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Nick Roman has owned Fairlington Pizza since 2011.

Behind the Counter

Pablo Cruz Rivera and Isabel Shultz • November 15, 2024

When Nick Roman graduated from T.C .Williams High School — now Alexandria City High School — in 1988, he was a customer at Fairlington Pizza. In 2024, he now serves the same community from behind the...

The newly elected Democratic candidates for City Council celebrate their victory at Pork Barell BBQ in Del Ray. From left: John Chapman, Jacinta Greene, Sarah Bagley, Alyia Gaskins, Abdel Elnoubi, Kirk McPike, Canek Aguirre.

Democrats Sweep Local Elections

James Libresco • November 6, 2024

Read Theogony's live, ongoing ELECTION 2024 coverage here. For the fifth consecutive election, Democrats swept Alexandria’s races for City Council and mayor. It’s been more than 15 years since the...

Today is the last chance for voters around Alexandria to cast their ballots. Polls close at 7 p.m., though anyone standing in line at that time will still be able to vote. Faces blurred for privacy reasons.

LIVE UPDATES: ELECTION 2024

Theogony Staff • November 5, 2024
Election results are in. Here's the latest.
Alexandria City Public Schools

Is DOE Doomed?

Noah Sternberg, Staff Writer • October 29, 2024
The Future of Federal Funding for ACHS
Theogony Take: The Lamentable State of ACHS

Theogony Take: The Lamentable State of ACHS

The Editorial Board • October 8, 2024
EDITORIAL: As the school year begins, we can’t help but scratch our heads at the flurry of seemingly unforced difficulties ACHS is facing.
Naomi Brooks Elementary has been closed since September 26 for cleaning.

Elementary Students Exposed to Lead

Nadja Duss, Editor • October 4, 2024
After a construction project went awry, an undetermined number of students at Naomi Brooks Elementary School were exposed to lead. The school system has no contingency plan for classes.
Challenges with busing students between ACHS campuses have plagued the school year so far, causing a loss of instructional time and significant safety issues.

Transportation Issues Plague School Year

Julia Gwin, Editor • September 27, 2024
Challenges with busing students between ACHS campuses has caused a loss of instructional time and significant safety issues.
Cell phones are an oasis for students and a headache for teachers. Now, state guidance says they are a hindrance to instruction and need to be stored away.

Virginia Bans Phones At School

Nadja Duss, Editor • September 25, 2024
Effective January 1, state policy will prohibit personal cell phones, laptops, smart watches and wireless headphones in all Virginia public schools. It’s unclear how ACPS will respond.
Lyles is now considered an all-time track & field great, and he has been compared to legends such as Usain Bolt. / Courtesy image by Kevmofoto

THE INTERVIEW: Noah Lyles, Fastest Man Alive and Hometown Hero

Liam Brown, Staff Writer • September 24, 2024
Of all the athletes who have graduated from ACHS, none have hit it as big as Noah Lyles ‘16.
Mursal Sultani, a student at ACHS, outlines Afghanistan in the colors of the Afghan flag.

Afghan Students Not Deterred by Human Rights Policies Back Home

Noah Sternberg, Staff Writer • September 23, 2024
The Taliban have cracked down on human rights, but ACHS Afghan students remain resolute.
Democrats, independents and the lone Republican are divided on the issues. / Courtesy images

ELECTION 2024: City Council Candidate Guide

James Libresco, Co-Editor in Chief • September 17, 2024
In a series of interviews with Theogony, the nine candidates for City Council revealed that they are sharply divided over everything from free DASH buses, to how elections are administered, to housing policy.
Classes in elementary schools in the West End do not meet the ACPS standard of a 24 student maximum per elementary class, according to parents who say they have spent years advocating for smaller class sizes.

Bursting at the Seams: West End Schools Exceed Capacity

Isabel Shultz, Staff Writer • September 17, 2024
Parents of elementary school students have a lot to say about disproportionate overcrowding in West End classrooms.
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