Home prices in the Northern Virginia region increased while inventory remained low in August, according to the Long & Foster Market Minute reports.

As part of the ConnectED initiative – designed to enrich K-12 education for every student in America – George Mason Elementary students will visit the Alexandria Library’s Duncan Branch to have a facility walk-through and equip each student with a library card.

On Saturday, Sept. 16, the non-profit Exceptional Individuals with Dreams Celebrations in conjunction with the Muslim American Society hosted its eighth annual Eid Celebration for Children with Special Needs. Attendees enjoyed face painting, moon bounces, train rides, pony rides, a petting zoo, cupcake decorating, and arts and crafts.

Absentee voting for the Nov. 7 General Election begins on Friday, Sept. 22. Many Alexandria voters are eligible to vote absentee, for example, if they are:

On Sunday, Oct. 1, DASH will implement the following service improvements on the AT3, AT4, AT5, AT7, AT8 & AT9. 

HomeServices of America, Inc., a Berkshire Hathaway affiliate, recently announced that it has acquired The Long & Foster Companies, Inc., the largest private residential real estate company in the United States by sales volume.

ACPS has received a Safe Routes to School grant to expand last year’s Bicycling in the Schools pilot to six more elementary schools and encourage students to walk and bike to school.

J. Knox Singleton, 69, the longtime CEO of Inova, Northern Virginia’s largest private employer, announced he will be retiring July 1, 2018, completing 35 years of growth for what has become a world-class healthcare system now serving more than two million patients a year.

Today the Health Resources and Services Administration awarded $3,163,584 to 19 health centers in Virginia to increase access to substance abuse and mental health services.

Amalgamated Transit Union International President Larry Hanley released the following statement to mark the 125th anniversary of the ATU.