Tag: development
Our View: The voice of integrity
Integrity is a word that’s tossed around a lot, including by us. Do we aspire to be people of integrity, a community of integrity,...
What’s up with Inova?
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
What started as murmurings around what will happen to the Inova Alexandria Hospital site off Seminary Road when Inova builds a...
Your Views: We need Silberberg
To the editor:
In response to the question in the May 20 Alexandria Times Voter’s Guide “What’s the biggest problem facing Alexandria right now?” Allison...
Your Views: Wilson’s refusal to answer says it all
To the editor:
The May 20 Alexandria Times Voter Guide is enormously helpful. In many ways, a candidate’s refusal to answer questions is most...
Your Views: Preserving what matters
To the editor:
It is often difficult to strike a balance between progress and preservation. Alexandria is a city that has vast experience with...
Your Views: Why you should vote for Silberberg
To the editor:
When city issues find residents on one side and partisan-minded advocates on the other, the city has historically favored this latter...
Your Views: Silberberg for mayor
To the editor:
I was pleasantly surprised to read in the March 25 Alexandria Times that former Mayor Allison Silberberg will challenge incumbent Mayor...
Braddock West project denied
By Will Schick | [email protected]
City council voted 4-3 to deny a request from developer West Street Acquisitions, LLC, to build a 180-unit multi-use building...
Council approves Heritage redevelopment
By Will Schick | [email protected]
City Council voted unanimously to approve the controversial plan to redevelop the Heritage at Old Town apartments at a public...
Our View: The optics of ethics
In Alexandria there’s a growing perception that our local government prioritizes the interests of developers above all else. Loss of green space and degradation...