Alexandria News

Democrat Sandy Marks wins City Council seat

By Ella Mitchell | emitchell@alextimes.com Democrat Sandy Marks won the open seat on Alexandria’s City Council in the Tuesday special election, according to unofficial election results. Marks, an Alexandria City…

Remembering a spring spent juggling seven sports

By Denise Dunbar | ddunbar@alextimes.com Spring is great! The daffodils, the dogwoods, the warming days, yes – but also pollen, tornado warnings and plants that don’t know whether it’s July…

Braddock needs its left-turn lanes

To the editor: Braddock Road is one of Alexandria’s most important east-west corridors, and the proposed elimination of dedicated left-turn lanes at Russell Road and Commonwealth Avenue would make a…

The rise of micro-weddings

By Cheryl Connors and Vanessa Ferragut Over the past several years, the wedding industry has experienced a quiet but powerful transformation. Traditional large-scale weddings are increasingly giving way to more…

Susan Kellom

August 12, 1947 – April 11, 2026 Susan Bulkley Kellom, 78, of Alexandria, passed away on April 11, 2026, at Capital Care Hospice after a brief illness. Born on Aug.12,…

April 2026 Voter Guide: All Candidate Answers

The Alexandria Times Voter Guide gives you everything you need to make an informed choice in the April 21 special election for the vacant City Council seat. The candidates’ responses have…

Alexandria Times garners 22 VPA awards

By Denise Dunbar | ddunbar@alextimes.com The Alexandria Times earned 22 awards at the Virginia Press Association’s annual awards banquet, held Saturday night in Lynchburg, Virginia, for work published in 2025.…

Fresh Start Initiative aims for long-lasting impact

By Sydney Kodama | skodama@alextimes.com On March 19, Mayor Alyia Gaskins announced that Alfred Street Baptist Church would cover more than $1 million in back rent from Alexandria Redevelopment and…

April 2026 Voter Guide: Frank Fannon

Want to read the April 2026 Voter Guide in full? Click here to be taken to all of the candidates’ responses. Age: 57 Occupation: Retired mortgage banker. Bio: I am…

April 2026 Voter Guide: Sandy Marks

Want to read the April 2026 Voter Guide in full? Click here to be taken to all of the candidates’ responses. Age: 45 Occupation: Advocacy communications specialist, ACPS mom. Bio:…

Get involved with city boards and commissions

To the editor: The City of Alexandria has a growing number of vacancies across its boards and commissions, and it is something more residents should be paying attention to. These…

City failed in storm response

To the editor: Enough with the excuses – and the lame attempt to invent new words – “snowcrete” – to explain away yet another failed snowstorm response. Now city officials…

Virginia gerrymandering would have nationwide impact

To the editor: In response to President Donald Trump’s desperation measure to get Republican states to gerrymander more Republican congressional districts, Democrats have tried to one-up him with their own…

Support redistricting referendum

To the editor: I am a retired Army officer and a retired federal employee, so I cannot afford to pay for a large and expensive ad such as the one…

In favor of Fannon

To the editor: Alexandria’s City Council election is around the corner. I strongly feel that it will not serve the residents well if another cookie-cutter Democrat is elected to the…