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Going, Going, Almost Gone?

Signs of progress as old Springfield Mall gets torn apart.

“The more they tear it apart, the happier I get.” —Supervisor Jeff McKay

Editorial: Say Yes to Health Coverage

Governor, state panel must accept coverage for 400,000 Virginians without health insurance.

More than 140,000 residents of Fairfax County have no health insurance. That’s more than 13 percent of the slightly more than 1 million people who live in the wealthiest county in the nation. Arlington and Alexandria have similar percentages of uninsured.

City Budget Proposal To Impact Transit

The Board of Directors of the Alexandria Transit Company will hold a public hearing in the Sister Cities Conference Room 1101, City Hall, on March 28, at 5:30 p.m. on proposed fare and service changes.

Will Route 1 Corridor See Improvements as a Result of Transportation Agreement?

Playing the money game on Richmond Highway.

People in Mount Vernon have been talking about widening Route 1 for decades.

Alexandria City Council Rezones Waterfront Despite Massive Opposition

Six-to-one vote opens the door to higher density and overturns longstanding ban on hotels.

Members of the Alexandria City Council cast what may become one of the most important votes in their career last weekend, approving a controversial zoning change that would triple density at three sites slated for redevelopment compared to what’s there now.

Letter:On Lyme Disease Awareness Bill

Letter:New Lyme Legislation

Letter to the Editor: Defer Decision On Zoning Changes

There are two important votes before Alexandria’s City Council this Saturday. Both deal with amendments to zoning language. One amends the W1 Waterfront Mixed Use Zone. The second amends language of the zoning ordinance itself.

Letter to the Editor: Libraries Take Another Hit

Imagine my consternation when once again Alexandria’s libraries are on the hit list. At the same time the BikeShare program is expanded to the tune of $600,000 on top of $360,000 that taxpayers have already forked over.

Three Times the Celebration

Whalen brothers receive Eagle badges together.

When Boy Scouts make the rank of Eagle, families usually have just one child at a time being honored. But in the case of the Whalen family of Centreville’s Walney Glen community, good things come in threes.

‘Ladies Swing the Blues’ Extended Through March 31

‘Ladies Swing the Blues’ Extended Through March 31 A world premiere by Thomas W. Jones II and William Knowles. Explore the jazz folklore, mythologies and backstage stories of the ’40s and ’50s with four legendary jazz divas as they gather to commemorate the passing of jazz legend Charlie Parker.

McLean, Fairfax Students Win State Cybersecurity Championship

The future of national security may lie in the hands of a high school student who competed in a cyber championship this weekend at George Mason University.

Two Historic Measures Mark Assembly Session

Q&A with Delegate Eileen Filler-Corn (D-41).

Transportation funding was one of the big stories to come out of Richmond during the 45-day “short session,” but it wasn’t the only one. Unlike Congressional gridlock, where lobbyists, special-interest groups and political aspirations converge to slow down legislation, the pace in Virginia’s capitol is fast and furious. Legislation gets passed in the blink of an eye. It’s a pace Delegate Eileen Filler-Corn, the second-term Democrat representing nearly 90,000 residents in Burke, Fairfax and West Springfield, knows well.

Column: Medicaid Reform and Extension

The right choice for Virginia’s health, hospitals, and taxpayers.

The recent compromise by the Virginia General Assembly to reform and expand the commonwealth’s Medicaid program is the right step toward extending health care coverage to even more of Virginia’s nearly one million uninsured residents.

Mount Vernon Bulletin Board March 6

Information for events taking place in the Mount Vernon area.

Alexandria and Mount Vernon Calendar March 6

Entertainment calendar for the Alexandria and Mount Vernon areas.

Arlington Entertainment Calendar March 6

Entertainment events taking place in the Arlington area.

Arlington Bulletin Board March 6

Information for upcoming events in the Arlington area.

VDOT Decides Fate of Trees

Tree closest to Walker Road to be removed, remaining tree to be pruned.

“In the end, it was the overwhelming opinion of various expert arborists that one tree, the one closest to the corner, was too ill and in danger of falling to risk trying to save.” --Bob Vickers, Great Falls tree commissioner

Alexandria Entertainment Calendar Feb. 27