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WEBThe Alexandria Times is Alexandria’s only locally owned, independent newspaper. We provide the best, most in-depth news reporting in the Port City, as well as first-rate coverage of local sports, arts and entertainment.
Alexandria Times City Council endorsements
WEB10 hours ago · Three of the candidates we back are under age 50 and three are over. With those priorities added to our overall decision-making process, the Alexandria Times endorses John Taylor Chapman, Roy Byrd, Abdel Elnoubi, Jacinta Greene, Sarah Bagley and Mason Butler for City Council. We have listed the …
Speed-dating with the candidates - Alexandria Times
WEB10 hours ago · 2. Candidates took part in a speed-dating style forum at Charles E. Beatly Jr. Central Library on Sunday. (Photo/ LWVAAC) By Wafir Salih | wsalih@alextimes.com. With four weeks remaining until the Alexandria City Council and mayoral election, candidates participated in a “candidating” forum on …
District B Profile: Alexander Scioscia runs for School Board
WEB9 hours ago · Alexander Scioscia, a lifelong Alexandrian and member of the School Board’s Budget Advisory Committee, is running for his first Board term and plans to focus on collective bargaining, reforming the budget process and community engagement. Scioscia attended George Mason Elementary and George Washington Middle Schools and graduated from ...
Out of the Attic: Marquis de Lafayette: A hero’s return
WEB9 hours ago · October 9, 2024. 2. Rembrandt Peale’s portrait of Marquis de Lafayette, painted from life in 1825 at the height of Lafayette’s fame. (Photo/MET Open Access) On Oct. 16, 1824, the Marquis de Lafayette visited Alexandria at the city’s invitation. Dubbed “The Nation’s Guest” by President James Monroe, Lafayette returned to the country ...
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WEBThe Alexandria Times is Alexandria’s only locally owned, independent newspaper. We provide the best, most in-depth news reporting in the Port City, as well as first-rate coverage of local sports, arts and entertainment.
About Alexandria with Mark Eaton: ISO better school reporting
WEBOct 2, 2024 · 52. Mark Eaton. (Courtesy photo) Alexandria City Public Schools recorded a 55% pass rate in math and 61% in reading on Virginia’s standardized tests, known as the Standards of Learning or SOLs – according to an Aug. 20 report by The Washington Post. “The district has long trailed other Northern Virginia districts in performance metrics ...
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WEBALEXANDRIA PLANNING COMMISSION & CITY COUNCIL OCTOBER 1, 2024 PLANNING COMMISSION OCTOBER 19, 2024 CITY COUNCIL The items described below will be heard by... The Alexandria Times is Alexandria’s only locally owned, independent newspaper. We provide the best, most in-depth news reporting in the ...
COVID-19 surges again in Alexandria - Alexandria Times
WEBMay 5, 2022 · 946. (Graphic/Lyvi Sieg) By Denise Dunbar | ddunbar@alextimes.com. Cases of COVID-19 are spiking again in Alexandria, reaching a seven-day moving average of 70 new cases per day as of Tuesday. By comparison, one month ago, on April 3, the seven-day moving average was 53.6, and on March 3, it was 20.4, according to the Virginia Department of Health.
Analysis: City's COVID-19 data surprises - Alexandria Times
WEBFor instance, 35 to 44-year-olds make up 18.5% of Alexandria’s population, and 20.7% of COVID-19 cases in July and August came from this age group. But further analysis of the data reveals that age, rather than vaccine rate, is more closely correlated with the percentage of each age group that contracted COVID-19 in July and August.