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Alexandria Schools Stay Virtual
Division to open fall semester online, then reevaluate in November.
Students will not return to school this fall.
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Lobbying for Leniency?
The three prosecutors in the ultra-liberal dense urban core consisting of Alexandria, Arlington, and Fairfax have broken with their Commonwealth-wide association which includes prosecutors from less liberal places.
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: On the ‘First Principal of Parker-Gray School’
I would like to express my gratitude to one of your editors Char Bah.
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Thankful
I want to let you know how thankful I am for Mrs. Char McCargo Bah and the many articles she has written for the Alexandria Gazette.
Restoring Ecological Function to Fairfax County Properties
On a recent 90-plus-degree sunny day, the narrow-leaf mountain mint outside Supervisor Dan Storck’s window at the Mount Vernon Government Center was literally buzzing.
Say Their Names:
In Remembrance: Benjamin Thomas, August 8, 1899
During the early morning of August 8th in 1899, at the corner of King and Fairfax streets, just across from Market Square, a 16-year-old boy named Benjamin Thomas was lynched by a mob of thousands.
Helping Meet Food Needs During Covid-19 Pandemic
Assistance League of Northern Virginia reports that its Weekend Food for Kids program, which was modified because of COVID-19, is still helping food-insecure elementary school children and their families this summer.
Ellie’s Hats Reaches $100,000 Donation Milestone
The money goes to families of children with cancer.
Founded in 2014, Ellie’s Hats makes life a little brighter for children with cancer and their families.
‘To Cripple an Airport, Allow Homes to Encroach’ near Dulles
Debate over residential use under airport flight paths rages on.
Poised to approve the construction of 853 new homes directly underneath Dulles International Airport flight paths, the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors finally considered the updated, aircraft-noise contours data for that area.
Private Schools Face See-Saw on Opening in Montgomery County
Governor overrules Montgomery County health officer after he says private schools must not hold in-person classes.
School always includes tests. Educators, administrators, parents and students are being tested this week concerning how and when their schools might open.
‘We’ve Seen an Awakening’ in Montgomery County
Council passes use of force policy that prohibits a police officer from using deadly force unless as a last resort.
Craig Rice beamed and Will Jawando teared as a unanimous roll call of Montgomery County’s Council effected change and policy hundreds of years in the making.
Dangling Liberty
Lawmakers to consider putting pretextual stops in the rearview mirror.
Do you have a parking pass dangling from your rearview mirror? What about rosary beads or a graduation tassel? Police officers can use that as a pretext to pull you over and ask to search your car.
Opinion: Column: Safeguarding My Future
Whether or not I'm certain about my attitude toward being a dual cancer threat (non small cell lung and papillary thyroid, cancer), only my subconscious knows for sure.
AAUW of Virginia Holds Summer Leadership Meeting
A record number of Virginia members of the American Association of University Women, a national advocate for women’s equity, attended their annual Summer Leadership Meeting on July 25, 26, and 27.
Senior Year Unlike Any Other
Recent high school grads, Class of 2021 face college uncertainty amid pandemic.
Senior year, 2020 T.C. Williams graduate Mikaela Pozo applied to 17 colleges.
Gap Between Relief Funds, Eviction Moratorium Could Cause Mass Evictions in Fairfax County
Slow: 12,000 eviction cases in courts statewide while only 300 tenant households had received federal funds.
The expiration of the state eviction moratorium and the refusal of the Fairfax District Court to extend it locally past July 10 has sent Fairfax County legal aid attorneys and Health and Human Services Department staff into a flurry of action to try to get federal assistance to the 500 tenants currently on the docket for eviction proceedings.
Fairfax County Democratic Committee Calls Virtual Unassembled Caucus
Party partisan endorsements in local nonpartisan election.
The issue of partisan party endorsements in a nonpartisan election appears to be one of the pending topics for discussion by candidates in the November 3 Town Council General Election in Herndon this fall.
Appetite: Del Ray Boccato to Keep Mount Vernon Avenue Cool in Alexandria
In the dog days of a pandemic summer, a new beacon of cold treats has begun to shine in Del Ray, its light getting brighter day by day prior to its opening in just a few weeks.
Progressive Prosecutors Lobby for Justice
Commonwealth’s Attorneys from Alexandria, Arlington and Fairfax join forces to press for reform.
As lawmakers prepare to return to Richmond for a special session on criminal justice reform, this group of likeminded prosecutors known as the Progressive Prosecutors for Justice will be pushing for a package of criminal-justice reform bills that does not have the backing of the Virginia Association of Commonwealth’s Attorneys.