City manager proposes FY25 budget with 3.5% tax increase
By Caitlyn Meisner | cmeisner@alextimes.com
City Manager Jim Parajon released his proposed budget for the 2025 fiscal year to City Council on February 27, which...
Update: Loaded gun accidentally brought to Lyles-Crouch by student
By Ryan Hopper
An elementary school student accidentally brought a relative’s loaded Ruger 9 mm handgun to Lyles-Crouch Traditional Academy on Friday, according to a...
City’s legislative director assesses priorities as General Assembly draws to close
By Mark Eaton
The Virginia General Assembly is scheduled to adjourn on Saturday. If a budget is adopted, legislators will return to Richmond on April...
Onstage, Alexandria: March 2024
By Mark Edelman
March may not come in like a lion, but you’ll still be roaring with laughter at some of these theater offerings in...
Meet the Sandys
By Thompson Eskew
As the Little Theatre of Alexandria opens its latest show “Annie: The Musical,” the ambitious production stays true-to-form with the 1977 Broadway...
Alexandria Celebrates Women: Founding the trail
By Gayle Converse
Hosting more than one million pedestrians and bicyclists each year, Northern Virginia’s scenic Mount Vernon Trail has become one of the most...
Bishop Ireton girls win first state hoops title
By Ryan Hopper
Bishop Ireton girls’ basketball team won its first state championship in school history, prevailing 56-52 over rival St. Paul VI at Benedictine...
12U NoVA Ice Dogs go 17-0 in history-making season
By Caitlyn Meisner | cmeisner@alextimes.com
“Something just clicked with this team,” is the tagline of this ragtag team of 10-, 11- and 12-year-olds that went...
Don Dinan, co-founder of Alexandria Aces, dies at 74
By James Matheson | jmatheson@alextimes.com
Donald Dinan, cofounder of the Alexandria Aces and longtime figure in Washington, D.C. politics, died January 29. He was 74.
A...
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EDITORIALS
James Madison would be disappointed
To the editor:
National Sunshine Week, which is from March 10 to March 16, was established to honor James Madison’s birthday and the importance...
A hasty project
To the editor:
The arena proposal was hastily introduced over the holidays, presented to us as a done deal.
The entire budget of Alexandria for...
Arena would be a disaster
To the editor:
Alexandria Economic Development Partnership President and CEO Stephanie Landrum said of the arena impact study: “So, it’s really just residential with...
Arena process lacks transparency
To the editor:
The ongoing saga surrounding the proposed $2 billion arena at Potomac Yard has reached a critical juncture, as recent investigations have...
Kudos on your arena coverage
To the editor:
Thank you for your thoroughness in news regarding the proposed arena sports/entertainment facility.
I appreciate your attention to the significant negative consequences...
City Hall Watch with Bill Rossello: Becoming a one-faction town
By Bill Rossello
A recent Alexandria Times analysis by Mark Eaton told the story of how major changes to Alexandria’s electoral process since 2009 have...
About Alexandria with Mark Eaton: Checks and balances
By Mark Eaton
The detailed reporting by the Alexandria Journalism Project that was released by the Alexandria Times on February 13 about former Alexandria Mayor...
My View with Heather Peeler: Preparing Alexandria’s youth for bright futures in workforce
By Heather Peeler
What do you want to be when you grow up? It’s a common question that many of us routinely ask youth. And...
Ethical Reflections with Rev. Ian Markham: Learning to enjoy moments
By Rev. Ian Markham
It was Fred Bryan and Joseph Veroff in the book “Savoring: A New Model of Positive Experience,” who reintroduced to the...