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What Alexandria’s demographic trends say about city’s future

By Mark Eaton | [email protected] It’s no secret that the City of Alexandria is constantly evolving, nor that it will continue to evolve. But the ways...

Your Views: Land use meetings are suspended

To the editor: While a number of civic associations have recently asked the city to temporarily suspend all public meetings related to land use based...

The evolution of outdoor dining in Alexandria

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] When it’s not 90 degrees with 75 percent humidity and when people aren’t sprinting for cover in an impromptu thunderstorm,...

Updated Green Building Policy sets stricter standards for new developments

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] At its public hearing Saturday, city council approved an update to the city’s Green Building Policy that sets stricter environmental...

Council considers zoning issues, restaurant SUPs

By Arya Hodjat | [email protected] Alexandria City Council members discussed a number of issues related to zoning requirements, including the need for a comprehensive approach to...

Council considers DASH restructuring, Airbnb taxes

By Hannah Himes | [email protected] City Council heard a preliminary plan to restructure Alexandria’s DASH transit system and a status report on the voluntary collection...

Council approves zoning and development changes

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] Conversations around parking dominated the public hearing on Saturday, but city council also approved several zoning changes along with a...

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...

The great T.C. lights debate begins

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] Despite a lawsuit, years of neighborhood opposition and an alleged verbal contract that was upheld for half a century, the...

Planning commission to discuss increase in stadium lighting height requirements

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] The planning commission will discuss at an Oct. 2 public hearing whether they will permit construction of taller light poles at city...