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Wounded police officer Peter Laboy sues Alexandria Yellow Cab
By Derrick Perkins Police officer Peter Laboy is targeting his alleged shooter’s employer, filing a lawsuit for at least $10 million against Alexandria Yellow Cab. Laboy’s lawyer, Georgia-based David Martin, launched the litigation Monday. The complaint [...]
Fire officials want to name development center after fallen paramedic
Fire officials hope to name their professional development center after a man whom colleagues and relatives remember as hardworking and dedicated to self-improvement — paramedic Joshua Weissman. The 33-year-old Bristow man died in February 2012 after [...]
Backlog slows investigation into Sellers’ death
By Derrick Perkins Taft Sellers died after an armed confrontation with police officers more than three months ago, but the investigation into the shooting remains open — a delay officials blame on the medical examiner’s office. [...]
Patterson arrested for Lynhaven homicide
More than a week after Julian Dawkins succumbed to a gunshot wound, Alexandria police have charged Arlington sheriff’s deputy Craig Patterson, 44, with murder. Officers arrested Patterson, a city resident, in Spotsylvania County Thursday evening. He [...]
Needed: a bit of friendly advice
Dear Hobie & Monk, A few months ago a good friend of mine rekindled his relationship with an ex-girlfriend. To make a long story short, they had been together since high school and all through college [...]
Hostel takeover
By Melissa Quinn With hostels gaining in popularity across the United States, Alexandria may be the next to boast a dormitory-style hotel if a local entrepreneur can win over City Hall. “This is a good opportunity [...]
No suspects named in Lynhaven homicide
By Melissa Quinn A celebratory gathering at a home on the 100 block of Lynhaven Drive ended in tragedy last week after Alexandrian Julian Dawkins was shot and killed in what city police now consider a [...]
Road to nowhere?
By Derrick Perkins In spite of wildly different views on what reforms sought after by cab drivers will mean for Alexandria, city officials are moving ahead with plans to study the industry. The long simmering feud [...]
High court to take up Alexandria waterfront plan case next month
By Derrick Perkins After more than a year of battling the city’s waterfront redevelopment plan in lower courts, a trio of Old Town residents, represented by attorney Roy Shannon, will make their case before the state’s [...]
Officials break ground on new Jefferson-Houston
By Melissa Quinn Alexandria officials broke ground on the new Jefferson-Houston School on Tuesday, confident the state-of-the-art building will ease capacity woes plaguing the district. Jefferson-Houston, with a student body of 361, has faced low enrollment [...]
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Editorial: Post-election tax hike: predictable and lamentable
Can't forget the city must spend $45 mil on a school that is failing s
South Peyton Street hostel garners city council's support
Once again City Council has has ignored residents and issued another s
Editorial: Innovative hostel proposal is no slam dunk
I can't say if a hostel will be a success in Alexandria - although it
Alexandria successfully courts National Science Foundation
News article about NSF move to Alexandria
Hostel hostility
Neighborhood residents and the daycare patrons are not operating under