Tag: development

To the editor: It is often difficult to strike a balance between progress and preservation. Alexandria is a city that has vast experience with...

To the editor: When city issues find residents on one side and partisan-minded advocates on the other, the city has historically favored this latter...

To the editor: I was pleasantly surprised to read in the March 25 Alexandria Times that former Mayor Allison Silberberg will challenge incumbent Mayor...

By Will Schick | [email protected] City council voted 4-3 to deny a request from developer West Street Acquisitions, LLC, to build a 180-unit multi-use building...

By Will Schick | [email protected] City Council voted unanimously to approve the controversial plan to redevelop the Heritage at Old Town apartments at a public...

In Alexandria there’s a growing perception that our local government prioritizes the interests of developers above all else. Loss of green space and degradation...

Important issues will be discussed during next year’s local election campaign, such as approaches to street design, school capacity, in-person learning and environmental preservation. We...

By Denise Dunbar | [email protected] The overarching vision and a rough timeline for the redevelopment of Landmark Mall were discussed Monday night during the first...

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] Inova Health System will be relocating its Alexandria hospital to the large-scale, long underdeveloped Landmark Mall site on the city’s...

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] City Council unanimously approved an update to the city’s affordable housing contribution policy at the Dec. 12 public hearing. Additional...