1+ hour, 26+ min ago  (369+ words) What new perspectives would you bring to City Council? What are your top three policy priorities? My priorities are protecting Alexandria's neighborhoods, ensuring that proper infrastructure planning accompanies growth in our 15-square-mile city and standing up against inappropriate large-scale development;…...

57+ min ago  (545+ words) By Denise Dunbar | ddunbar@alextimes. com Longtime Alexandria Democratic Party Committee Chair Susan B. Kellom passed away Saturday at Capital Care Hospice following a brief illness. She was 78. In addition to her 11 years as ADC chair, Kellom served as chair of…...

1+ hour, 31+ min ago  (501+ words) What new perspectives would you bring to City Council? I am a disabled, working class community activist who lives in the West End. I don't have a traditional political background, and I am not a member of an established political…...

1+ hour, 46+ min ago  (190+ words) I am a retired Army officer and a retired federal employee, so I cannot afford to pay for a large and expensive ad such as the one the Alexandria Republican Committee placed in your newspaper on April 9. Instead, I hope…...

1+ hour, 49+ min ago  (204+ words) Alexandria's City Council election is around the corner. I strongly feel that it will not serve the residents well if another cookie-cutter Democrat is elected to the open seat. The Alexandria Times ran a story several weeks ago about the…...

1+ hour, 46+ min ago  (221+ words) Enough with the excuses " and the lame attempt to invent new words " "snowcrete" " to explain away yet another failed snowstorm response. Now city officials blame "historic" snowfall for their poor performance and $10 million bill, but the National Weather Service forecast…...

1+ hour, 46+ min ago  (194+ words) The City of Alexandria has a growing number of vacancies across its boards and commissions, and it is something more residents should be paying attention to. These groups are not just advisory in name. They influence decisions on development, transportation,…...

1+ hour, 52+ min ago  (527+ words) As chair of the Alexandria Democrats " and for decades professionally " my job has been to lift up candidates, our shared values and stories that move people to action. I've advocated for reproductive freedom, fair wages, strong public schools and gun…...

1+ hour, 35+ min ago  (451+ words) What new perspectives would you bring to City Council? What are your top three policy priorities? Together, these priorities build a city that is educated, affordable, equitable and resilient for generations to come. What qualifies you to be elected? Most…...

1+ hour, 46+ min ago  (195+ words) In response to President Donald Trump's desperation measure to get Republican states to gerrymander more Republican congressional districts, Democrats have tried to one-up him with their own "Fight Back" gerrymanders. Federalist No. 10 warned against this sort of factionalism. Does anyone…...