Know Your City: Civic Engagement in Alexandria
A look about patterns of civic participation and non-participation across the city.
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‘Challenge of Our Generation’ in Alexandria
Planning Commission approves stricter building, open space regulations, citing climate change.
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DASH, Union Reach Tentative Agreement
It gives local bus drivers wage and benefit parity with Metro, averts strike during Metro shutdown.
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Virginia Senate Minority Leader Faces Two Primary Challengers
Dick Saslaw hasn’t had a primary challenge since the 1970s; now he has two.
The last time Senate Minority Leader Dick Saslaw had a primary opponent, Jimmy Carter was in the White House and the Bee Gees were at the top of the charts. This year, for the first time since 1979, Saslaw has primary opposition. Not just one opponent, but two.
Delay T.C. Williams Lights Or Risk Costs
Plaintiffs say schools’ installation schedule may risk spending money twice; schools disagree.
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Alexandria Council Approves ‘Hugo Black House’ Alterations
Rejects opponents’ view that state-held preservation easement should apply.
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How to Bolster Public Housing in Alexandria?
ARHA, city weighs new HUD option to unlock private financing.
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High School Expansion: Next in Alexandria
School system takes steps toward honing final plan, due September.
The Alexandria City Public Schools administration specified certain elements of its planning for high school capacity expansion on Thursday, April 25, though other elements remain fuzzy.
Who Best Represents Public Housing Residents in Alexandria?
Recent council appointment raises question about who gets to pick, and how.
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