Hugo Black house renovation advances, council affirms BAR decision
By Missy Schrott | mschrott@alextimes.com
The Hugo Black house controversy came to a peak in the crowded city council chambers on Tuesday evening, when council...
Superintendent Hutchings proposes custodian plan
By Cody Mello-Klein | cmelloklein@alextimes.com
After months of public outcry, a plan is in the works to address the 30 Alexandria City Public Schools custodians...
Scooters in Alexandria Part 2: For riders, e-scooters are more than just a fad
By Cody Mello-Klein | cmelloklein@alextimes.com
One mile. For drivers, it is a distance easily crossed. For runners, a mile is only the start of a...
Tying the Knot: Gregory and Cheryl Hutchings share their 20-year love story
By Denise Dunbar | ddunbar@alextimes.com
When Gregory Hutchings and Cheryl Carter locked eyes across the room in a Norfolk restaurant in 1999, neither could have...
Serious crimes decrease for fifth consecutive year
By Missy Schrott | mschrott@alextimes.com
Serious crime in Alexandria decreased 1.7 percent in 2018, marking the fifth year in a row that offenses have gone...
Your Views: Solutions needed from Transit Board for Metro Shutdown
To the editor:
In all the planning for the summer shutdown of six Metro stations, Alexandria transportation staff have overlooked the fastest trips to the...
Your Views: Too many snafus on Black house
To the editor:
I attended the appeal of the Board of Architectural Review hearing heard before Alexandria City Council on May 14. The original expectation...
Your Views: Hooray for the Festival of Speed & Style
To the editor:
Well done to all the organizers, sponsors, volunteers and participants who made the first ever Old Town Festival of Speed & Style...
Your Views: Sewers were an unfunded mandate
To the editor:
On May 21, the AlexRenew board will consider the drastic rate hikes which had their public hearing on May 11. These back-to-back...
Your Views: Let’s pivot from uncompliant Metro choice
To the editor:
Alexandria’s Potomac Yard Metro Station Alternative B is yet another example of the widespread gentrification and taxbase aggrandizement that is erasing existing...
SSSAS lax dominates state tournament
By Cody Mello-Klein | cmelloklein@alextimes.com
Saturday was a big day for St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes athletics. After victorious playoff seasons, both the SSSAS boys’ and girls’ lacrosse teams took home state championship titles.
Neither team...
St. Stephen’s girls’ lacrosse aims for playoffs with purpose
By Hannah Himes | hhimes@alextimes.com
The St. Stephen’s and St. Agnes School varsity girls’ lacrosse team’s word of the year is “purpose.”
One of the team’s three senior captains, Alex Burtnett, said it means going into...
Walter Densmore, GW high school athlete, dies at 79
By Missy Schrott | mschrott@alextimes.com
Walter Cox Densmore Jr., a George Washington High School record-breaking basketball player, died from cancer on March 15. He was 79.
Densmore grew up in Alexandria, and made his mark on...
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Theater: Shakespeare and technology collide in ‘Richard iii’
By Jordan Wright
Artistic Director Paata Tsikurishvili calls this “Richard iii” the most challenging production ever.
That may well be an understatement, because since the Synetic Theater’s inception nearly 20 years ago, it has consistently broken...
Life Well Lived: Acupuncture harmonizes body, mind and spirit
By Mara Benner
Acupuncture, a 4,000-year-old healing modality, has had a significant resurgence as consumers and healthcare providers seek new ways to approach everything from the opioid epidemic to fertility issues.
A recent National Health Interview...
Real Talk: Sharing your most prized possession with the world
By Ann Duff
We live private lives the way we choose to, and if the toothpaste tube is left out or the sofa cushions are lumpy, so be it. But when your house is on...
Your Views: Solutions needed from Transit Board for Metro Shutdown
To the editor:
In all the planning for the summer shutdown of six Metro stations, Alexandria transportation staff have overlooked the fastest trips to the...
Your Views: Too many snafus on Black house
To the editor:
I attended the appeal of the Board of Architectural Review hearing heard before Alexandria City Council on May 14. The original expectation...
Your Views: Hooray for the Festival of Speed & Style
To the editor:
Well done to all the organizers, sponsors, volunteers and participants who made the first ever Old Town Festival of Speed & Style...
Your Views: Sewers were an unfunded mandate
To the editor:
On May 21, the AlexRenew board will consider the drastic rate hikes which had their public hearing on May 11. These back-to-back...
Your Views: Let’s pivot from uncompliant Metro choice
To the editor:
Alexandria’s Potomac Yard Metro Station Alternative B is yet another example of the widespread gentrification and taxbase aggrandizement that is erasing existing...
Justice Matters with Bryan Porter: Conducting a review of policies
Prosecutors wield a significant amount of authority. We affect the community in a variety of ways, some obvious, others more indirect. Given the authority...
Filling in the Blanks with Dr. Gregory Hutchings, Ed.D.: Leadership requires tough choices
Leadership requires tough decision making. We would all like to be able to achieve everything for everyone, but it is a reality of life...
The Business Plan with Bill Reagan: Celebrating small businesses
The week of May 6 is being celebrated across the country as Small Business Week, highlighting the importance of small businesses to the U.S....
My View | Joe Sestak: Where you live matters
To the editor:
Calling Seminary Road “a corridor with a high number of KSI (killed or seriously injured) crashes,” last year the city proposed replacing...
