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...