Letter: Dogs Could Use Running Water
Letter to the Editor
Mount Vernon District Supervisor Gerry Hyland should do something for Westgrove Dog Park.
Letter: Police Efforts Improving
Letter to the Editor
After the first public meeting, the police chief asked me to meet with him so he could explain the steps he put in place based on my letter to him.
Column: To Be Young, Gifted and Black … Consumers
Commentary
Alexandria was represented at the 45th Annual Black Congressional Caucus Foundation To Be Young, Gifted and Black Braintrust with students and faculty from NOVA Community College.
Letter: Appreciate City’s Status
Letter to the Editor
It is election time in Alexandria. It is hard to miss.
Letter: Who Knows Best To Govern?
Letter to the Editor
I read with utter disgust that Mayor Euille is pursuing a write-in campaign and that his supporters are multiplying this arrogance by claiming Vice Mayor Silberberg “lacks experience and is not ready” [“City’s Democrats Face Civil War,” Gazette Packet, Sept. 10].
Letter: Consider City’s Future
Letter to the Editor
Having been active in Alexandria for the past 15 years, it has been clear that the city has faced its fair share of challenges, including many outside of its control. We have seen our quality of life erode at the edges because of the differences between the city’s revenues and expenditures.
Hats for Ellie
Local organization collects hats for children with cancer.
When the school year began in 2013, Jay Coakley, a physical education teacher at Woodburn Elementary School in Falls Church noticed that one of his kindergarten students had an affinity for brightly colored hats.
Letter: Man of Integrity
Letter to the Editor
I encourage citizens of Alexandria to vote for Townsend A. "Van" Van Fleet for City Council.
Letter: Term Limits? Elections Matter
Letter to the Editor
Years ago when term limits were all the rage, the national President of the League of Women Voters, Becky Caine, said on one of the Sunday talk shows, “We have terms limits. They’re called elections.”
Letter: A Request to All Candidates
Letter to the Editor
When you and your supporters put your campaign signs in the median strips of Alexandria's streets, please do not put them opposite a left turn lane at an intersection, where they can obscure the turning driver's view of oncoming traffic.
Letter: Keep Ticketing The Bicyclists
Letter to the Editor
I enthusiastically support the City of Alexandria Police Department’s stepped up enforcement of our local traffic laws as they apply to bicyclists.
Letter: Change Status Quo
Letter to the Editor
Politics as usual is failing us on both the local and national levels.
Letter: Say Goodbye to The Euille Way
Letter to the Editor
Don’t get hooked by Mayor Euille’s write-in campaign for mayor.
Letter: Need Smart Development
Letter to the Editor
Jonathan Krall presents an interesting dilemma in his call for progressives to step forward and vote for city candidates who are working for Alexandria’s success rather than stagnation (Gazette letters, Sept. 24-30, 2015).
Letter: Working Together?
Letter to the Editor
Your recent article in the Alexandria Gazette Packet, “City Council Hopefuls Debate Issues,” contained the most revealing question of “Who [he or she] is most excited to serve on City Council with.”
Letter: Council’s Role In Enrollment?
Letter to the Editor
Board’s failure to build enough school capacity several decades ago with the result that today’s schools are overcrowded.
Letter: Two Are Too Old Town-centric
Letter to the Editor
In relation to Mr. Wood and Mr. van Fleet’s position on the Waterfront Plan, two issues stand out in regards to their viewpoints.
Richard ‘Dick’ Moose, At Home Alexandria Co-Founder, Dies
Helped launch At Home Alexandria.
The idea was hatched over breakfast at The Royal Restaurant. In 2008, Dick Moose had just read a news article about an organization in Boston called Beacon Hill Village.
Recalling Life of ‘Dr. Bob’ Wineland
WW II veteran Robert Wineland dies at 91.
When 20-year-old U.S. Army Medic Robert Wineland arrived in the village of Laudersfeld, the wooded countryside of far eastern Belgium was relatively peaceful, a quiet buffer zone disrupted only by occasional artillery fire and brief skirmishes between opposing infantry patrols.
Alexandriava.gov 2.0
City reveals redesign for its website.
City Manager Mark Jinks remembered a time when the City of Alexandria was considered the leader in its municipal website.