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Board of Zoning Appeals Overturns Planning Director's Determination on Waterfront Plan

City officials vow to appeal ruling to Circuit Court in dramatic turn of events.

The waterfront plan is dead, at least for now.

Business Matters

The city’s latest round of business and professional license taxes, which were due in March, reveal a city on the rebound.

Council Notebook

Del Ray is sometimes called “the little neighborhood that could,” a reference to the area’s history as a residential spot for railroad workers at Potomac Yard.

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School System Presents Site Plan to City Hall for Jefferson-Houston

Old school would be demolished; new school to be constructed in its place.

After years of failing test scores and faltering attendance, school officials now have a plan to demolish the existing Jefferson-Houston School and build a new one.

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What Will Happen to Hundreds of Workforce Units at Southern Edge of Old Town?

Fate of Hunting Towers is at stake as VDOT considers sale on the open market.

After almost a decade as a reluctant landlord, the Virginia Department of Transportation is getting out of the property rental game.

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Alexandria and Arlington at odds Over Streetcars Versus Bus-Rapid Transit

Transit riders could have to get off the Arlington streetcar to board an Alexandria bus.

Arlington and Alexandria planning officials are moving in different directions along Route One.

Week in Alexandria

In an emotional speech to the Alexandria Democratic Committee Monday night, four-term Del. David Englin (D-45) said he will not seek reelection to the House of Delegates next year.

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Alexandria City Council Campaign Shifts Westward As Two New Candidates Enter Race

Displacement of poor and Latino citizens to be central issue in upcoming campaign.

With two more candidates entering the race for Alexandria City Council, the lines of combat are moving west.

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Video: Englin Admits to Being Unfaithful in Marriage; Announces He Will Not Seek Fifth Term

Delegate makes announcement in emotional speech to Alexandria Democratic Committee

In an emotional speech to the Alexandria Democratic Committee Del. David Englin (D-45) announced he will not seek a fifth term to the Virginia House of Delegates.

Council Notebook

For years, city leaders have thought the surface parking lot at the King Street Metro is just too suburban.

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Struggling Nonprofit Fights Against Cuts to At-Risk Children

City Council members consider elimination of Urban League program for troubled youth.

Since 1981, the city of Alexandria has been funding an Urban League program to help at-risk youth.

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Census Records Show Alexandria is Getting Older and More Educated

New report shows shifting black population and an increase in African-born residents.

Alexandria is getting older and more educated, and its residents are increasingly likely to take public transportation to work.

Business Matters

The metaphor usually used for governing is making sausage. Although you might appreciate the final product, you don’t want to see it being made.

Week in Alexandria

Everybody knows that Baltimore is Charm City. But what is Alexandria?

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Alexandria School Board Standing By Embattled Superintendent

Members regret what happened, but feel confident superintendent took decisive action.

Members of the Alexandria School Board are standing by embattled school superintendent Morton Sherman, despite calls for him to step down in the wake of a scathing auditor's report.

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