong showing at the Occoquan Challenge regatta Oct. 10. The women’s first varsity eight team and freshman girls’ teams won their respective races.
Elite Alexandria Rowing Team Leaves Competition Dead in the Water at Occoquan Challenge
ALEXANDRIA, VA - Alexandria’s Old Dominion Boat Club (ODBC) select rowing team had a strong showing at the Occoquan Challenge regatta Oct. 10. The women’s
08/30/2021
Mae’s Market & Cafe is open for business at the sprawling Atrium Building in Old Town.
Mae's Market & Cafe opens in Old Town
Mae's Market & Cafe is open for business at the sprawling Atrium Building in Old Town. The coffee shop/all-day food market opened last week in space formally occupied by Society Fare. The Atrium Building was built in 1978 and is undergoing an upgrade with other new tenants, including ALX Comm
08/03/2021
T.C. Williams High School (now Alexandria City High School) graduate Noah Lyles will be competing in track and field for the upcoming Olympic games. He is the son of Keisha Caine and Kevin Lyles and has a brother, Josephus, who is also an elite sprinter. Pride
Olympics Results: Tracking Alexandria's Olympic Athletes
Here are the results as several athletes with Alexandria connections compete in the Tokyo Olympics this year.
07/28/2021
Alexandria City High School to host Olympics watch party to cheer on alumnus Noah Lyles
Alexandria City High School to host Olympics watch party to cheer on alumnus Noah Lyles
From comic books to donuts, Alexandrians have been going all out for the Olympics this year -- particularly with T.C. Williams High School graduate Noah Lyles competing in the 200 meter race. Next week, Lyles' alma mater -- now called Alexandria City High School -- will host a viewing party for t
07/23/2021
A special insert to the Washington Post print edition today features a comic book adaptation of Alexandria track star Noah Lyles’ life.
Alexandria track star Noah Lyles gets comic book biography in Washington Post
A special insert to the Washington Post print edition today features a comic book adaptation of Alexandria track star Noah Lyles' life. The twenty-page comic book is accompanied by a special section in the print edition commemorating the Tokyo Olympics, with coverage on the athletes, game schedul
02/25/2021
Sabine Mead, a junior at T.C. Williams High School, has been selected for the U.S. Senate Youth Program (USSYP).
T.C. Student Selected for U.S. Senate Youth Program
Sabine Mead earns $10,000 scholarship, invited to first-ever virtual Washington Week
02/13/2021
The nation’s top public health agency said Friday that in-person schooling can resume safely with masks, social distancing and other strategies, and vaccination of teachers, while important, is not a prerequisite for reopening.
CDC: Strong evidence in-person schooling can be done safely
The nation’s top public health agency said Friday that in-person schooling can resume safely with masks, social distancing and other strategies, and vaccination of teachers, while important, is...
07/14/2020
Superintendent to let “young people lead” through high school name change | News Break
ALEXANDRIA, Va. (WDVM) — For the remainder of 2020, the City of Alexandria’s school board will consider changing the name of T.C. Williams High School, named for Thomas Chambliss Williams. The former superintendent worked in the city from the mid-1930’s until 1963 and resisted desegregation.