Two-alarm house fire in Old Town
By Leslie Golden | [email protected]
A postal delivery worker dialed 911 after witnessing flames and smoke from the roof of 216 S. Fairfax St. Units...
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...
Magistrate’s lawsuit to proceed
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
A judge has ruled on the motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Judicial Watch on behalf of former magistrate...
Gun seized from Minnie Howard student
By Denise Dunbar
The Minnie Howard campus of Alexandria City High School was placed in "secure the building" mode at 9:15 a.m. today after a...
Col. Paris Davis receives Medal of Honor
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
Rep. Don Beyer (D-VA) attended a ceremony at the White House to cheer on constituent Colonel Paris Davis, who was awarded...
Poor Robert’s Ruminations with Rob Whittle: Are they a good egg?
By Rob Whittle
On 8-8-08 I was in a meeting with my biggest client, who had imported two “professional cost cutters” from General Motors. They...
Your Views: How about a population cap?
To the editor:
Get ready for a more costly city with more and taller structures, less open space, more people, their cars and youngsters and...
Your Views: The taxpayer loses in Alexandria
To the editor:
The mayor and City Council seem to be patting themselves on the back for a property tax rate of $1.11 per $100...
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...
Understanding home sale taxes: Here’s what you need to know at tax time if...
By Elizabeth Lucchesi
Last year was a wild ride in real estate. Homes flew off the shelves quicker than toilet paper did in 2020. And...
BI hosts Special Olympics tournament
By Leslie Golden | [email protected]
Bishop Ireton High School hosted a Special Olympics Basketball Tournament on Feb.19. The tournament featured teams from around the region in their last tournament of the season. Committed volunteers organized...
Former SSSAS stalwart becomes Bucknell’s starting center
By Jim McGrath
At first glance, Andre Screen looks like a typical college student. With his scholarly wire rimmed glasses and a beard that is filling in, Screen fits in well with the rest of...
‘We have high hopes for this team’
By Gwen Peace
There’s one name dominating Virginia high school basketball right now: Robinson.
But behind that one name, there are two players – a pair of brothers – who have been working as a team...
‘Mamma Mia!’ a hit at SSSAS
By Preet Manukonda
The cast and crew of St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes School’s production of “Mamma Mia!” danced and jived, but most importantly they told a tale of true love, self-discovery and empowerment. The...
Ukraine relief benefit concert planned
By Denise Dunbar | [email protected]
Classical Movements will hold a concert to benefit Ukraine on April 30. The event will feature musicians from the National Symphony Orchestra performing music by Ukrainian composers in the first...
New view in Old Town
By Leslie Golden | [email protected]
The City of Alexandria will unveil its newest public art installation, “Two Boxes of Oranges and Admonia Jackson,” in Alexandria’s Waterfront Park (1 Prince St.) at a free opening celebration...
Your Views: How about a population cap?
To the editor:
Get ready for a more costly city with more and taller structures, less open space, more people, their cars and youngsters and...
Your Views: The taxpayer loses in Alexandria
To the editor:
The mayor and City Council seem to be patting themselves on the back for a property tax rate of $1.11 per $100...
Your Views: ‘Simple explanation’ fails the smell test
To the editor:
In his column in the March 2 Alexandria Times, former Alexandria City Public Schools teacher and School Board member Mark Eaton argues...
Your Views: ‘Communication errors’ strain credulity
To the editor:
As the aunt of a teacher who has dedicated her career to teaching in the most difficult schools, I am grateful for...
Your Views: Leave Alexandria’s history alone
To the editor:
I am writing to strongly disagree with your contention in the Feb. 9 editorial, “An erosion of trust,” that the naming of...
Poor Robert’s Ruminations with Rob Whittle: Are they a good egg?
By Rob Whittle
On 8-8-08 I was in a meeting with my biggest client, who had imported two “professional cost cutters” from General Motors. They...
Filling in the Blanks with Melanie Kay-Wyatt, Ed.D.: Women storytellers: Charting one’s own course
By Melanie Kay-Wyatt, Ed.D.
Women’s History Month 2023 celebrates the women who tell our stories in all forms of media. In reality, though, we are...
About Alexandria with Mark Eaton: Using a sledgehammer to swat a fly
By Mark Eaton
Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) was exasperated when, on Feb. 2, a Virginia Senate committee blocked House Bill 2426, which would...
Ethical Reflections with Rev. Ian Markham: The impossibility of agnosticism
By Very Rev. Ian Markham, PH.D.
One cannot, simply cannot, be an agnostic all the time.
The term ‘agnostic’ was first coined by the English biologist...
