Tag: potomac river
Your Views: No cause for celebration
To the editor:
The Army Corps of Engineers has given Alexandria the green light to fill in a wetland along the George Washington Memorial Parkway...
Sunny day flooding strikes waterfront
By Missy Schrott | [email protected]
After weeks without rain, Alexandrians were surprised by seemingly random flooding along the waterfront last weekend.
The flooding closed parts of...
Your Views: We’re all investors in Alexandria’s waterways
To the editor:
Alexandria’s health and prosperity depend on clean waterways, and clean waterways depend on a well-functioning wastewater system. The Potomac River and its...
Letter to the Editor: Citizen group forms again to save PY...
To the editor:
Forty years ago, a citizen group named the Daingerfield Island Protective Society stopped an interchange from being built off the George Washington...
AlexRenew names outfalls remediation effort, plans community meetings
AlexRenew, which is working with the city to meet the state mandate to remediate its four outfalls by mid-2025, has named this effort RiverRenew.
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Mount Vernon on list of 11 most endangered historic sites
By Noah Abbe
George Washington’s Mount Vernon estate is included on a list of the 11 most endangered historic sites in America, it was announced...
Pets: Shape up with your pup this summer
By Kim Gilliam
Were you and your pooch a little lazier during the winter months? Did you let your workout routine and your dog’s regular...
Cafe 44 debuts on the Potomac
By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected]
When government contractor Coggins International made the move from Atlanta, Georgia to Alexandria, President & CEO Jula Jane immediately noticed a...
Our View: Sewer fix shouldn’t turn into money pit
The verdict is in regarding Alexandria’s antiquated sewer lines and it’s not what our elected officials wanted to hear.
The city has eight years to...
City leaders respond after Gov. McAuliffe’s outfalls deadline decision
By James Cullum | [email protected]
City officials are reeling after Gov. Terry McAuliffe signed into law a bill that will require Alexandria to have its aged sewer system...
