Tag: City of Alexandria
Our View: Hoop dreams
The University of Georgia’s “two-peat” as college football champs on Monday night ended the college football season, and while the NFL playoffs are just...
Traffic and Parking Board approves removal of parking spaces
By Kassidy McDonald │[email protected]
The Traffic and Parking Board voted Monday night to remove five parking spaces along North Pitt and Pendleton streets to accommodate...
Our View: Council must reclaim policy-making role
Policy can be developed in many ways, and some are definitely better than others. Sometimes policy percolates out of think tanks. There, it has...
Your Views: Accountability or an end to trust
To the editor:
It’s important city leaders hold people accountable for what they do. A case in point:
In 2018, city staff informed council members they’d...
Your Views: Tom of North Washington Street
To the editor:
Those of you who have spent time on North Washington Street over the past several years have seen Tom. Homeless, Tom has...
Your Views: Overfunding Alexandria’s stream projects
To the editor:
The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality, the regulatory agency responsible for overseeing stream construction projects throughout the Commonwealth, no longer allows default...
Your Views: City’s actions are not eco-friendly
To the editor:
My name is Amarantha Flachs-Hernandez and I am an eighth grade student at George Washington Middle School. Last year, the Virginia Department...
Local counselors and service providers discuss mental health during COVID-19
By Allison Hageman | [email protected]
Monika Taylor, a support group coordinator for Recovery Program Solutions of Virginia, runs a loneliness support group that is often...
Your Views: Use science over politics
To the editor:
As with Taylor Run, area residents oppose the City of Alexandria’s stream restoration plans for Strawberry Run using the natural channel design....
Your Views: Who benefits from Taylor Run clear cutting?
To the editor:
Taylor Run is our very own rare, urban forest. Forests are not just a collection of trees, and they are not organized...
