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City Council adopted the waterfront plan on a vote of 5-2 after a marathon public hearing. Opponents vowed to fight on in the courts but the issue is settled for the moment.

Linwood Johnson, 49, of Oxon Hill, Maryland, has reportedly confessed to killing Alexandria citizen activist Lenny Harris. According to reports, the two men knew each other and the motive was robbery.

Several members from the T.C. Williams track and field team traveled to Blacksburg this past weekend to compete in the 2-day Virginia Tech High School Invitational, which always produces a number of top nationally ranked performances. This meet was no exception. The top athletes from 114 schools in surrounding states were competing in this prestigious meet.

With just two weeks remaining in regular season play, here’s how the T. C. Williams High School basketball teams are doing.

As Virginia prepares for the beginning of spring fire season which runs from Feb. 15 through April 30, Governor Bob McDonnell is warning Virginians that the threat of wildfires is increased this year due to Virginia’s mild winter.

As family and friends prepare to say a final farewell to murdered Alexandria activist Lenny Harris, Alexandria police are once again asking for the public’s help to identify persons of interest in the case.

In recognition of National Black HIV/AIDS Awareness Day (observed Feb. 7) the Alexandria Health Department is co-sponsoring an education and information symposium with Alleyne AME Zion Church and the NAACP Alexandria Branch on Saturday, Feb. 4, from noon until 4:00 p.m. (registration starts at 11:30 a.m.).

Citizens can learn about plans for Alexandria’s Beauregard Corridor at a free Community Open House, to be held at the Shops at Mark Center on Saturday, Feb. 11, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

State Senator Adam Ebbin, colleagues in the Virginia state legislature and the Attorney General came together today to renew their commitment to fight human trafficking in Virginia.

The following events are scheduled in the City of Alexandria from January 30 – February 5, 2012. For a comprehensive calendar of upcoming events, please visithttp://alexandriava.gov/calendar.