Tag: duke street
Our View: Don’t strangle Duke Street
Putting pressure on something that’s already bursting at the seams usually doesn’t end well.
That could mean squeezing into an already tight shirt after visiting...
Getting traffic out of neighborhoods
By Kassidy McDonald │[email protected]
A community meeting about the Duke Street Traffic Mitigation Pilot took place on Aug. 11 to discuss phase II of the...
Duke Street crash raises street racing concerns
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
A car crash in the 3200 block of Duke Street left one person dead and two others badly injured late on...
City issues red-light ticket refunds
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
The City of Alexandria is issuing refunds for erroneous red-light speeding tickets that were given over a three-and-a-half-year period, according...
Our View: The city taketh away, and the city sort of...
No one was surprised when City Council approved a six-townhome redevelopment project at the corner of Duke and South Union streets at Saturday’s public...
Council OKs townhouses on Duke Street, residents push back
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
City Council approved a development special use permit for the construction of six townhouses on Duke Street during a public hearing...
My View: Transparency needed in grant funding with Frank Putzu
Local governments like the City of Alexandria use a complex pipeline of intergovernmental grants and loans to deliver necessary public services and critical investment...
Police investigate Duke Street robbery
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
Alexandria police officers are investigating a robbery that took place on Tuesday night in the 4300 block of Duke Street,...
Another Seminary Road debacle? Duke Street redesign commences
By Missy Schrott | [email protected]
Duke Street is about to get a lot more buses.
In early 2021, city staff will begin collecting community input for...
Elderly resident rescues dog walker pinned under 500-pound headstone
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
When Suzanne Dalton went out to walk her her dog in Bethel Cemetery, a cemetery located in the Wilkes Street...
