Obligation of Citizenship: To Be Informed
Commentary
Executive Director of Police Review Panel to Resign.
Richardson served less than 18 months in the newly created position.
Resignation
Petitioners Appeal to Circuit Court to Stop Demolition
On July 7, Robert B. Walker, Esq., filed a Petition for Review and Complaint in Fairfax County Circuit Court that drew the attention of some residents in the Town of Herndon's Historic District Overlay.
Honest Funding of Our Schools
Commentary
Model Silence
Alexandria School Board members face decision on rights of transgender students.
Alexandria School Board members aren't saying much about how they plan to respond to a controversial new model policy from the Virginia Department of Education, which denies the ability of students to decide which pronouns and names they prefer at school.
Fairfax County Police Use of Force
Police shooting incidents by chief tenure.
Ongoing series about the Fairfax County Police Department and its policies and history on use of deadly force.
Seeking Alexandrians 100 Years of Age and Older
The City of Alexandria, in collaboration with the City’s Successful Aging Committee, will celebrate National Centenarian Day on Sept. 12 at 5 p.m. in the Vola Lawson Lobby of City Hall (301 King St.).
Guidance for Home Solar
Solarize Alexandria, a program that provides residents guidance and resources for home solar power systems installation, is holding its annual campaign through Thursday, August 31.
Consider a Private College
Commentary
City Receives Planning Award
The City of Alexandria has received the 2023 Red Clay Development of the Year Award from the Virginia Chapter of the American Planning Association (APA Virginia) for its work on the redevelopment of the Potomac River Generating Station (PRGS) Power Plant.
City-wide Food Drive in July
Volunteer Alexandria is hosting a City-wide food drive during the month of July. Sixteen collection boxes are located through the City from Beatley Library to Fairlington Presbyterian Church to City Hall. All of the food collected will be donated to ALIVE!’s food program.
SLHS PTSA Food Pantry Breaks Distribution Record
Summer hunger surges.
A break from school does not mean a break from hunger. The demand for food is increasing dramatically across the United States, including locally.
Data Center Proposal Generates Unanswered Questions
Earth.com – an Internet site devoted to providing information about earth and the environment – published an article last week with the headline, “What are we willing to give up for computing power?” It referred to a research paper written by doctoral candidates at the University of California, Riverside, and stated that “The increasing demand for computing power generates a variety of environmental consequences.”
Residents: ‘Why Would We Want This?’
Huge data center is proposed in Chantilly.
Unbeknownst to most residents, when the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors recently re-adopted its revamped zoning ordinance, zMOD, it quietly added a provision allowing data centers to be built, by right, on industrially zoned land within a quarter mile of residential homes.
Volunteer Opportunities
Register online: www.VolunteerAlexandria.org
Register online: www.VolunteerAlexandria.org
Sully Governmental Center Celebrates Two Decades
The Sully District Governmental Center in Chantilly celebrated its 20th anniversary, June 24, with public-safety displays, music and children’s games.
Fatal Accident In Fort Belvoir
Detectives from the Fairfax Police Crash Reconstruction Unit are investigating a fatal vehicle crash that occurred Tuesday night, July 18, at 10:51 p.m. on Jeff Todd Way and Telegraph Road in Fort Belvoir.
Potomac Home Sales: June, 2023
In June, 2023, 69 Potomac homes sold between $3,595,000-$560,000.
Home Sales: June, 2023
And the Beat Goes On
Crooked Beat Records opens in Del Ray.
“This is one of Del Ray’s newest and most anticipated businesses.” — DRBA board member Gayle Reuter
Coming Home and Preaching in His Father’s Footsteps
On Sunday, July 23, Aldersgate United Methodist will welcome a young visiting Pastor — Jason Duley — who will deliver the sermon at both 9:30 and 11:00 services. But he will not be the first Pastor Duley who has preached from that very same pulpit.