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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.

Council Notebook

It’s a bird. It’s a plane. It’s Councilman Frank Fannon. No, he’s not Superman. But Mayor Bill Euille is praising Fannon for quick thinking and fast action in coming to the assistance of a citizen in need.

Council Notebook

Want to know how much city officials are going to charge you for the privilege of living in Alexandria? Check the advertisements.

Council Notebook

Once upon a midnight dreary, while Alexandria Poet Laureate Amy Young pondered weak and weary.

Council Notebook

The Fat Lady has yet to sing an aria for the waterfront plan, and now the controversial upzoning has been put on hold. At least for now.

Council Notebook

Private Virtue is a public good. That’s the result of a decision this week at the Alexandria Circuit Court, which is giving the green light to city officials who want to lease part of a public alley to a private restaurant known as Virtue.

Week in Alexandria

What’s the difference between a map amendment and a text amendment?

In Session: Virginia Assembly Briefs

In Session: Virginia Assembly Briefs

Week in Alexandria

Councilman Paul Smedberg and Councilwoman Alicia Hughes clashed repeatedly this week about when and how council members should consider a proposal to add Sunday deliveries for Meals on Wheels.

Council Notebook

The Alexandria Board of Zoning Appeals is facing a legal challenge to its recent decision on the waterfront, and city officials are denying them an opportunity to have legal counsel.

Week in Alexandria

Alexandria City Public Schools is beginning 2013 with a bang.

Business Matters

Facing his first difficult decision as the new president and CEO of the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce, John Long is already in a no-win situation. Where to live?

Business Matters

Blinded by Science

Blinded by Science Two Alexandria landlords are vying for their properties to become the new home of the National Science Foundation, a prize the Alexandria Economic Development Partnership has identified as valuable goal for the city. But AEDP president Val Hawkins acknowledges it will be difficult battle.

Council Notebook

Alexandria has become a whistle stop town — in more ways than one. Trains have been a regular feature of life in the city since before the Civil War.

Week in Alexandria

The field of Democratic candidates became more crowded this week, with two more candidates officially announcing their candidacies for the primary for City Council.

Council Notebook

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

Business Matters

Seating is now on the menu at Del Ray Pizzeria, where customers can order thin-crust pizza in a restaurant with thick selection of chairs.

Business Matters

How about this heat? Like death and taxes, this weekend’s heat wave is an inevitable fact of life. But it’s also an opportunity to make money.

On the Campaign Trail

Remember when Alexandria precinct returns were posted to the Internet a few minutes after the polls closed? Well, forget about it.

Tease photo

Last-Minute Budgeting As City Council Members Negotiate Final Budget Agreement

Elected officials consider everything from extending library hours to increasing salaries.

Hold your wallet. The Alexandria City Council is putting the final touches on the budget for fiscal year 2013, and the long list of priorities could mean more taxes.