Tag: street renaming

By Thompson Eskew City Council received an updated review of the Department of Project Implementation’s flood mitigation efforts along Alexandria’s waterfront, as well as the...

To the editor: Two recent letters to the editor which you’ve published, objecting to the renaming of Alexandria streets, are particularly offensive. Both letters, which...

To the editor: In 2016, the Ad Hoc Advisory Group on Confederate Memorials and Street Names recommended, and City Council concurred with, renaming portions of...

There are two distinct facets to the ongoing controversy surrounding renaming of streets in Alexandria and, as with many issues, the fault line is...

To the editor: Jimm Roberts’ view, in his letter to the editor “Keep the name, switch the fame,” in the Jan. 19 Alexandria Times, is...

To the editor: The following is an open letter to Mayor Justin Wilson, pertaining to his advocacy for tossing the process that was established to...

To the editor: The Dec. 22, 2021, Wall Street Journal carried an editorial about Dr. Anthony Fauci’s behind-the-scenes efforts to discredit and marginalize the...

To the editor: A trip to Winchester, Virginia will illustrate the difference between that city and Alexandria. Winchester has chosen to embrace its Civil...

To the editor: Regardless of the numerous inconveniences posed by changing the name of Lee Street, there is an unwarranted rush to judgement in...

To the editor: I’ve read every comment written regarding the renaming of Lee Street over the last several months. Here’s my take: History cannot be rewritten. Lee...