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Tickets for the highly-popular Virginia Railway Express Santa Train event go on sale today at 9 a.m. This year's Santa Train is on Dec. 8; trains will depart from the Manassas, Burke...

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The holiday season is here and that means Alexandria communities seek volunteers for many and different causes. The Alexandria Patches are highlighting good causes seeking volunteers...

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I love Thanksgiving, the reminder to stop and give thanks, the gathering of friends and family, the changing seasons and fall foliage, but mainly, the food. I love Thanksgiving so much th...

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Big retailers including K-Mart, Walmart and Target have announced Black Friday deals available as early as Thanksgiving night in 2012. But ShopAdvisor, a deferred shopping vendor that con...

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Walmart workers across the country are striking due to the stores opening earlier this year for the Black Friday weekend. The closest Walmart protest to the northern Virginia area wi...

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Gas prices are on the decline in the greater Alexandria area, from $3.79 in October to $3.52 last week, according to AAA. If you’re looking for less expensive gas as you hit the road...

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I’ve written a few articles over the past two years about fostering dogs, and multiple readers from the Patch community have stepped up to become foster families. It’s great to see m...

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History and tradition surround Thanksgiving Day, but it's not all food and family.  While this Thanksgiving will be sunny and dry with temperatures in the 60s, big storms have interf...