An Avian Drama Is Underway
Most likely, Fort Hunt Softball League players at Whitman Middle School and youngsters romping on the Martin Luther King Park playground nearby don’t notice the romance going on overhead.
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Supporting Allison Silberberg
Allison Silberberg is our City’s best choice for mayor.
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Who Should Pay Reparations?
In attempting to advance a case for reparations, Elisabeth Vodola blurs what should be a bright line between the U.S. and Britain.
Fairfax County’s Streams Are in Trouble
82 percent of Fairfax County’s streams were in very poor, poor or fair condition biologically in 2020.
Five volunteers spent Friday morning jabbing a long-handled mesh net into a stream bottom, scraping the streambanks, scooping up submerged woody debris and rubbing smooth round rocks in the stream’s riffles.
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Wrong Solution on Parkway
U.S. Park Service proposal to improve safety along the southern stretch of George Washington Parkway as described in April 8 Gazette is the wrong solution and will make the Parkway less safe.
Departmental Progressive Club to Host Candidate Forum April 20
The Departmental Progressive Club will host a mayoral and city council candidates’ forum April 20th at 7 p.m. via Zoom.
Opinion: Commentary: Update on Veto Session
Marijuana in small amounts to be legal in July; more ...
This past week, we returned to Richmond for Reconvened Session or Veto Session to consider Governor Northam’s amendments to the state budget and legislation passed during the session.
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Mayor Wilson Doesn’t Deserve Attacks
We served on City Council with both Mayor Justin Wilson and former Mayor Allison Silberberg, who issued a statement on March 25, announcing her candidacy for Mayor.

T.C., Maury Schools Renamed
ACPS opens student contest to design new Titan logo
The Alexandria City Public School board voted unanimously April 8 to change the name of T.C. Williams High School to Alexandria City High School.
Opinion: Commentary: Road Diet, Mumble Strips, Speed Enforcement
Proposed safety fixes for GW Parkway, which can be incredibly dangerous for motorists and pedestrians alike.
The George Washington Parkway is a scenic and vital thoroughfare running through the 30th District.
The Other Alexandria: He Had Their Backs: Harold Bell ‘Inside Sports’
Harold Bell was the first African American to host and produce his own Sports Talk Radio show, “Inside Sports,” in Washington, D.C. from 1972 through the 1990s.

Board Approves Historic Zoning for River Farm in Mount Vernon
Annenberg Foundation reasserts intent on restrictions, requirements of grant.
Signs have been posted in front of American Horticultural Society headquarters that say the property is closed to the public, said Katherine Ward, of the Mount Vernon Council of Citizens’ Associations.

Giving Alexandria’s Wildlife a Second Chance
This is National Animal Care & Control Appreciation Week.
It’s the time of year when Alexandria’s wildlife comes to life — foraging, making nests and raising their young.

Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton Opens Community Market Season
The Workhouse Arts Center, Lorton, kicked off its seasonal Community Market on April 10.
Opinion: Letter to the Editor: Spiritual, Societal and Medical Benefits of Fasting
It is a month of Ramadan and all healthy Muslims will be fasting from dawn to Sunset.
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