Tag: politics

By Denise Dunbar | ddunbar@alextimes.com In 1988, Susan Pantzer Hyre had recently moved from the Midwest to the D.C. area to work in politics. That summer,...

By Alexa Epitropoulos | aepitropoulos@alextimes.com A nonpartisan political action committee is seeking to change the city’s political discourse ahead of the June 12 Democratic primary...

By Mo Seifeldein Alexandria, energy is contagious and our leaders, in their least effective form, should serve as a symbol of hope. The national energy can...

Kevin Dunne is the first Republican candidate to announce intentions to run for city council. Dunne, a member of the city's Beautification Commission and a...

Elizabeth Bennett-Parker, co-director for nonprofit Together We Bake, announced Tuesday that she would run for council. Bennett-Parker, who is from Alexandria and resides in...

By Alexa Epitropoulos | aepitropoulos@alextimes.com Charniele Herring can relate to the needs of many of her constituents because she’s been there. Herring serves as chair of the...

By Robert Ray At its Jan. 20 public hearing, decisions made by our city council demonstrate the need for attributes and values that I would...

By Alexa Epitropoulos | aepitropoulos@alextimes.com A city council discussion concerning delegating certain tasks to the city manager and the city attorney at Tuesday’s legislative meeting...

City council kicks off 2018 – and the third year of this council term – with its first meeting of the New Year on...

By Alexa Epitropoulos | aepitropoulos@alextimes.com Amy Jackson, a former Fairfax County teacher and longtime Alexandria resident, is the latest to announce her candidacy for city council. Jackson filed...