The T.C. Williams Field Hockey team lost to Westfield last Friday 3-0.

Summer came to an end for the more than 11,000 students who attend Alexandria City Public schools. This morning, school bells rang and students began another year of school.

When you eat at Noodles & Company on Tuesday, September 14, between 5 – 9 p.m.,  25% of the sale from your meal will be donated to United Community Ministries (UCM). The restaurant is generously hosting this event to support UCM and raise awareness of its programs. UCM provides both emergency and long-term services to [...]

PLTI of Alexandria, now in its fifth year, has begun accepting applications for its 2010-2011 program year. Applications for the 20-week program in leadership skills, community building, civics, public policy, and practical democracy action are available and will be accepted until October 4.

Working Americans are the foundation of our Nation’s continued economic success and prosperity. From constructing the first transcontinental railroad to shaping our city skylines, they have built our country and propelled it forward. Through great innovation and perseverance, our labor force has forged America as a land of limitless possibility and a leader in the global marketplace.

As millions of Washington metro residents prepare to return to work and school tomorrow, they should also brace themselves for that dreadful day of reckoning known to local commuters as “Terrible Traffic Tuesday.” It’s the colorful turn of phrase coined by AAA Mid-Atlantic to describe that especially grueling day after Labor Day when drivers and commuters take area roads, rails and bus routes into the teeth of the second-worst gridlock in America. Fortunately, area commuters have access to an array of options to lessen the impact of the world-class gridlock in the capital of the free world, according to AAA Mid-Atlantic and Commuter Connections.

How should we commemorate the Civil War? Is the Torpedo Factory headed for a makeover? Does the City’s plan for recycling amount to Big Brother or is it a big help? These and other issues will be examined in the new program schedule announced by Agenda:Alexandria, a leading issues forum in the city.

King Street Paving Project
The City of Alexandria is resurfacing King Street, between Columbus Street and the King Street Metro. The scope of the King Street improvement project includes two phases. The first phase began on July 12 and includes curb and gutter repairs and new ADA accessible ramps at crosswalks. The work is scheduled Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. for approximately eight weeks. The second phase, which includes milling and paving, will start in mid-September. It is scheduled Sunday through Thursday from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m., and will last two to three weeks, weather permitting. For more information, call Rashad Friday, Project Manager, at 703.746.4049 or e-mail Rashad.Friday@alexandriava.gov.

Monday, September 6 – City Outdoor Pools Close for the Season

The City’s outdoor pool season will officially end on Monday, September 6. The Chinquapin Park Recreation Center’s Rixse Pool is available year-round. For more information, visit www.alexandriava,gov/12352.

The 52nd Alexandria Forum welcomes The Reverend Professor Peter J. Gomes of Harvard University as its featured speaker during two days of lectures and workshops exploring the theme of “Coveting, Curating and Collections: The Art of the Public and Personal Museum.”

The Alexandria Police Department, in its annual effort to foster the start of a safe school year, will be increasing enforcement as students return to school. Additional police and parking enforcement officers will be assigned, to enforce all traffic laws, including speeding, passing school buses, illegal parking and failing to yield to pedestrians.

The T.C. Williams Titans did not open their season the way they would have liked. Hosting the Robinson Rams, T.C. lost fumbles on their fourth and fifth snaps of the game, which handicapped the Titans with a 13-0 first quarter deficit. T.C. never recovered, losing 35-2. The score was 29-0 at the half.

Today, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell led law enforcement officers from across the Commonwealth in kicking off the 2010 Checkpoint Strikeforce campaign at the Virginia State Police Academy. During the event he called attention to significant progress achieved over the past decade but noted that additional work must be done – particularly with regard to protecting the very individuals who keep Virginia highways safe.

The City of Alexandria’s public safety departments will host a joint memorial service honoring the sacrifice of our nation’s first responders in the aftermath of the attacks on September 11, 2001.

During recent weeks, Alexandria has experienced violent thunderstorms, which have often wreaked havoc on our neighborhoods. The loss of hundreds of trees and extensive damage resulted in City employees working overtime to make sure trees, trash, and debris were removed from streets and neighborhoods. These efforts were recently recognized by the Del Ray Civic Association.

Governor Bob McDonnell announced this afternoon that Virginia’s DMV customer service centers will be open both Sunday and Labor Day in order to help process the backlog in license applications resulting from last week’s unprecedented computer issues.

Governor Bob McDonnell announced this morning further steps to be taken to address the unprecedented hardware failure and subsequent data corruption that has affected certain state agencies during the past week.

Following a visit to Virginia’s Emergency Operations Center in Midlothian, Governor Bob McDonnell today highlighted the precautionary preparations being taken by state agencies and officials ahead of Hurricane Earl. The tropical system, currently located roughly 230 miles south of Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, continues on a northward trajectory at 18mph and has been downgraded to a still powerful Category 3 storm as of the 2pm update from the National Hurricane Center

The City of Alexandria has awarded two contracts to local nonprofits to provide services to the homeless. New Hope Housing, Inc., an innovative, award-winning non-profit agency that has provided emergency shelter, transitional and permanent housing in Northern Virginia since 1977, received a contract to operate the Alexandria Community Shelter on Mill Road.

Natosha P. Moore, 26, of Fort Washington, Md., pled guilty today to stealing at least $342,000 from her former employer based in Alexandria, Va.