Word: alexandria
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...flamboyant Egyptologist. Zahi Hawass, secretary-general of Egypt's Supreme Council of Antiquities, announced earlier this week that his team of archaeologists was readying for the final approach toward what could be the tomb of Cleopatra. The site is at Abusir, some 30 miles from the port city of Alexandria, among the ruins of an ancient temple to the Egyptian god Osiris. Nearly two dozen coins unearthed there bear Cleopatra's profile and inscription, and carvings in the temple enclosure show two lovers in an embrace. A ceramic fragment supposedly mirrors the cleft chin of the rebel general Mark Antony...
...Decker sees [Ward] as a threat,” Winters said. “[The other councillors] will do everything they can to try to make him feel awkward and make him stumble,” he added.ROAD TO CITY HALLWard has lived in Cambridge since 1989. Originally from Alexandria, Virginia, he played football for T.C. Williams High School under coach Herman Boone of “Remember the Titans” fame before going on to Boston University. He was the first in his family to graduate from college, and went on to earn a Masters in education from...
...Good. Get a Reward. Kimpton Hotels' new Lorien Hotel & Spa in Alexandria, Va., is celebrating its opening partnering with Dress for Success, a nonprofit dedicated to helping women transition from welfare to work by providing interview suits and office attire. Guests who donate gently used accessories will receive a 10% discount off their stay, and 10% off massages and facials at the spa. Special opening rates start at $139; after April 30, rates start at $269. The Dress for Success discount is given at check-in. 1600 King Street, Alexandria...
...More than three years after the conclusion of al-Arian's trial, his legal saga drags on. After spending most of that time behind bars, he is now under house arrest at his daughter's home in Virginia. But a U.S. district judge in Alexandria, Va., Leonie Brinkema, may be putting the brakes on al-Arian's ordeal, and is questioning the Justice Department's tactics in prolonging it. "I think there's something more important here," Brinkema said during a hearing last week, "and that's the integrity of the Justice Department...
Several residents drew parallels between the current petition and the zoning variance—a one-time exception to zoning laws—granted last month to Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc, a developer that plans to build biotechnology labs in East Cambridge...