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Virginia Supreme Court Surprise Ruling

Court rules that 2003 decision to dramatically lower amount of homes allowed in western Loudoun is invalid due to insufficient public notice.

Virginia Supreme Court Surprise Ruling

Clifton Fuel-Oil Smell Creates a Mystery

Giving Public Office Another Shot

Republican Dave Hunt announces his candidacy for the Virginia House of Delegates 34th district.

Giving Public Office Another Shot

Top 100: Michael Jackson, South Lakes, Basketball, 1982

Twenty-four years removed and he remembers like it was yesterday. "I fouled out early," said Otto Jett, recalling his senior year playing basketball for South Lakes in 1982. "So I was sitting on the bench."

Developer Wants to Lease Public Land for Private Gain

Should Alexandria approve a 40-year lease for Hensley Park?

Should a stretch of public land in the Eisenhower Valley be transformed into a private sports complex?

Letter: Reston Traffic: From Difficult to Impossible

Monday evening the county’s Department of Transportation (DOT) staff presented the Master Plan Task Force its latest analysis for traffic in Reston in 2030. The presentation was based on the task force’s current planning proposal for Reston near the Dulles Corridor, called “Scenario G.”

Preparing for ‘Silver Tsunami’

Community forums seek ideas for updating county‘s Older Adults Action Plan.

The 50+ Action Plan Community Forum held in the South County government center on June 19 was one of numerous forums to be held county-wide over the next several months as part of an effort to update an Older Adults Action Plan initially adopted by the county in 2007.

Editorial: More Fodder for Comedy?

2013 session of the Virginia General Assembly will tackle serious issues.

The 2013 30-day session of the Virginia General Assembly begins on Wednesday, Jan. 9. We can only hope that the various legislative proposals do not provide as much fodder for comedy as last session. The Virginia House of Delegates and the Senate of Virginia will offer live streaming video of the 2013 Legislative Sessions, and it is well worth tuning in once or twice.

Code Orange = Field Trips Canceled

Hundreds of local students miss out on extra-curricular opportunities in Washington and New York.

Code Orange = Field Trips Canceled

In Jail: Don’t Confuse Mental Health Services with Treatment

14 mental health staff available to 1060 inmates.

A young man with ruffled hair and tired eyes peers out through the rectangular window of his single cell door.

Alexandria Budget Winners and Losers

Acting city manager presents budget proposal to City Council

When Acting City Manager Mark Jinks presented Alexandria City Council with the $647.9 million proposed budget, the generally positive reception was tempered with the knowledge that many departments would not be receiving the funding they had requested.

Tale of Two Waterfronts

With the opening of The Wharf, the Potomac River gets a little more crowded.

Election Mirage Evaporates in Alexandria

Governor signs bill to improve election returns at the precinct level.

Election

NVTA Looks at Post-Pandemic Transportation

Survey results tabulated as part of ‘TransAction,’ plan, with biking and walking in the forefront.

Transportation

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