Tag: city council

Our View: When we don’t want to know

  It’s human nature to avoid bad news. Sometimes we delay a needed medical exam for fear of what will be found. Sometimes we avoid...

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...

Inside the Taylor Run restoration: Passionate residents collaborate with willing city...

By Amy Will  | [email protected] Three million dollars slipped through the city’s fingers last week after City Council announced it would rescind two grants backing...

Your View: Over taxation is complex

To the editor: Something is surely wrong here when it comes to Alexandria’s city hall’s doings, but over-taxation is more complex than even your editorial...

Is business booming? New BID initiative causes ripples down King Street

By Brianne McConnell | [email protected] First in a series For the second time in six years, a business improvement district is being considered in Old Town. Many...

Leaders downplay Amazon HQ2 pause: Landrum and Wilson emphasize benefits already received from the...

By Amy Will | [email protected]  In March, global technology titan Amazon declared a halt on phase II of its headquarters development in Arlington, the much-anticipated PenPlace. Now...

Our View: Something’s wrong here

In his column last week, “No one pays a tax rate,” Bill Rossello pointed out that a level tax rate does not equate to...

City pulls minority business program

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] The City of Alexandria recently pumped the brakes on a small business program aimed at supporting minority owned organizations after...

Opening of Potomac Yard Metro nears

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] A string of controversies and delays have long dogged the Potomac Yard Metro Station, but Andy Off, vice president and...

Tying the knot: Simmer to boil

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] Monika and John Chapman’s love story is a slow burn. Though they married in 2019, the couple had known each...