Alexandria Letter: Why Develop Small Area Plans?
Letter to the Editor
The City of Alexandria invests thousands of dollars, in the form of employee man-hours and contractor fees, to develop the small area plans.
Alexandria Column: Maintaining Memory
Commentary–Senior Services of Alexandria
If you are a fellow baby-boomer, does an occasional lapse in memory sometimes make you wonder if it is something more serious than a momentary distraction? A
Alexandria Mentor of the Month
Reading Buddies: Yahia and Sharon
I have been working with Ms. Sharon for about three years and it is a lot of fun. My favorite moment was when we went to IHOP and shared stuff about ourselves.
Alexandria: The Accidental Mentor
Commentary-Community Lodgings
Mentoring a teenage girl was the last thing on Dana Gilbertson's mind in 2013 when she visited Community Lodgings, an Alexandria nonprofit that offers transitional and affordable housing and youth education to low-income, predominantly Latino families. Gilbertson had intended to start a birthday program for the Community Lodgings youth, something that she had seen in her native Wisconsin.
Editorial: ‘Disappointing, Not Surprising’
Bills to rein in predatory lending die in Senate committee.
Have you ever paid 36 percent interest on a loan or credit card?
Alexandria Column: SSA Gala To Honor Members of the Community
Commentary–Senior Services of Alexandria
Senior Services of Alexandria (SSA) announced that this year’s annual Generation to Generation Gala will recognize two Alexandria families for their long-term commitment to giving back in the local community.
Alexandria Letter: Regulating Tour Buses
Letter to the Editor
The Alexandria city manager is about to release his appointments to the newly reconstituted Tour Bus Task Force.
Alexandria Letter: Keep Open Little Longer
Letter to the Editor
I lament the closing of small, boutique shops in Old Town like Why Not. But there is one element that wasn't mentioned that I believe contributes to the failure of these little places: their hours.
Alexandria Letter: Best Use Of $6 Million?
Letter to the Editor
Reflect back to November 2013, Mayor Euille had just won a 4th term in an uncontested mayoral election — a landslide victory and his agenda had been totally embraced by the populace.
Alexandria Letter: Preserve Local History
Letter to the Editor
This week began with the 44th Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, a day set aside to remember the man, the mission and the history.
Commentary: Transportation Improvements Will Bolster Economy
Northern Virginia Business Transportation Coalition 2016 policy statement.
We, the undersigned Northern Virginia organizations representing the vast majority of businesses and employees of Northern Virginia’s private sector and nonprofit workforce, believe that a strong, efficient regional transportation network is essential to our region’s future economic competitiveness, security, and quality of life. W
Alexandria Letter: Honoring Robert E. Lee
Letter to the Editor
After the despicable murders in Charleston, S.C. by a mentally unbalanced youth, the City Council, as it should, wanted to express its condemnation of that heinous act. The appropriate action would have been a resolution to that effect.
Alexandria Letter: Cap Number Of Residents
Letter to the Editor
The Gazette Packet’s front page article [“Neighborhood Subdivided,” Dec. 24, 2015] about our City Council’s wrong-headed approval allowing a developer to cram an infill house betwixt two properties he owns in Clover-College Park was disheartening for many reasons.
Alexandria Letter: Tremendous Resource
Letter to the Editor
A community with good parks and adequate sports fields signals a city's strong values and commitment to the health and welfare of its citizens, both young and old. Never before has this been more important in Alexandria than now, as the School Board prepares to move forward the Parker-Gray Stadium project at T.C. Williams High School.
Alexandria Letter: Wishing New Board Success
Letter to the Editor
Congratulations to the returning and newly elected members of the Alexandria City Public School Board. Winning a local election takes a lot of time, effort, and money — yours as well as your supporters’ — and marshalling all those resources towards positive effect is hard work.