Letter to the Editor: Focusing on Veterans in Alexandria
Alexandria is home to a large active duty military, retired, and veteran population along with their families.
Letter to the Editor: Consider Source of Taxes
Wealth creation, the font from which all tax revenue flows, was conspicuously missing from the script capably crafted by Kathleen Burns in the Dec. 15 edition of the Gazette-Packet.
Alexandria Police Recruits Graduate
The Alexandria Police Department welcomed 26 recruit officers who graduated from the Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Training Academy Basic Law Enforcement School on Dec. 21.
Speck Appointed to MWAA Board
David Speck, former Alexandria City Councilman and member of the Virginia House of Delegates, has been appointed by Gov. Terry McAuliffe to serve in the McAuliffe administration as a board member of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority.
Alexandria Police Captain Graduates from FBI Academy
Alexandria Police Captain Shirl Mammarella graduated from the FBI National Academy on Dec. 16, one of 225 graduates in the academy's 266th Session.
Tysons Tower to Be Renovated
Construction
Love Funding announced the closing of a $19 million loan that will help preserve and refurbish an affordable senior housing community in Vienna. Love funding is recognized as an expert in market-rate multifamily and affordable housing, healthcare facilities, and hospitals.
Week in Vienna
Located 15 miles outside of Washington D.C., Vienna is a unique town praised for its close community and traditional values.
Eight Named as Living Legends of Alexandria
The Living Legends of Alexandria announced its 2017 recipients last month.
Alexandria Crime Report
The following incidents were reported by the Alexandria Police Department.
The following incidents were reported by the Alexandria Police Department.
Tips to Achieve New Year’s Resolutions in Alexandria
Advice on setting and reaching goals
Terry Garret wants to quit smoking. Timothy Noel Castle wants to get in shape. Larry Miller wants to stop procrastinating. And Pat Troy wants to do more for others.
Letter to the Editor: Fairfax County Should Be Supporting Recycling
Does Fairfax County actually care about recycling?
Letter to the Editor: Fragile Habitat in Mount Vernon area
The National Park service has contracted with seven tree-cutting companies to remove trees along the Parkway from above Spout Run to Mount Vernon through March of 2017.
Fairfax Lawmakers’ Last Call for Input
More than 80 speak at General Assembly public hearing.
“We’re not letting teachers do their jobs,” was the plea from Jo Neuber of Vienna, Co-chair of the organization Class Size Counts.
Organizing a Home Office
Design ideas for workspace order.
Whether located in a basement, spare bedroom or kitchen corner, one of the keys to creating a functional home office is organization.
Rep. Comstock Co-Sponsors Resolution Condemning Anti-Israel UN Vote
Congresswoman Barbara Comstock
“In an act of moral cowardice in the closing days of his administration, President Obama’s ‘reckless abstention’ [to use the words of former DNC Chair and current Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-FL)] at the UN has demonstrated his legacy as the most anti-Israel President in modern history. President Obama took the longtime, bipartisan support for Israel that has been a hallmark of U.S. foreign policy for decades and scrapped it with this short-sighted action last month.
Fairfax: Candidates Forum on Monday, January 9, 2017
Fairfax Fairfax Regional Library from 7 - 9:00 p.m.
The Candidates Forum on Monday will provide an important opportunity for residents to ask questions directly of the candidates about their concerns for the City of Fairfax. The public will also be able to meet individually with the candidates at the end of the question-and-answer session.
Proposed Teen Center Taking Shape in Alexandria
Charles Houston Recreation Center would expand teen-specific activities.
Charles Houston Recreation Center would expand teen-specific activities.