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It’s rare to find a performance that weaves the perfect blend of drama, empathy, humor and slice of life introspection as deftly as Michael Healey’s The Drawer Boy.

Alexandria’s Commission for Women has announced the names of the honorees for its 33rd Annual Salute to Women Awards Banquet. Eleven women will be recognized for their accomplishments in civic life and for the improvements they have brought to the well-being of Alexandria’s women. The awards are presented for achievement in a wide range of private and governmental pursuits, including the arts, business, service to youth, public policy, health and safety, public service and civic leadership.

More than two dozen City residents and business owners took part last evening in an open house at Alexandria Renew Enterprises’ campus to discuss the construction of a major component of its mission critical State-of-the-Art Nitrogen Upgrade Program.

The perfect murder is often something found only in crime novels. But what happens when a murder mystery novelist dreams up an elaborate murder that actually turns out to be true? The Little Theatre of Alexandria weaves quite a tangled cat’s cradle in Dial “M” for Murder, a whip-smart, fast-paced comedic thriller. Written by Frederick Knott, it originally aired on the British Broadcasting Corporation in 1952 and then in London’s West End.

Feb. 23, T.C. Williams sent its top band students to audition for selection to VA All-State Band and Orchestra. This year eight TC musicians earned the opportunity to audition for the All-State Band based on their exceptional performance in auditions for District X band.

Inmates at the William G. Truesdale Adult Detention Center received an important message of hope from Renaldo Nehemiah, a former world class track star and NFL player, who addressed them in the jail gymnasium on Thursday, Feb. 21.

The Animal Welfare League of Alexandria announced today they have hired Megan Webb as Executive Director/Chief Executive Officer. Beginning Monday, March 11, Webb will lead AWLA’s staff and volunteers to operate the Vola Lawson Animal Shelter, an open-admission facility and Alexandria’s only animal shelter, and implement the City’s animal control contract.

Newly released data reveal more than 42.2 million passengers traveled through Washington’s Airports in 2012. Included in the total are a record-breaking 19.7 million passengers at Reagan National and 6.7 million international passengers at Dulles International. A full report detailing the statistics was presented at today’s Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority Board of Directors meeting.

Alexandria Transit Company mechanics and Sportworks contractors spent this past weekend installing new bike racks on the 53 DASH buses that had not been equipped with them. Now, all DASH buses have front mounted, two position bike racks and bikes can travel on the entire DASH fleet of 73 buses and 5 trolleys.

Bright February sunshine sparkled down on this year’s George Washington’s Birthday Parade through Old Town. This is the largest parade in Washington’s honor in the United States.