The Living Legends of Alexandria, a 502(c)(3) nonprofit organization, has announced its 2025 class of honorees. This year’s honorees include notable individuals whose contributions have shaped the ...

When the city started, it was a couple blocks along the waterfront of 700 acres. Two hundred years later, it would grow to nearly 10,000 acres. How did Alexandria gain this much land over time? It ...

Aerial photo showing a fifteenth-century citadel on the island of Pharos, where the Lighthouse of Alexandria once stood, and a digital image of the underwater remnants of the monument Coin showing the ...

It’s that time of the year when PBS News Hour invites two of our regular literary critics, Ann Patchett and Maureen Corrigan, to highlight their favorite books of the year. Jeffrey Brown picks up the ...

The Africa Cup of Nations 2025 has taken center stage in December and early January, as 24 teams went to Morocco aiming to be crowned AFCON champs. Now only a handful remain in this brilliant ...

Alexandria sits in the middle of the Kisatchie National Forest. Situated just south of Alexandria is Louisiana State University-Alexandria, a regional campus of LSU. The Southern Baptist-affiliated ...

Alexandra Twin has 15+ years of experience as an editor and writer, covering financial news for public and private companies. Marguerita is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Chartered Retirement ...

Carla Tardi is a technical editor and digital content producer with 25+ years of experience at top-tier investment banks and money-management firms. Charlene Rhinehart is a CPA , CFE, chair of an ...

Ruled 336-323 b.c. Alexander is depicted wearing an elephant’s head on a 4th-century coin. There, Alexander was interred in at least two tombs in different locations, the more notable of which ancient ...

Hail, Mother and virgin, eternal temple of the Godhead, venerable treasure of creation, crown of virginity, support of the true faith, on which the Church is founded throughout the world. Mother of ...

St. Alexander was named bishop of Alexandria in 313 and was a champion of orthodox Catholic teaching. He dedicated his ministry to fighting against the Arian heresy which claimed that Jesus was not ...

A 600-year-old brass seal found in a farmer’s field features an image of St. Catherine of Alexandria. The depiction is chock full of symbolism, and includes items that show she was martyred.