Close to Home: The The legacy of a historic Old Town home
Alexandria Times
by Tina Franco
18h ago
Wafir Salihwsalih@alextimes.com Wendy and Mark Mueller are seeking to honor their home’s African American heritage with a commemorative plaque by a local historical society. The couple’s Old Town home on South Royal Street was once the residence of William Waugh, a 19th century freed African American cooper, a professional in making wooden casks and barrels. The area during that time period was part of the Hayti community, one of the first African American neighborhoods in Alexandria. Wendy, born in Massachusetts, but a Virginian since age 12, said her dad worked for The Hartford, a Fortune 5 ..read more
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City ends arena negotiations Wednesday
Alexandria Times
by Caitlyn Meisner
18h ago
By Caitlyn Meisnercmeisner@alextimes.com The city announced it has ended negotiations on the Potomac Yard arena and entertainment district in a press release just before 4 p.m. Wednesday. Included in the five-paragraph statement was a video lasting just over three minutes from Mayor Justin Wilson. “The City of Alexandria will no longer be considering the current proposal and will instead turn our focus to other efforts to bring quality commercial opportunities to the community in the future,” Wilson said in the video. This announcement comes after months of discussions among residents, presen ..read more
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Euille story illuminates need for ethics reform
Alexandria Times
by Tina Franco
18h ago
To the editor: Thank you for publishing “A statement from Bill Euille” relating to your February 15 article, “Former Mayor Euille was focus of FBI probe” due to a $260,000 check from a developer deposited into Euille’s personal account. Euille broke his silence to confirm the payment and FBI investigation. He defends against allegations of wrongdoing on the grounds that the $260,000 payment was for a loan to bail him out of a personal financial crisis due to a partner who “absconded” with over $200,000 from Euille’s “personal bank line of credit.” Putting aside the criminal implications of “a ..read more
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Euille says payment from Hoffman was a loan
Alexandria Times
by Tina Franco
18h ago
By Alexander Fernandez and Denise Dunbar Alexandria Journalism Project Former Mayor Bill Euille sent a statement to the Alexandria Times last week in which he said a $260,000 check issued to him by leading Alexandria developer Hubert “Jay” Hoffman III, while Euille was mayor, was a loan rather than a gift. The statement was in response to an investigative story by the Alexandria Journalism Project that ran in the February 15 Alexandria Times. The story detailed the discovery of the check stub from Hoffman and a slip showing a corresponding deposit into Euille’s personal bank account of $260,0 ..read more
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Hazel tunnels across the finish line
Alexandria Times
by Tina Franco
18h ago
By Mark Eaton Her job is to bore, but Hazel is anything but boring. Hazel, AlexRenew’s 380-ton tunnel boring machine, recently completed a 2.2-mile precast concrete tunnel that runs 100 to 130 feet under Southeast Alexandria and the Potomac River. The tunnel is 12 feet wide. On March 21, Hazel was disassembled and lifted from the tunnel to the surface by a large crane. The tunnel, part of the RiverRenew project, extends from AlexRenew’s water treatment facility to an outfall at the foot of Pendleton Street. The tunnel will divert combined sewer overflows during rain storms to the treatment pl ..read more
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2024 Candidate Profile: Kirk McPike runs for second Council term
Alexandria Times
by Tina Franco
2d ago
By Caitlyn Meisnercmeisner@alextimes.com Longtime political operative Kirk McPike, who is gearing up to campaign for a second term on Alexandria’s City Council, has enjoyed his role as the candidate and official since being elected in 2021. “I’ve come to this job with a long history of dealing with constituents. … They want a representative to answer a question, take a position [and] to help solve a challenge,” McPike said of his role on Council. “It’s really gratifying to be the person who gets to talk to a constituent … [talk] to our city staff to highlight it and then hear back from that c ..read more
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Real Talk: Get your dream home in a seller’s market
Alexandria Times
by Tina Franco
2d ago
By Danny Smith In the current low inventory real estate market, competition is intense for desirable homes. Offering more than the asking price is an obvious way to make your offer more likely to be accepted, but here are some additional ways to make your offer more appealing once you find the home of your dreams. Talk to the listing agent An extremely important – and often neglected activity that – that your buyer agent can perform for you is talking to the listing agent to determine what’s most important to the seller besides price. A contract involving hundreds of thousands of dollars or m ..read more
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Shirley Urquia, former ACPS interim superintendent, dies at 92
Alexandria Times
by Tina Franco
2d ago
By Mark Eaton Shirley Urquia, Ed.D., who had a long career in Alexandria City Public Schools that culminated in the roles of interim superintendent and assistant superintendent in the early 1990s, died February 25. She was 92. Urquia is warmly recalled as an encouraging mentor by many of her former ACPS colleagues. Lois Berlin, Ed.D., who like Urquia served as interim ACPS superintendent, described Urquia as approachable and honest. “When I was a teacher at the Alexandria Developmental Center, she asked me on a visit what I planned to do next,” Berlin said in a statement to the Times. “I hadn ..read more
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Alexandria Celebrates Women: Women’s efforts helped cherry blossoms take root
Alexandria Times
by Tina Franco
2d ago
By Gayle Converse Washington, D.C.’s treasured cherry blossoms are the horticultural and diplomatic result of women’s efforts; yet, while the Tidal Basin itself rightfully pays homage to famous Americans – including Thomas Jefferson, Martin Luther King, Jr. and Franklin Delano Roosevelt – it recognizes only one woman. According to the National Park Service, the story of the Basin and its cherry trees begins in 1885 – 20 years following the end of the Civil War – when the National Geographic Society’s first female board member, travel writer and District resident Eliza Ruhamah Scidmore (pronou ..read more
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Don’t overcomplicate things
Alexandria Times
by Tina Franco
1w ago
To the editor: I was disappointed to read Bill Rossello’s column “Becoming a one-faction town” in the March 14 Alexandria Times, criticizing, among other things, my giving to mayoral candidate Alyia Gaskins, implying that the giving was tied to a private investment company on whose board I happen to sit. Nothing could be further from the truth. I’ve never talked to the company about giving and don’t have a clue as to any investments it might have in our city. I gave as soon as Alyia announced because I like her and think she can win and will be a great mayor. She has tons of energy and takes ..read more
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