Northern Virginia Community College today announced an innovative degree offering designed to address one of the most pressing skill-demands in the Washington, DC metropolitan area and the nation. In collaboration with Amazon Web Services’ AWS Educate program, NOVA will offer a Cloud Computing specialization as part of its Information Systems Technology associate of applied science degree starting in Fall 2018.

Over the winter, The Neighborhood Pharmacy installed Alexandria’s first permanent drop-off box to provide the community with a convenient option for safe disposal of unwanted medication. The Sheriff’s Office regularly collects the contents and then transports them for destruction courtesy of Covanta.

Laurent and Margaret Ticer Janowsky announced that, because of the prolonged lawsuit against the City of Alexandria by 23 residents, they no longer have the financial resources necessary to complete their envisioned fine dining restaurant and five-room inn at 329 N. Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.

Mark Ackermann, president of Weichert, Realtors’ Capital Region, announced that the Alexandria/Old Town office and one of its top-producing sales associates were recognized for exceptional performance in May. 

The Portner Brewhouse in Alexandria’s West End closed abruptly on June 1. They posted the following notice on their website and via social media about the closing and hint of a possible second act.

As the City of Alexandria prepares for the unveiling of King Street Park at the Waterfront in the fall of 2018, Visit Alexandria is pleased to announce the founding private sector funders of the King Street Corridor Initiative.

Halt, Buzas & Powell announced Tuesday its promotion of Marco Fernandes, Jr., CPA, to firm partner. Fernandes previously worked as audit principal at HBP, where he was responsible for all aspects of the firm’s audit division and managed the firm’s assurance services.

Burke & Herbert Bank raised more than $2,600 for SCAN of Northern Virginia‘s child abuse prevention programs through its an annual coin drive at branches throughout the month of April—National Child Abuse Prevention Month.  

Giant Food announced a partnership with HelloFresh to sell five exclusive meal kits in all 166 stores throughout Maryland, Washington D.C., Virginia, and Delaware. The meal kits are now available in-store.

Giant Food today announced a $2 million donation to the 1,564 public and private schools in Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C. and Delaware that participated in its 2017-2018 A+ School Rewards program.