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Commentary: Bill Would Hinder Municipal Broadband Program
Our future, at least part of it, exists on the internet.
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Mini-Moves to Fight Winter Blues
Did you know even a short burst of exercise can not only boost your mood, but it helps activate your brain, too?
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Commentary: What Do We Do with a Problem Like Alexandria?
Re-imagining the city.
There’s that guy at the intersection of South Washington and Prince Streets in Old Town who is causing problems for a lot of people.
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Letter to the Editor: Another Hotel?
A group of investors have recently held meetings in the Durant Center with some home owners as well as absentee house owners on Harvard Street attending.
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Letter to the Editor: Alexandria as a ‘Sanctuary City’
Looking around the U.S. the concept of “sanctuary city” has a range of definitions.
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Letter to the Editor: Move Forward on Option 1 in Mount Vernon
I’ve written to the Gazette previously about Bock Farm, and, like H. Jay Spiegel, I attended the information session on Jan. 26. It was a good meeting, but what was clear, and what has been clear all along is that a minority in the adjacent neighborhood has been given too much power by Supervisor Storck.
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Commentary: Victory on Water Quality
The last week of January was especially busy as the General Assembly approached Feb. 7 – Crossover – the day we are required to complete all work on bills originating in our chamber.
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Commentary: Addressing Opioid Addiction
As this week is Crossover, the midpoint of our Legislative session, I wanted to share with you some good news.
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Scholar to Address Scouts in Mount Vernon
C.R. Gibbs will be the featured speaker for Boy Scout Troop 1906 Black History Month Program, Saturday, Feb. 25, from 9-11 a.m. at Bethlehem Baptist Church, 7836 Fordson Road, in its multi-purpose room.
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Burke, Fairfax, Springfield: Bicycle Improvements Proposed for Braddock and Springfield Districts
Howard Albers of Springfield was encouraged by what he saw at the community meeting discussing proposed road striping changes in Braddock and Springfield Districts on Jan. 24.
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Lorton: Detectives Ask Again for Public’s Help in 2016 Mason Neck Murder Investigation
Johan De Leede, 83, was shot inside his home in the 6000 block of River Drive in the Mason Neck area. Shots were fired from outside the residence before dawn on March 11, 2016, police reported.
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Lee District Leaders Hold Legislative Town Hall
Elected officials Del. Mark Sickles (D-43), Sen. George Barker (D-39) and Supervisor Jeff McKay (D-Lee) hosted a Lee District town meeting Jan. 28 at Island Creek Elementary School near the Kingstowne area of Alexandria.
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Commemorating Brotherhood
Universal Lodge #1 celebrates 172 years in Alexandria.
Freemasons in Alexandria.
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Setting Goals via the Five-Year Plan
Alexandria’s Five Year Plan starts at foot of King Street.
The city's five-year plan.
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EatsPlace Café Aims to Join Works of Art
The DC-based restaurant “pop-uppery” has set up shop at the Torpedo Factory.
EatsPlace Cafe in the Torpedo Factory.
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Mount Vernon Town Meeting Features 3D Flying Tour
Bulova and Storck dismiss creating Muslim registry.
The 30th annual Mount Vernon town meeting on Feb. 4.
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Tilelli to Keynote Friendship Firehouse Breakfast
Event Kicks off the George Washington Celebration
Gen. John H. Tilelli (ret.) will be the keynote speaker at the Feb. 20 Friendship Veterans Fire Engine Association annual breakfast.
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Hands Held High for 44 Years
Cora Reed has been a school crossing guard for the Alexandria Public Schools for nearly 44 years.