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Alexandria, Virginia is located in Alexandria County. Zip codes in Alexandria, VA include 22302, 22334, and 22305. More Alexandria information.

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1 hr ago | Patch.com

Business Association Welcomes Del Ray Cafe

The Del Ray Business Association officially welcomed Del Ray Cafe to the neighborhood Saturday morning with a ribbon-cutting ceremony that included visits from U.S. Rep.

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6 hrs ago | Examiner.com

Solace and anger as Lockerbie bomber dies

Nearly 24 years ago, the lives of many American families changed forever thanks to one man: Abdel Baset al-Megrahi. The Libyan intelligence officer was the only person, so far, linked to being behind the bombingA Pan Am Flight 103 on Dec.

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Sat May 26, 2012

Patch.com

Warwick Pool Temporarily Closed

Warwick Pool is temporarily closed because of a power outage, the city announced Saturday morning.

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Fri May 25, 2012

Examiner.com

Let's Roll! Best Area Stroller Hikes

There are a number of underpasses and a few of the areas are not exactly scenic, but it's an easy walk and gives a good opportunity to go for a long distance without a lot of street crossings.

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Patch.com

Grand Jury Indicts Oakton Dentist on 15 Charges

A grand jury indicted Oakton dentist Hamada Makarita on Thursday for allegedly illegally distributing prescription medicine to patients, employees and girlfriends, among other charges.

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The Wave

Arlington's honors are eternal

This month, I spent five days in the Washington, D.C., area and for the first two days and the last two days, I did the usual touristy things walked the Mall, saw the White House and Capitol, toured the National Gallery and Newseum and had dinner in Alexandria, Va.

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KOLD-TV Tucson

Fla. man gets 8 years for $8 million Ponzi scheme

A Florida man was sentenced Friday to eight years in prison for running a Ponzi scheme that swindled hundreds of victims out of $8 million.

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Saipan Tribune

NMI Chapter gets Gold Excel Award from SHRM

The Society for Human Resource Management in Alexandria, VA has awarded the Gold Excel Award designation to the NMI Chapter for its scope of work achieved in 2011.

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Patch.com

Alexandria to Hold Memorial Day Ceremony

Alexandria will recognize Memorial Day with a ceremony at 11 a.m. Monday at the Captain Rocky Versace Plaza and Vietnam Veterans' Memorial outside the Mount Vernon Recreation Center on Commonwealth Avenue.

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Patch.com

Weekend Planner: Festivals, Remembrances and a One-Woman Show

Patch has found a variety of local events for you to choose from this Memorial Day weekend.A Where:A The Lyceum, Alexandria When: A Saturday, May 26 at 8 p.m. Why Go: A This one-woman show stars acclaimed actress Deborah Jean Templin as she portrays nine different women who sailed on the RMS Titanic's maiden voyage.A Light refreshments will be ... (more)

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Fairfax Times

Public Safety notes

The State Corporation Commission has approved a settlement proposal between Washington Gas Light Co.

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Thu May 24, 2012

St. Petersburg Times

Economy showing growth

Jason Kallicragas, right, greets Cheryl Cooper Perez, a regional sales coordinator for Aflac, at a job fair last August in Indepen dence, Ohio.

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PR-inside.com

Washington, DC Area Businesses go From Disheveled to Digitized With...

Innovative storage company, Simple Storage, offers an easy and hands-off solution to this problem for Washington, DC metro area businesses looking for a way to get organized-and stay that way.

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WFMZ-TV Allentown

New fire chief gets early jump on new job

Fire crews in Reading had their hands full Thursday, as they battled a two-alarm fire that sent two firefighters to the hospital.

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Patch.com

Council Questions Location of Capital Bikeshare Stations

Members of City Council questioned the location of stations for Alexandria's Capital Bikeshare pilot program during Tuesday night's meeting at City Hall .

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WSB-TV

US bank earnings rose this winter to 5-year high

U.S. bank earnings rose in the first three months of the year to the highest level in nearly five years and the number of troubled banks fell for the fourth straight quarter.

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Patch.com

Gallery: Muddy Angels Stop in Whitpain

Nearly 90 bicyclists stopped in Whitpain on their journey from Boston to Alexandria, VA on Wednesday afternoon.

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Alexandria Gazette-Packet

Bulletin Board for May 24

To have a notice listed, e-mail gazette@connectionnewspapers.com gazette@connectionnewspapers.com. Call Steve Hibbard at 703-778-9412 with questions.

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Wed May 23, 2012

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TransVoyant Releases GeoVigilance 1.0

Alexandria, VA May 23, 2012 Today, TransVoyanta LLC announced the launch of GeoVigilancea 1.0, a location-based awareness platform designed to aid analysts, operators, first responders and warfighters with geospatial, temporal, contextual and preference decision support.

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Examiner.com

Memorial Day weekend in DC

Memorial Day weekend celebrates the opening of pool season around the country in this northern hemisphere.

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