Michael Lee Pope is an award-winning journalist who lives in Old Town Alexandria. He has reported for Connection Newspapers, WAMU 88.5 News, the New York Daily News and the Tallahassee Democrat. A native of Moultrie, Ga., he grew up in Durham, N.C., and graduated high school in Tampa, Fla. He has a master's degree in American Studies from Florida State University, and he is a former adjunct professor at Tallahassee Community College. Pope is the author of "Hidden History of Alexandria, D.C." (2011) and "Ghosts of Alexandria" (2010), both published by History Press in Charleston, S.C.
Recent Stories
Four-Term Incumbent LeMunyon to Face Former Republican
Karrie Delaney registered as a Republican after being appointed to West Melbourne City Council in Florida.
67th District Race
Virginia Republicans Play Establishment Card
Close primary campaigns for governor and lieutenant governor send GOP candidates to November ballot.
Virginia Democrats Play the Long Game
Voters choose candidates who have been planning their campaign for years rather than upstarts newly energized against Trump.
Albo Retirement Prompts Hotly Contested Virginia House Race
Democrat Kathy Tran to face Republican Lolita Mancheno-Smoak.
Three Republicans Running for Virginia Governor Offer Dueling Tax Plans
Cut taxes or raise taxes? GOP primary debate offers an unusual array of options.
Democratic Candidates for Virginia Governor Run to the Left
Two candidates try to ignore moderate records and repackage themselves as hardcore progressives.
Three Republicans Vie for Virginia Lieutenant Governor Nomination
Two state senators and a delegate hope to snag bid to preside over Senate sessions.
Three Democrats Vying for Virginia Lieutenant Governor
Two former prosecutors and veteran political operative on ballot.
Pioneering Change For Autism
University of Virginia seminar studies tension between “The Science & Lived Experience of Autism.”
Despite a recent surge in attention and research over the past decade about autism, controversy exists.
Lawmaker Work Group to Examine Virginia Predatory Lending
Panel to investigate internet loans, car-title loans and open-end lines of credit.
The growing chorus of criticism about predatory lending in Virginia may not have prompted lawmakers to start passing laws to crack down on the industry. But it has accomplished one thing, formation of a work group.