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City to charge businesses for outdoor dining

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] Alexandria’s government relaxed the city’s outdoor dining policies during COVID19 shutdowns, and restaurants responded by creating parklets that have literally...

Port City Flavor: Valentine’s Day ventures

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] Alexandria is known for a lot of things, one of them being the charming, swoon-worthy atmosphere it exudes. With Valentine’s Day...

Businesses honoring veterans

By Denise Dunbar | [email protected] A number of local and national businesses are honoring military veterans on Veterans Day by providing free or discounted food,...

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,...

Letter to the Editor: Wilson has short memory about campaign contributions

In a recent email Vice Mayor Justin Wilson asserted about his mayoralty run: “This is my fifth campaign for office in Alexandria, I have...

Our View: Flags and food underpin community

The best and worst of Alexandria were simultaneously on display this past week. Falling in the best category is the reopening of Al’s Steakhouse. A community...