Brooklyn Marie performed Elton John's "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" during Monday's Cut Week episode. Voting is only open until 2 a.m. Nov. 3.

Celeste Edenloff is the special projects editor and senior reporter for the Alexandria Echo Press. She has lived in the Alexandria Lakes Area since 1997. She first worked for the Echo Press as a ...

Fall-planted bulbs need cool soil to develop roots before winter arrives. The rule of thumb is simple — if you can still dig a hole, you can still plant a bulb. Whether you're planting spring flowers ...

ALEXANDRIA — Reader Julie Zuehlke sent us here at the Echo Press this photograph, and for some people, it’s a particular delight. It’s pampas grass, but it’s special pampas grass. Someone (Julie?) ...