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Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority (ABC) stores will be open and observe normal operating hours on Veterans Day, Sunday, Nov. 11, and Observed Veterans Day, Monday, Nov. 12.

For our Afternoon Links, we scanned the local papers, blogs, and news websites for a roundup of news and opinion from Alexandria, Virginia and around the area. Here are five (5) news items that caught our eye.

Alexandria, Virginia has been ranked the fourth top digital city of its size in the United States, according to the 2018 Digital Cities Survey conducted by the Center for Digital Government.

The  newly renovated Windmill Hill Park in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia (501 S. Union St.) has re-opened to the public with a new natural shoreline.

Metro is reminding customers of a four-day capital improvement project, starting tomorrow, November 9 through Monday, November 12 (Veterans Day observed) on the Yellow and Blue lines through Alexandria, Virginia.

On our Election Day LIVE blog we'll be updating here throughout the afternoon & evening as Alexandria, Virginia residents head to the polls as election results for Alexandria City Council and Virginia come in.

From November 8th to 11th, the 12th annual Alexandria Film Festival returns with more than 50 screenings at AMC Hoffman Theater and Beatley Library.