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Yesterday the Senate of Virginia passed Senator Chap Petersen's Cost Effective Public Buildings Act (SB160) which requires state agencies and institutions to use energy efficient protocols, such as LEED building designs, in new construction and renovation.

Catholic Charities – Thrift Shop Volunteers 125 South West St, Alexandria, VA22304. www.ccda.net/volunteer.php Great for active people with a creative flair and good customer service skills who want to help the community but not be stuck behind a desk! Volunteers 16 and older help with organizing & displaying merchandise, pricing & stocking, working with customers or doing handyman touch-ups around the store. Ongoing position, Tuesday - Saturday, 11am - 3pm. Contact: Nicole Bruno, nbruno@ccda.net

Legislation introduced by Senators Adam Ebbin, (D-Alexandria), and A. Donald McEachin (D-Henrico), will be heard before the Virginia Senate’s Committee on General Laws and Technology on Monday, Jan. 30th.

Alexandria’s real property tax base is up 3.53% or $1.15 billion from Jan. 1, 2011, to Jan. 1, 2012. Residential property increased in value by 1.55% or $284.98 million from $18.43 billion in 2011, to $18.72 billion in 2012.

At tonight's scheduled budget work session, Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) Superintendent Morton Sherman will present the Alexandria City School Board with a $4.04 million Capital Improvement Project (CIP) budget transfer request for outstanding vendor payments.

The Friends of the Alexandria Commission for Women invite you to join them for a benefit performance of Josephine Tonight, a musical biography of showbiz legend Josephine Baker, at the Metro Stage, 1201 North Royal St. in Alexandria, Thursday, February 9 at 7 p.m. The event, which includes a pre-performance reception at 6:30 p.m. and a live auction at intermission, will help raise awareness of and funding for the Alexandria Campaign on Adolescent Pregnancy.

Superintendent of Schools Morton Sherman presented his Fiscal Year 2013 budget to the School Board and the public last Thursday.

Today, Congressmen Jim Moran and Gerry Connolly and Senators Jim Webb and Mark R. Warner announced nearly $116 million in Department of Transportation funding for construction of Phase I of the Dulles Metrorail project.