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Mia’s Italian Kitchen opens in Old Town
Mia's Italian Kitchen held its grand opening in Old Town on Wednesday.
The restaurant opened at 100 King St. near the waterfront, which was most...
Overnight storms result in flooding throughout Alexandria
Storms and rainfall that started in the early hours of Monday morning resulted in flooding on Alexandria streets near the waterfront, including in Old...
ACPS names teacher, principal of the year
Alexandria City Public Schools has named its teacher and principal of the year.
Laura Simons, physics teacher at T.C. Williams High School, was named the...
Showdown looms over T.C. Williams stadium lights
By Missy Schrott | mschrott@alextimes.com
Despite attending classes in a relatively new, modern building, athletes at T.C. Williams High School have long dealt with the...
Council OKs revised Potomac Yard Metro budget, sets stage to vote on outfalls fix
By Alexa Epitropoulos | aepitropoulos@alextimes.com
City council unanimously approved a revised funding proposal for the Potomac Yard Metro station and received a presentation outlining the...
Sports Roundup: Week of April 12
The Alexandria Times sports roundup includes records and game results for the prior week in two sports per season for Alexandria’s four local high schools: Bishop Ireton, Episcopal, St. Stephens and St. Agnes and...
Showdown looms over T.C. Williams stadium lights
By Missy Schrott | mschrott@alextimes.com
Despite attending classes in a relatively new, modern building, athletes at T.C. Williams High School have long dealt with the scheduling constraints, amenity deficiencies and embarrassing regional reputation that come...
Titans baseball starts season with strong start
By Missy Schrott | mschrott@alextimes.com
The T.C. Williams High School varsity baseball team kicked off its season last month with a new coach and a winning streak.
After starting hot out of the gate with five...
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Historic Garden Week arrives in Old Town this weekend
The Garden Club of Virginia's 85th Historic Garden Week kicks off on Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a tour of five historic homes and gardens in Old Town that is expected...
Tying the knot: Thirty years, five children and a stand-in blind date
By Denise Dunbar | ddunbar@alextimes.com
In 1988, Susan Pantzer Hyre had recently moved from the Midwest to the D.C. area to work in politics.
That summer, her co-worker from the National Conference of State Legislatures, Kathy,...
Seniors: Cultivating new experiences at Alexandria’s senior centers
By Vanessa K. Greene and Anne T. Coyne
There are two senior centers in the City of Alexandria operated by the Department of Community and Human Services Division of Aging and Adult Services. Senior Centers offer...
Letter to the Editor: Environment, businesses and education: are they compatible?
To the editor:
It was Richard Nixon who, on Dec. 2, 1970, proposed the establishment of the Environmental Protection Agency. Just before that, President Lyndon Johnson...
Letter to the Editor: Karig decision reveals council’s biases
To the editor:
Vice Mayor Justin Wilson’s April newsletter failed to excuse his Jan. 20 approval of the Karig Estates development by saying the project is...
Letter to the Editor: Wilson has short memory about campaign contributions
In a recent email Vice Mayor Justin Wilson asserted about his mayoralty run: “This is my fifth campaign for office in Alexandria, I have...
My View: The benefits of generosity
By Heather Peeler, President and CEO of ACT
Do you remember the first time you donated to a cause that was important to you? My first...
Letter to the Editor: New PAC doesn’t represent broader city
To the editor:
In announcing their new PAC, the leaders of Alexandrians for Better City Government (“New PAC seeks change on council,” April 12) understandably opted...
Justice Matters with Bryan Porter: Dillon authored limits on local authority
By Bryan Porter
In 1853, John Forrest Dillon was elected District Attorney for Scott County, Iowa. He then ascended to the bench, serving on the...
The Business Plan with Bill Reagan: Finally, spring is here
This year’s annual column on making the most of our springtime is not going to require much convincing. It wasn’t a particularly cold or...
Justice Matters with Bryan Porter: What Alexandria can and can’t do about guns
Last month, Parkland, Florida, became the most recent city to experience the horror of a mass school shooting. Seventeen people were gunned down, with as...
Filling in the Blanks with Ramee Gentry: School board reviews resolution against gun violence
Following the school shooting in Parkland, Florida, the Alexandria City School Board reviewed language around a resolution against gun violence at its meeting on...
