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Mayor: City council will vote on waterfront plan again, pass it with supermajority
Editor’s note, this article was updated at 2:58 p.m. Friday By Derrick Perkins Alexandria City Council will take up the waterfront redevelopment plan again — and approve it with a supermajority vote sought by the blueprint’s [...]
Alexandria’s Richmond delegation seeks change in wake of Sandy Hook
By Melissa Quinn As the nation continues to debate gun control in the wake of the Newtown mass shooting, Alexandria’s state lawmakers have joined in the fray, drafting legislation aimed at tightening firearm laws. State Sen. [...]
Alexandria rolls out the welcome mat for inauguration
By Melissa Quinn With thousands expected to flock to the nation’s capital to mark President Barack Obama’s second inauguration Monday, city businesses are putting out the welcome mat for the impending visitors. Local hotels, restaurants and [...]
Public employee arrests plummet in Alexandria
By Melissa Quinn Officials saw a significant drop in acts of malfeasance on the part of public workers last year after a string of arrests marred City Hall’s image in 2011. Just a single city worker [...]
New Alexandria School Board chiefs face bevy of issues
By Melissa Quinn New school board chairwoman Karen Graf and vice chairman Justin Keating plan to address overcrowding and the achievement gap between minority students and their white peers this year. But taking control amid budget [...]
Rookie Alexandria city councilors outline goals for the coming months
By Melissa Quinn Alexandria’s two rookie city council members took the reins of power Tuesday night, and they have big plans for the coming months. Education and affordable housing issues top City Councilor John Chapman’s to-do [...]
Moran takes second shot at gun control legislation
By Melissa Quinn U.S. Rep. Jim Moran (D-8) has reintroduced firearm legislation he believes gun owners will support in the wake of the Newtown, Conn., school shooting. The bill, called the “NRA Members Gun Safety Act,” [...]
Senator sentenced after pleading guilty to drunk driving
By Melissa Quinn U.S. Sen. Michael Dean Crapo (R-Idaho) pleaded guilty to a drunk driving charge at Alexandria General District Court Friday morning. Judge Becky Moore handed Crapo — a first time offender — a suspended [...]
Small business owners brace for fiscal cliff
By Melissa Quinn For Joanne Sapp, the busiest time of the year is prom season. Her store, Dejavu Boutique, boasts racks and racks of dresses – floor length and cocktail, sparkles and silk – come spring, [...]
Police: U.S. senator arrested on DUI charge
Alexandria police charged U.S. Senator Michael Dean Crapo (R-Idaho) with driving under the influence after he allegedly failed several field sobriety tests following a vehicle stop early Sunday morning. Crapo, 61, was arrested after an officer [...]
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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