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Pastor gets 8 years for $2 million fraud scheme
A northern Virginia pastor has been sentenced to eight years in prison for a $2 million fraud scheme that victimized members of his congregation and other clergymen.
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‘Hokie stone rule’ not in effect at new Va. Tech campus
The new Virginia Tech Innovation Campus being built in the area soon to be known as National Landing may not include the stone deemed mandatory for buildings in Blacksburg.
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Amazon speculators gobbled up Arlington housing market
Long & Foster said, the median price of what closed in Arlington last month was up 10 percent from a year ago to $607,500.
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Amazon’s move to Crystal City raises concern for working poor
Advocates for working-class communities of color are concerned that Amazon HQ2’s arrival in Crystal City will displace homes in the nearby neighborhood of “Arlandria.”
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‘Virginia Tech Innovation Campus is not Amazon University,’ says Alexandria panel
In a panel discussion organized by Alexandria, Karl Moritz, the city’s director of planning and zoning, said before Amazon was in the picture, plans were underway to develop the area where the innovation campus, which has been dubbed Oakville Triangle, will be located.
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With Amazon incoming, Alexandria may invest more in business attraction
The Alexandria Economic Development Partnership could get more money to attract outside business — City Manager Mark Jinks has proposed an additional $300,000 to AEDP’s budget as part of his fiscal 2020 spending plan.
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Virginia Tech to hold session on plans for Innovation Campus
The city of Alexandria will hold a virtual information session with Virginia Tech to outline plans for the university’s planned Innovation Campus.
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Boundary Cos., still thinking long-term, expands Eisenhower Ave. footprint
The Boundary Cos. has paid $15.1 million for the Atlantic Self Storage site near the Van Dorn Metro station in Alexandria, with plans to eventually redevelop the property as the city’s longer-term vision for the Eisenhower Avenue corridor takes shape.
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Lyft scooters hit Alexandria streets
Lyft has brought its electric scooters to the streets of Alexandria, Virginia, four months after launching in the District and later Arlington.
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In honor of Presidents Day, walking tours of Alexandria let locals step back in time
Every Sunday afternoon in February, Alexandria Visitor Center/Ramsay House is hosting free two-hour walking tours, with stops at key sites throughout historic Old Town.
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Virginia church pays Howard students’ debt
The university chose full-time students with a grade-point average of 2.0 or higher who demonstrated significant financial need, with balances from $100 to more than $3,000, said Crystal Brown, Howard’s vice president of communications.
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Church pays off $100,000 in debt for 34 college students
A group of 34 college seniors set to graduate in May had their student debts paid off thanks to an Alexandria, Virginia, church that raised more than $100,000 during a monthlong fast.
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State says Virginia police officer justified in shooting man
Alexandria police officer Vaccaro fired his weapon on Dec. 2, 2018 and shot 28-year-old Michael Ligon in what the Office of the Commonwealth’s Attorney termed “justified self-defense.”
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Man indicted in 2016 lifeguard rape at Alexandria pool
The woman was attacked on a Saturday afternoon, during Labor Day weekend, Sept. 3, 2016, at the pool in the 200 block of South Pickett Street.
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Prosecutor seeks to revoke release of man found insane in Va. officer shooting
A local prosecutor has asked the judge to revoke the conditional release of a man who was found not guilty by reason of insanity in 2013 the shooting of a Virginia police officer.
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