Tag: joanna anderson

Dozens show support, opposition to incoming Zoning for Housing vote

By Caitlyn Meisner | [email protected] In a nearly four-and-a-half hour public hearing Tuesday night at the City Council legislative meeting, dozens of residents spoke up...

City Council rethinks panhandling regulations

By Wafir Salih | [email protected]  Alexandria City Council is reevaluating its panhandling regulations due to recent developments in First Amendment case law. While existing regulations...

City Attorney announces retirement

Leslie Golden | [email protected] According to a release from the City of Alexandria, City Attorney Joanna C. Anderson announced her plan to retire by the...

Hugo Black house renovation advances, council affirms BAR decision

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] The Hugo Black house controversy came to a peak in the crowded city council chambers on Tuesday evening, when council...

Trees planted in honor of former Mayor Allison Silberberg

Three Heritage River Birch trees were planted in former Mayor Allison Silberberg's honor at Oronoco Bay Park on April 30.  "I am very touched," Silberberg...

Karig Estates lawsuit decision nears

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] Nearly a year after a group of residents filed a lawsuit against the city over the Karig Estates development, emails...

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...

City council vote sparks heated debate

By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected] A city council discussion concerning delegating certain tasks to the city manager and the city attorney at Tuesday’s legislative meeting...