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THE HOTEL BENTLEY: SEE ALEXANDRIA FROM A DIFFERENT VIEW

There is a popular scenic print of New Orleans, Canal Street to be specific, taken during the hustle and bustle of a late evening with streetcars on the tracks and people caught in the moment making their way up and down the crowded street. I’ve seen this photograph in many businesses around our great state and, each time, I gaze longingly as if I can hear the sounds and smell the atmosphere of the “Big Easy." An Alexandria transit trolley passes just as I’m rounding the corner of 3rd Street wal

LETTER FROM THE PUBLISHER

This is the month when we move forward. It is 2020 and there is no telling what might happen, but we offer our best for a peaceful transition and look forward to sending this year on its way! We are all doing better ... headway is being made for a vaccine, and whether you plan to take it or not, it will be available. We have progressed to Phase 3 and are happy that our state residents realize the importance of moving forward at our current speed. Remember, the United States went through this in