Inclusionary Dreams
What if Alexandria could force developers to build affordable housing?
If Alexandria wanted to take a carrot-and-stick approach to development, city officials would soon run into a problem. The lure of density is a big fat carrot, which seems to be getting larger each year. But officials in Richmond are holding all the sticks. Chief among them is the idea of inclusionary zoning, which would require the General Assembly to give Alexandria permission to force developers to build affordable housing.
Senior Technology and Avoiding Scams and Fraud
Senior Technology
It’s Academic Is Back Exclusively on WETA
It’s Academic Is Back Exclusively on WETA
Del. Mark Keam Stepping Down from Virginia House
Timing of special election unclear as Vienna democrat departs for full-time federal job
Timing of special election unclear as Vienna democrat departs for full-time federal job
Students Raise Alarm on Senate Bill 656
New policies mandated by Jan. 1, 2023 could hurt LBGTQ+ students.
Does every student in a Virginia public school curriculum, Black, Indigenous, students of color, disabled, immigrant, and others, deserve to be accurately represented?
Beagles on the Hunt for Homes
Area shelters and rescues assist in placement of research-bred beagles.
Sniffing out the prospects of finding love connections, Beagles formerly destined for lives as research or testing subjects, are now putting enthusiastic noses to the search for much easier and pain-free lives as beloved family companions...
‘A Special Place’
Principle Gallery debuts new Torpedo Factory artists.
The Principle Gallery on King Street, in partnership with the Torpedo Factory Art Center, hosted an opening reception for an exhibit showcasing artwork by recently juried artists selected to be a part of Torpedo Factory Art Center...
All Fired Up
Friendship Firehouse celebrates 248 years.
The Friendship Firehouse Festival celebrated the 248th anniversary of the founding of the city’s first fire company Aug. 6 at the historic Friendship Firehouse Museum on South Alfred Street.
Reston Association Chooses New CEO
One-on-one interview with Mac Cummins, AICP
One-on-one interview with Mac Cummins, AICP
Financing the Rampage
Economic toll of gun violence is more than $14 billion a year for Virginia.
All those school security measures to harden your local elementary school add up. So do trips to the emergency room and the multiple surgeries needed to address gunshot wounds. While the human tragedy of gun violence often grabs headlines, the economic toll continues to mount with each mass shooting. According to Everytown for Gun Safety, the annual cost to Virginia is more than $14 billion a year.
Diane’s Journey: The Face of a Rare and Aggressive Cancer
Unknown to most, it takes lives quickly.
On June 16, my sister Diane would have celebrated her 70th birthday in living color with music, fun, and lots of great food in the...