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To the editor: Alexandria’s newly adopted budget once again highlights a troubling pattern: spending grows, government expands and taxpayers are expected to quietly absorb the cost. While City Council celebrates…1 month ago
By Mark Eaton Baseball fans treasure those rare times when players on their team hit back-to-back home runs, meaning consecutive batters hit the ball out of the park. Alexandrians should…1 month ago
National Preservation Month started as National Preservation Week in 1973. In 2005, the National Trust expanded the celebration from a week to the entire month of May to offer a…1 month ago
By Kim Jones Gilliam As the owner of a senior dog, I would give anything to have my 11-year-old goldendoodle Gus by my side for longer. So, when I heard…1 month ago
Upcoming games from Thursday to May 13 ACHS May 7 Tennis: Boys Varsity Opponent: Fairfax Location: Home Time: 4 p.m. Outdoor Track: Boys Varsity Jamboree Opponent: Various Schools Location: Home Time: 5 p.m. Baseball:…1 month ago
The Alexandria City School Board will hold a budget public hearing on the FY 2027 Combined Funds (CF) and FY 2027-2036 Capital Improvement Program (CIP) Budgets on Tuesday, May 12,…1 month ago
BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS PUBLIC HEARING Redella S. “Del” Pepper Community Resource Center 4850 Mark Center Drive, Room 1305 Alexandria, Virginia 22311 The Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a…1 month ago
A Public Hearing will be held by the Board of Architectural Review on Wednesday, May 20, 2026, beginning at 7:00 p.m. at Charles Houston Recreation Center, 901 Wythe Street, Alexandria,…1 month ago
ALEXANDRIA PLANNING DEPARTMENT NOTICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW In accordance with Section 11-500 of the Zoning Ordinance, the following Special Use Permit application(s) may be approved by the Director of Planning…1 month ago
By Micki MacNaughton, Jen Walker Team When working with buyers, our first talk is about the “big five”: price, size, layout, location and condition. These five factors are critical to…1 month ago
In 1800, the City of Alexandria purchased a large tract of land outside city limits and built an almshouse at the current intersection of Monroe Avenue and Richmond Highway in…1 month ago
By Heather Peeler In Alexandria, nonprofits are fortunate to have a supportive community, as evidenced by the record-breaking generosity during last week’s Spring2ACTion, Alexandria’s Giving Day. It is a powerful…1 month ago
To the editor: My wife and I were two steps into the crosswalk when a white sedan rolled through the opposite stop sign, driving by about two feet from us.…1 month ago
To the editor: As a longtime resident of Alexandria, one of the nation’s most beautiful historic cities, I want to publicly thank Frank Fannon for running for City Council in…1 month ago
By Sydney Kodama | skodama@alextimes.com The Alexandria City School Board is scheduled to vote on a revised memorandum of understanding with the Alexandria Police Department on May 7 that outlines…1 month ago
By Ella Mitchell | emitchell@alextimes.com More than 200 posters created by community members to celebrate the semiquincentennial of the United States line the walls of the third-floor gallery at the…1 month ago
By Jim McGrath | jmcgrath@alextimes.com There are coaching legends whose feats are known around the world, such as John Wooden, who led the UCLA Bruins to 620 basketball wins and…1 month ago
By Tiffany Johnson-Wiggins For the common Virginia tick, every meal begins with a dance. After hatching, a young tick climbs to the highest “peak” it can find, whether a tall…1 month ago
By Jess Purtell Have you ever entered a space and immediately exhaled with relief? Perhaps you have experienced the opposite; you enter a space and instantly don’t want to be…1 month ago
By Laura Novak, M.S., M.P.S. You’ve probably heard the phrase, “when life gives you lemons, make lemonade.” This sounds good in theory, but putting it into practice can be difficult.…1 month ago
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…1 month ago
By Sydney Kodama | skodama@alextimes.com City Council approved a $200,000 one-time transfer from the Sheriff’s Office to fund a study to look for ways to reduce jail costs at its…1 month ago
By Ella Mitchell | emitchell@alextimes.com Backdropped by the clamor of families shopping at a farmers’ market and a saxophonist situated just outside Made in ALX on King Street, Jim McGrath…1 month ago
By Denise Dunbar | ddunbar@alextimes.com One needn’t spend long in the company of Rev. Ian and Lesley Markham to realize their marriage is a partnership in the best sense of…1 month ago
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…1 month ago
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…1 month ago
In 2024, Alexandria celebrated the 200th anniversary of the 1824 visit of Marquis de Lafayette. As we celebrate the United States of America’s 250th birthday, Historic Alexandria highlights the history…1 month ago
By Gayle Converse This year, as Alexandria and the nation celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence,* it is important to remember the brave Virginia…1 month ago
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…1 month ago
By Rev. Ian Markham One month has passed since Ted Kooser’s mother has died, and he writes this extraordinarily moving poem called “Mother” about her passing. It is mid- April…