Tag: Alexandria

The Twig hosts 81st Alexandria Homes Tour

By Kaitlin Murphy | [email protected]  The Twig hosted the 81st Historic Alexandria Homes Tour in Old Town on Sunday. While originally scheduled for Saturday, the...

Deputy City Manager to retire

By Leslie Golden | [email protected] According to a release, Deputy City Manager Debra Collins will retire on July 1. Collins joined the city in September...

Amazon opens second headquarters in Virginia

By Amy Will Business is up and running, 8,000 employees are already hard at work and a curious community has gotten a taste of the...

Duke St. In Motion: a city divided

Strong feelings held for and against the transit proposal BY AMY WILL Climate-conscious transportation, pedestrian safety and passionate talk of a more livable Alexandria have been front and...

School Board seeks staggered elections

Proposals for reducing board size, eliminating districts draw less support BY AMY WILL Nearly 30 years after its first election cycle, Alexandria City’s School Board is...

ACHS student receives Narcan

By Amy Will | [email protected] At approximately 9:45 a.m. on Wednesday, the Alexandria Police Department responded to Alexandria City High School following reports of a...

Bus lanes on Duke Street?

Vice mayor, former DASH director raise concerns as proposal nears council By Amy Will A potentially $100-million-dollar project intended to increase bus ridership, build bike lanes...

City readies for Metro ribbon-cutting; Environmentalists seek post-remediation soil reports, lament...

By Amy Will | [email protected] Opening day for the Potomac Yard Metro Station has been set for May 19 – proving that environmental obstacles, controversies...

Women’s Leadership Forum

By Leslie Golden | [email protected] The Alexandria Chamber of Commerce hosted the 10th annual Women’s Leadership Forum on March 24. More than two hundred attendees...

Affordable housing counseling available

By Leslie Golden | [email protected] Alexandria’s Office of Housing provides housing counseling services for persons seeking affordable rental and accessible housing in the city. Each...