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David Meyer is Elected Mayor

The voting is over, the ballots have been tallied and David Meyer is the new mayor of the City of Fairfax.

Commentary: Plank in the Progressive Eye

Donald Trump has a lot of people worrying about “alternative facts.” Rightfully so. But I also worry about progressives who seem to think their facts don’t come from a world of alternatives.

Crossing Guard Appreciation Day Feb. 8

If you have lived in Fairfax County for any amount of time, you are surely familiar with the traffic situation here.


Commentary: First Amendment Is Alive and Well

“Congress shall make no law … abridging … the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.”

Commentary: Bill Would Hinder Municipal Broadband Program

Our future, at least part of it, exists on the internet.

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Mini-Moves to Fight Winter Blues

Did you know even a short burst of exercise can not only boost your mood, but it helps activate your brain, too?


Commentary: What Do We Do with a Problem Like Alexandria?

Re-imagining the city.

There’s that guy at the intersection of South Washington and Prince Streets in Old Town who is causing problems for a lot of people.

Letter to the Editor: Another Hotel?

A group of investors have recently held meetings in the Durant Center with some home owners as well as absentee house owners on Harvard Street attending.

Letter to the Editor: Alexandria as a ‘Sanctuary City’

Looking around the U.S. the concept of “sanctuary city” has a range of definitions.


Letter to the Editor: Washington and the Poet

When George Washington was appointed by the Continental Congress in 1775 to take command of the fledgling American military forces, a young lady in Providence felt compelled to compose a patriotic poem and send it to him at his headquarters in Cambridge across the Charles River from Boston, then occupied by the British.

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Mentor of The Week: A Cross-Cultural Connection

Rebecca and Elodie met through the SOHO program back in 2014.

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Signing Day at T.C. Williams

12 T.C. students sign on to play football at colleges.

After a year of hard work and last minute victories, T.C. Williams High School Football Team made it to the playoffs for the second time in the last 26 years.


Letter to the Editor: Move Forward on Option 1 in Mount Vernon

I’ve written to the Gazette previously about Bock Farm, and, like H. Jay Spiegel, I attended the information session on Jan. 26. It was a good meeting, but what was clear, and what has been clear all along is that a minority in the adjacent neighborhood has been given too much power by Supervisor Storck.

Commentary: Victory on Water Quality

The last week of January was especially busy as the General Assembly approached Feb. 7 – Crossover – the day we are required to complete all work on bills originating in our chamber.

Commentary: Addressing Opioid Addiction

As this week is Crossover, the midpoint of our Legislative session, I wanted to share with you some good news.


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Qualifying Scores for Mount Vernon Junior Marksman

Grayson Wheeler competed among the nation’s top high school marksmen in the 2017 U.S. Army National Junior Air Rifle Championship held in Ft. Benning, Georgia on Jan. 28-29.

Register for Fort Hunt Softball

Registration for Spring Softball is now open for the following divisons

Obituary: W. Jeff Knicely

Obituary: W. Jeff Knicely


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Lorton: Trash Burned at Covanta Waste Facility

Fire lasted through the weekend.

A fire started within the Covanta Fairfax Waste to Energy Facility in the 9800 block of Furnace Road in Lorton Thursday evening Feb. 2 and smoldered through the weekend.

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Burke, Fairfax, Springfield: Bicycle Improvements Proposed for Braddock and Springfield Districts

Howard Albers of Springfield was encouraged by what he saw at the community meeting discussing proposed road striping changes in Braddock and Springfield Districts on Jan. 24.