Tag: city council

Community leader Townsend Van Fleet dies

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] Townsend Van Fleet, a retired U.S. Army colonel and outspoken city advocate, died at his Alexandria home in his sleep...

Your Views: More to the story

To the editor: Your column, “Resident appeal denied,” misses much of what went on “beneath the surface.” Like the Traffic & Parking Board chair and several...

City Council holds legislative meeting

By Kassidy McDonald │[email protected] City Council held a legislative meeting on Tuesday evening to present a number of awards and proclamations, discuss the concept of...

Your Views: Lets be loud about climate change

To the editor: Recently our local government sent out an email announcing the creation of an office on climate change. When I read the first...

City Council proceeds with Polk Avenue sidewalk, parking elimination

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] City Council held its first public hearing of the 2022- 2023 year on Saturday, with a large portion of the...

Mayor discusses fall legislative priorities

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] City Council held its first 2022-2023 legislative meeting on Tuesday evening, in which a discussion took place about the General...

City hosts second annual centenarian celebration

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] As a young boy, Walter Hammersley delivered newspapers across the City of Alexandria. He would ride his bike up and...

City seeks comment on King Street pedestrian pilot

By Liana Hardy | [email protected] The City of Alexandria is asking for community input on the King Street Place Pilot, which converted the unit block...

NOVA Parks incurs net loss from Cameron Run, releases strategic plan

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] How to optimize the use of Cameron Run Regional Park is an issue that has bedeviled Alexandria residents, city staff...

Former Mayor Kerry Donley dies at 66

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] Kerry Donley, former Alexandria mayor and Living Legend, died on the evening of July 13 from an apparent heart attack....