Tag: city staff

City council opposes Virginia American Water rate increase

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] A Virginia American Water Company proposal to significantly increase water rates in Alexandria was met with vehement opposition from city...

Letter to the Editor: City staff monopolizes scarce on-street parking

To the editor: On any given morning, if I park my car next to the Dolci Gelati coffee shop on the 100 block of N....

Interim City Attorney Joanna Anderson receives the job permanently

Interim City Attorney Joanna C. Anderson has received the job permanently after a council vote at Tuesday’s legislative meeting. Anderson was most recently chief deputy...

My View: An imaginary discussion about T.C. lights

By Denise Dunbar City official 1: I have an idea – I think we should add lights to the T.C. Williams football stadium project. City official...

Council OKs revised Potomac Yard Metro budget, sets stage to vote...

By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected]  City council unanimously approved a revised funding proposal for the Potomac Yard Metro station and received a presentation outlining the...

Our View: What we’re thankful for this year

Practiced gratitude is a psychological approach that has been shown to increase happiness. We feel better when we focus on positive things, for which...

City task force mulls business parking exemptions

By Denise Dunbar | [email protected] City staff on Tuesday night advocated exempting new businesses occupying less than 10,000 square feet from providing any parking spaces....