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Alexandria and Arlington at odds Over Streetcars Versus Bus-Rapid Transit

Transit riders could have to get off the Arlington streetcar to board an Alexandria bus.

Arlington and Alexandria planning officials are moving in different directions along Route One.

Week in Alexandria

In an emotional speech to the Alexandria Democratic Committee Monday night, four-term Del. David Englin (D-45) said he will not seek reelection to the House of Delegates next year.

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Alexandria City Council Campaign Shifts Westward As Two New Candidates Enter Race

Displacement of poor and Latino citizens to be central issue in upcoming campaign.

With two more candidates entering the race for Alexandria City Council, the lines of combat are moving west.

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Video: Englin Admits to Being Unfaithful in Marriage; Announces He Will Not Seek Fifth Term

Delegate makes announcement in emotional speech to Alexandria Democratic Committee

In an emotional speech to the Alexandria Democratic Committee Del. David Englin (D-45) announced he will not seek a fifth term to the Virginia House of Delegates.

Council Notebook

For years, city leaders have thought the surface parking lot at the King Street Metro is just too suburban.

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Struggling Nonprofit Fights Against Cuts to At-Risk Children

City Council members consider elimination of Urban League program for troubled youth.

Since 1981, the city of Alexandria has been funding an Urban League program to help at-risk youth.

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Census Records Show Alexandria is Getting Older and More Educated

New report shows shifting black population and an increase in African-born residents.

Alexandria is getting older and more educated, and its residents are increasingly likely to take public transportation to work.

Business Matters

The metaphor usually used for governing is making sausage. Although you might appreciate the final product, you don’t want to see it being made.

Week in Alexandria

Everybody knows that Baltimore is Charm City. But what is Alexandria?

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Alexandria School Board Standing By Embattled Superintendent

Members regret what happened, but feel confident superintendent took decisive action.

Members of the Alexandria School Board are standing by embattled school superintendent Morton Sherman, despite calls for him to step down in the wake of a scathing auditor's report.

Emily Marie (Anderson) Davis

Mrs. Emily Marie (Anderson) Davis, 69, beloved wife, mother, sister, aunt, and friend died on Thursday, March 8, 2012 at Alexandria Hospital from complications of lung cancer.

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Virginia Officials Deliberately Moving Slowly on Health Care Exchange

If Supreme Court upholds health-care reform, governor would have to call special session.

Virginia has eight months to create a certification plan for how it plans to create a health-care exchange, a legal requirement of President Barack Obama’s Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Week in Alexandria

The budget standoff in Richmond could have dramatic consequences in Alexandria, where every service from education services to transportation funding is on the line.

Business Matters

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Dysfunctional Budgeting Prompts Crisis at Alexandria City Public Schools

Independent audit rips school system; vice mayor calls for superintendent to step down.

An independent auditor has concluded that the budget office at Alexandria City Public Schools suffers from a “dysfunctional environment," approving contracts that had not been budgeted and providing inaccurate information to School Board members.

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