Tag: city council
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...
Property assessments presented to council
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
City Council discussed real property assessments for this year at its Tuesday night legislative meeting, which included a 3.82% increase...
Your Views: Political rhetoric, not history
To the editor:
In 2016, the Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Confederate Memorials and Street Names recommended, and City Council concurred with, renaming portions of...
Our View: An erosion of trust
There are two distinct facets to the ongoing controversy surrounding renaming of streets in Alexandria and, as with many issues, the fault line is...
Our View: A collective bargaining conundrum
Collective bargaining is a complex issue with myriad facets that vary from locality to locality and from department to department within a given city....
City and firefighters reach an accord
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
The Alexandria City Council approved a resolution last week to commit funding toward a collective bargaining agreement between the City...
Second bargaining agreement reached
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
On Tuesday evening, City Council unanimously approved a resolution to commit funding toward a collective bargaining agreement between Alexandria and...