Tag: potomac yard
My View: The Impact of Amazon HQ2 on Alexandria
By David Howell
It’s official: Amazon is coming. After 14 months of speculation, the odds-on favorite Crystal City was indeed the winner in the HQ2...
Amazon selects Crystal City for HQ2
By Missy Schrott | [email protected]
After more than a year of deliberation on a location for Amazon’s second headquarters, the company announced Tuesday that two...
City leaders discuss public-private partnerships at Chamber panel
By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected]
The Alexandria Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday morning hosted a panel discussion at Holiday Inn Carlyle to discuss the importance of public-private partnerships...
Dominion drops power line plan, reigniting special tax district debate
By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected]
Alexandria faces a budget shortfall for the Potomac Yard Metro after Dominion Power announced last week it isn’t moving forward...
Contractor named for controversial Potomac Yard Metro
By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected]
WMATA and the City of Alexandria have named Potomac Yard Constructors, a
dual venture from Halmar International and Schiavone Construction Co., as...
Letter to the Editor: We must save the Potomac Yard wetlands
To the editor:
Alexandria and Arlington are losing natural habitats to so-called smart growth development at an alarming rate.
Elected officials say that such density and...
Letter to the Editor: Who hijacked our government?
To the editor:
At every turn it seems, malfeasance and abuse of public trust is shown to be commonplace in Alexandria’s staff and council. How...
Updated: Major power outage largely resolved in Taylor Run, Del Ray
Thousands of Dominion Energy customers faced power outages in Taylor Run and Del Ray after a truck snagged a power line in the city....
Letter to the Editor: Times story was investigative journalism at its...
To the editor:
As we sort through the upheavals of the June 12 election, let us not focus only on the results but on some...
Letter to the Editor: City manager, attorney should hit the road
To the editor:
Something’s rotten in our local government. We are not being served well by some of our senior public servants. City Manager Mark...
