4+ hour, 44+ min ago  (123+ words) The'Alexandria Times Voter Guide gives you everything you need to make an informed choice in the April 21 special election for the vacant City Council seat. The candidates" responses have been edited for length and clarity. Check for your polling location…...

5+ hour, 1+ min ago  (305+ words) By Denise Dunbar | ddunbar@alextimes. com The Alexandria Times earned 22 awards at the Virginia Press Association's annual awards banquet, held Saturday night in Lynchburg, Virginia, for work published in 2025. The paper's showing was the best since its founding in 2005. The…...

4+ hour, 52+ min ago  (1474+ words) The still at Motherwell Co. doesn't have a name yet. It stands at the center of the warehouse at 877 S. Pickett St. like it's something waiting to be christened: 1, 000 gallons of shiny metal, a stout body with pointy, insect-like legs and…...

5+ hour, 44+ min ago  (1167+ words) In the fall of 1988, Steve Castle made his first appearance as a teacher at Episcopal High School. Hired to teach math and science, Castle was armed with a bachelor's degree in chemistry from Washington and Lee University, a handful of…...

5+ hour, 8+ min ago  (1091+ words) By Sydney Kodama | skodama@alextimes. com On March 19, Mayor Alyia Gaskins announced that Alfred Street Baptist Church would cover more than $1 million in back rent from Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority tenants. The work isn't over yet. The Alfred Street…...

5+ hour, 51+ 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;…...

5+ hour, 21+ 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…...

5+ hour, 25+ min ago  (565+ words) Spring2 ACTion, Alexandria's Giving Day, provides an opportunity for Alexandrians to come together and give back to the community we love. Spring2 ACTion, hosted by ACT for Alexandria, is Alexandria's biggest fundraising event and will be celebrating its 16th anniversary on April 22. Since…...

5+ hour, 55+ 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…...

6+ hour, 11+ 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…...