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There’s an old tale, likely an urban legend, that in 1895, when the first two automobiles arrived in an Ohio town, they promptly drove...

By Cody Mello-Klein | cmelloklein@alextimes.com With spring in full bloom, the birds are out and chirping in Alexandria, and joining the flock, to the dismay...

By Missy Schrott | mschrott@alextimes.com Council held its preliminary add/delete session for the fiscal year 2020 budget on April 23. During discussion, councilors widely expressed...

City council’s decision to compromise on seating at the Del Ray Gardens restaurant at Saturday’s public hearing was the right decision, even if the...

By Cody Mello-Klein | cmelloklein@alextimes.com City council unanimously approved a short-term lease agreement with the Tall Ship Providence Foundation, allowing the organization to sail the...

By Cody Mello-Klein | cmelloklein@alextimes.com Drivers for Alexandria’s bus company, DASH, filled city council chambers with red shirts and passionate words to ask for additional...

By Cody Mello-Klein | cmelloklein@alextimes.com Landmark Mall, Alexandria’s major West End development project, took a significant step forward, as city council approved a revised master...

To the editor: City Councilor Del Pepper’s remark about the Halal poultry butchery, that “we need to share with our Muslim friends and neighbors that...

To the editor: It has come to my attention that the Alexandria City Council – specifically Mayor Justin Wilson and councilors John Chapman, Canek Aguirre,...

By Missy Schrott | mschrott@alextimes.com A Virginia American Water Company proposal to significantly increase water rates in Alexandria was met with vehement opposition from city...