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Alexandria: Quiero Taco Bell

New Tex-Mex fast food chain in the heart of Old Town.

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Patsy Ticer Remembered

Former Mayor honored by friends and family.

Alexandria Legislators Come Home

Council receives update on 2018 legislative session.

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Alexandria City Tax Rates

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Honing Alexandria Government Operations

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Students, Commuters, And Sewage, Oh My, in Alexandria

Council discusses investing in city’s infrastructure.

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Parkland, Alexandria

Parkland parent and U.S. representatives organize town hall on gun violence.

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Enough’s Enough in Alexandria

First responders fed up with pay.

Commentary: Committee To Study Virginia School Safety

Commentary: State Legislature Adjourns without a Budget

School Resource Officer Fires Gun in George Washington Middle School

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Educating the Next Generations in Alexandria

Public schools roll out annual operating budget for FY19.

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Down the Drain in Alexandria

State slashes funds to fix city’s combined sewer system.

Alexandria’s plan to fix its raw sewage problem may be going down the drain, at least this year. Leaders in the House and Senate money committees slashed $20 million out of the budget that was supposed to help the city fix its antiquated combined sewer system, which floods the Potomac River with raw sewage whenever there is as little as 0.03 inches of rain.

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