City council, budget decisions, policy debates, elections, campaigns, and the political decisions shaping Alexandria.
City staff will discuss the impact of the National Park Service position reversal, escalating costs and alternative flood mitigation options under consideration
The Marine veteran and former CIA officer rejoins a crowded Democratic primary field challenging Rep. Don Beyer
Democrats on Monday filed an emergency appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court seeking to halt a Virginia ruling invalidating a ballot measure that would have given their party an additional four winnable U.S. House seats.
78% of voters in Alexandria voted in favor of the proposed constitutional amendment.
City hires temporary staffer to help families apply for SNAP and summer food benefits amid federal changes
The May 12 legislative meeting opens with a 6 p.m. swearing-in for Alexandria's newest council member before turning to a single proposal to lease and run the Torpedo Factory Arts Center for as long as 40 years.
Beekeepers and a D.C. regulation expert told commissioners the proposed setbacks and hive limits were unworkable and that zoning was the wrong tool
June 4 open house comes weeks after City Council hears appeal of the Metro-end project
Commission also holds 6 p.m. work session on draft Duke Street Land Use Plan; some items move to City Council May 16
Jim Parajon and Mark Schwartz to address shifts in federal funding and the new Richmond administration; free program at Walter Reed Recreation Center
Just 16 residents weighed in on Edmonson proposal; Ivy, Van Landingham now in mix
Alexandria leaders' critique that Virginia's school rating system acts as a "hammer" rather than a "flashlight" is reflected throughout the new VDOE report
A reader's guide to the factual disputes, contested inferences, and real tradeoffs in the project City Council will decide May 16
Coalition calls Wednesday's unanimous budget vote a "small but meaningful step." Sheriff Sean Casey, who testified against the proposal at an April 18 public hearing, says he has no legal discretion to refuse ICE transfers under valid administrative warrants.
Sunday meters formally rejected; BPOL, parking, stormwater and fire fees all approved 6-0 — but Chapman warns the city is filling budget holes with fee hikes that "I don't think is sustainable"
The battlefield is narrowing and the timeline is tightening in a congressional redistricting contest among states seeking a partisan advantage ahead of the November midterm elections.