Alexandria Dispatches: Robbery, Legally Blind Couple

West End Alexandria Patch:

UPDATED: Alexandria Police Confirm Robbery on Duke Street: Police have made no arrests in case.

Little Caesars Coming to Alexandria’s West End: Pizza joint could open on South Van Dorn Street.

Alexandria Man Pleads Guilty to Skimming $1.4 Million in Parking Fees: An Alexandria man who supervised the parking lot at Smithsonian Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at Air & Space Museum near Chantilly will be sentenced in July.

: Husband and wife Bob Hartt and Bonnie O’Day of West End Alexandria are cycling enthusiasts who ride tandem with captains.

Old Town Alexandria Patch:

New Left Turn Restrictions at King and Union Streets: Drivers on King Street headed toward the water can no longer make a left turn onto Union Street.

: A small electrical fire spurred the shelter to need to raise more than $10,000 for repairs.

Virtue Feed & Grain Gets New Chef: What's cooking at the Old Town Alexandria restaurant? Ask Billy McCormick.

Christ Church Celebrates First Same-Gender Blessing: Church volunteers and members Melissa Capers and Brunilda Hernandez were blessed April 21.

Del Ray Patch:

Living Life to the Fullest as a Diabetic Girl: Alexandria fourth-grader Cassie Lustig was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes at age 3.

Video: Mark Wahlberg Answers Questions from T.C. Williams Students: Actor Mark Wahlberg visited Alexandria on Wednesday.

Photo Gallery: Mark Wahlberg Visits T.C. Williams High School: Actor Mark Wahlberg talks to T.C. Williams students about the importance of hard work and finding a passion in life.

Local TV Covers Del Ray's Adult-Only Sushi Spot: WUSA 9 and WJLA 7 both run news pieces about the restaurant Wednesday evening.

Annandale Patch:

Wait Continues for Head Start Program: Fairfax County's pre-kindergarten program will likely go another year without the funding it needs to shorten a wait list with hundreds of kids.

: Supervisors approve amendment to reduce average tax bill hike Tuesday but leave employee pay and schools funding unchanged.

: In ranking of top U.S. high schools, Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology remains the top school in Virginia, but slips in national standing.