Tag: development
Your Views: Preserving what matters
To the editor:
It is often difficult to strike a balance between progress and preservation. Alexandria is a city that has vast experience with...
Your Views: Why you should vote for Silberberg
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...
Your Views: Silberberg for mayor
To the editor:
I was pleasantly surprised to read in the March 25 Alexandria Times that former Mayor Allison Silberberg will challenge incumbent Mayor...
Braddock West project denied
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...
Council approves Heritage redevelopment
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...
Our View: The optics of ethics
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...
Our View: Wanted: Better approach to affordable housing
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...
Stakeholders discuss Landmark Mall redevelopment
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...
Inova Alexandria Hospital to relocate to Landmark Mall
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...
Council updates affordable housing policy
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...