Tag: city hall
Council discusses affordable housing tax
By Missy Schrott | [email protected]
At Tuesday’s budget work session and legislative meeting, city council held a preliminary add/delete session and made a final vote...
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker runs for council
By Missy Schrott | [email protected]
Elizabeth Bennett-Parker, co-leader of the nonprofit Together We Bake, announced her run for Alexandria City Council at the Alexandria Democratic...
City manager to unveil proposed budget
City Manager Mark Jinks is set to formally present his proposed FY2019 budget to members of city council on Tuesday night. The formal unveiling...
Allison Silberberg prepares to launch reelection bid
By Missy Schrott | [email protected]
Incumbent Mayor Allison Silberberg announced in early January she will run for reelection this year to continue fighting for a...
Controversial topics slated for council hearing
By Denise Dunbar and Missy Schrott
Although at 14 items the docket is fairly slim, Saturday’s city council public hearing is shaping up to be...
Patsy Ticer: Alexandrians remember legacy of service-oriented former mayor, state senator
By Denise Dunbar and Alexa Epitropoulos
Patsy Ticer, Alexandria’s long-serving, iconic former mayor and state senator, died early Monday at age 82 of complications from...
Our View: Lack of public restrooms is a matter of some...
Where do you go when you have to, well, go? That’s actually a question of some urgency for many Old Town visitors.
City officials work...
Opinion: Does personal financial gain trump citizens’ interest?
From the moment I first drove down King Street, I have always loved Old Town — its historic streets and architecture, the waterfront along...
Editorial: Criminals have it easy at City Hall
Government employees have a target on their backs as the country wades slowly out of recession. Secure public sector jobs and guaranteed pensions anger...
