Letter: Taxes and Transparency
Letter to the Editor
My latest tax bill includes a breakdown of Alexandria City expenditures, intended to make me feel better as I write my check.
Letter: Where Are Our U.S. Senators?
Letter to the Editor
The conspicuous silence in Alexandria’s mayoral race rests with our two Democratic Senators Kaine and Warner.
Letter: Support Women’s Voices Theater
This fall the Washington metro area has seen more than 50 professional theatres produce more than 50 world premiere plays and musicals by more than 50 female playwrights as part of the Women’s Voices Theater Festival.
Letter: Democratic Values
Letter to the Editor
I’ve been a lifelong Democrat. I am a Democrat because of my values, not the other way around.
Letter: Back to The Past?
Letter to the Editor
Are we the only ones confused by candidate Van Fleet’s mixed messages on business development?
Letter: Hindering Affordable Housing?
Letter to the Editor
On her website, Vice Mayor Allison Silberberg states that she would like to “support nonprofit developers who want to invest in our city’s affordable, workforce housing.” I agree.
Letter: Whose Interests?
Letter to the Editor
Many thanks to Ernie Lehmann [Letter, “Follow the Money,” Gazette packet, Oct. 15-21] for pointing us to the Virginia Public Access Project (www.VPAP.org/commitees).
Letter: Moneyed Special Interests
Letter to the Editor
In a recent letter to this paper, Mindy Lyle questions Ms. Silberberg’s judgement by suggesting absurdly that her opposition to development was essentially a failure to reach a consensus with her fellow council members.
Alexandria: 3 Top Restaurants for Carb-Loading Before Big Race
In advance of this weekend’s Marine Corps Marathon, here are three of the city’s best spots for getting your starch on.
For many area athletes, it’s all over but the shouting — and the running of 26.2 miles during Sunday’s Marine Corps Marathon.
Alexandria People at Work: Every Kitchen’s a Challenge
Shawna Dillon's mother let her pick out the furniture for her bedroom and rearrange it when she was 7 years old and, "I've always, always wanted to be an interior designer."