Tag: west end
Ferdinand T. Day opens its doors
By Missy Schrott | mschrott@alextimes.com
The walls have been color-coded by grade, a parking garage roof has been converted into a jungle gym and the...
Letter to the Editor: Integrate the West End by not calling...
To the editor:
In the May 31 Times voters’ guide issue, you asked the candidates how to “more fully engage Alexandria’s West End residents in...
How the city counts its homeless population
By Alexa Epitropoulos | aepitropoulos@alextimes.com
Carpenter’s Shelter volunteers found him living in his car in the parking lot of a West End condominium development.
The man...
Letter to the Editor: T.C. Williams lights are an unacceptable breach...
Just when one thought the community engagement process had reached a new low in transparency and objectivity with the Patrick Henry project, we now have the...
ACPS chooses name for West End elementary school
After releasing its shortlist of possible names earlier this month, the Alexandria City School Board has chosen an Alexandrian civil rights activist and longtime...
Our View: Inspirational leaders forged by adversity
The oft-quoted proverb by philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche, “What does not kill me makes me stronger,” is overused, but that doesn’t mean it’s not largely...
Updated: Alexandria police identify suspect in abduction, sexual assault
By Alexa Epitropoulos | aepitropoulos@alextimes.com
Alexandria police have identified the suspect who held a woman against her will and sexually assaulted her Saturday on the...
ACPS names new superintendent
By Missy Schrott | mschrott@alextimes.com
The Alexandria School Board has selected Dr. Gregory C. Hutchings Jr., a T.C. Williams alumnus, as the district’s new superintendent,...
Two robberies reported on Thursday night
By Alexa Epitropoulos | aepitropoulos@alextimes.com
Police reported two robberies back-to-back on Thursday night.
A robbery in the 3800 block of Commonwealth Avenue was reported at 9:37...
Parking task force finalizes recommendations
By Denise Dunbar | ddunbar@alextimes.com
Members of the city’s parking standards task force agreed on final recommendations for minimum and maximum parking at their Nov. 29...
