Scroll this page to browse my reporting in reverse-chronological order. Alexandria Times Fresh Start Initiative aims for long-lasting impact — 15 April 2026 Douglas MacArthur kids do math for fun — 8 April 2026 Education Association of Alexandria deal hinges on Council funding — 8 April 2026 City Creatives: Luis Navas-Reyes uses art to connect with Salvadoran roots — 8 April 2026 City Creatives: Alison Sigethy reimagines the natural world with her ‘Fantastical Glass’ — 8 April 2026 2026 Candidate Profile: Frank Fannon runs for Council — 1 April 2026 Snowstorm cost approaches $10 million — 1 April 2026 In-custody death investigation drags on — 25 March 2026 ‘Now or Never’ encourages middle ground in new Site See installment — 25 March 2026 City leaders reflect on mixed results from General Assembly session — 18 March 2026 31 speakers advocate for spending priorities at first budget hearing — 11 March 2026 Alexandria searching for new Torpedo Factory operator — 11 March 2026 Jim O’Connell details his ‘Incurable Gifts’ in new book — 4 March 2026 Tax rate unchanged in city manager’s FY27 budget — 4 March 2026 Alexandria vows to celebrate Black History Month beyond February — 25 February 2026 Tying the Knot: Newlyweds and new beginnings — 18 February 2026 Ice, snow removal costs expected to soar — 18 February 2026 A look back at ‘Queer Eye’ filming in Alexandria for 10th season — 11 February 2026 Alexandria to build memorial for plane crash victims — 4 February 2026 City Council sets new building environmental standards — 28 January 2026 City Council approves new long-term economic strategy — 21 January 2026 City Council backs City Hall redesign without chimneys — 14 January 2026 DASH receives $11 million in federal funding for fleet upgrades — 14 January 2026 New flu strain causes late December spike in Alexandria — 7 January 2026 Old Town North art market has become ‘welcoming community’ — 30 December 2025 Ameratu Kamara named permanent auditor after serving since January — 17 December 2025 Holiday Gift Guide: Last-minute gifts that wow — 17 December 2025 City Council sides with local police union in pay scale dispute — 10 December 2025 Housing 2040 heads to City Council in January — 10 December 2025 City manager appeals BAR City Hall renovation decision — 3 December 2025 APD Chief McGuire reflects on first year with 30% crime reduction — 3 December 2025 City Council asks sheriff to cease ICE cooperation — 19 November 2025 Judge rules for city in Zoning for Housing case — 12 November 2025 ‘The Woman with a Name or Two’ warns about all-consuming fear — 12 November 2025 ‘Brother Verses Brother’ tells the truth, with a twist — 12 November 2025 ‘Tiananmen Tonight’ chooses a new focus for well-known story — 12 November 2025 Port City Flavor: Five local restaurants are ready for Thanksgiving feasts — 12 November 2025 State Democrats sweep Alexandria in 2025 blue wave — 5 November 2025 Trio unmasked as relatives pranking West End family — 29 October 2025 City expands pay-by-phone access to three Old Town blocks — 29 October 2025 Masked trio attempt break-in to West End home, APD begins investigation — 22 October 2025 Alexandrians feeling pain from government shutdown — 15 October 2025 Better with Age: Bud Adams builds in Old Town and beyond — 15 October 2025 Sister Cities Committee hosts Swedish students in cultural exchange — 15 October 2025 Alexandria woman receives one year sentence for embezzlement, tax evasion — 8 October 2025 City Creatives: Frankie Rollins has found her ‘fifth brain’ — 8 October 2025 Office vacancy rates remain high, AEDP mid-year report shows — 1 October 2025 Tying the Knot: ‘Orbiting each other’ — 1 October 2025 City Council permanently closes 200 block of King Street to vehicles — 17 September 2025 Alexandria Symphony Orchestra honors music director’s final season — 17 September 2025 Alexandria-based national security company plans expansion — 11 September 2025 Del Ray residents seek increased historic protections — 10 September 2025 Federal Fallout: Alexandria grapples with possible funding cuts to public services — 3 September 2025 Federal Fallout: Alexandria community responds to recent Chirilagua ICE arrests — 27 August 2025 First renovation in 60 years underway at City Hall, Market Square — 27 August 2025 Appeals Court judges hear 301 North Fairfax St. zoning appeal — 20 August 2025 New Mexican restaurant to close daily at 2 a.m. in Del Ray — 13 August 2025 JBG Smith revises Potomac Yard plans for mixed-use development — 6 August 2025 Federal investigation finds ACPS violated Title IX for trans policies — 30 July 2025 City builds on Flood Action initiative as nation faces record flooding — 23 July 2025 Alexandria Health Department shares report; shows high teen birth rates, housing gaps — 16 July 2025 Appeals court to rehear Arlington’s ‘Missing Middle’ case — 16 July 2025 Federal Fallout: City Council fills AHD budget gap, faces SNAP cuts — 9 July 2025 Alexandria Police Department launches summer crime prevention program — 2 July 2025 Arlington’s ‘Missing Middle’ decision to be reconsidered — 2 July 2025 Alexandria School Board delays update to police agreement — 25 June 2025 Federal Fallout: Alexandria businesses feel impact of tariffs — 25 June 2025 City Council approves Robinson Terminal North development — 18 June 2025 Federal Fallout: The jobs that are not getting done — 4 June 2025 Alexandria becomes first in Virginia to ban gas leaf blowers — 28 May 2025 Alexandria City Council approves Episcopal High School lights — 21 May 2025 Eco-City Festival brings community together for shared goal — 21 May 2025 Controversial Episcopal High School lighting proposal heads to City Council — 14 May 2025 Tying the Knot: 29 years of love, laughter and adventures — 14 May 2025 Federal Fallout: How Alexandria is supporting its federal workforce — 7 May 2025 City Council approves changes to Policing Review Board, auditor — 30 April 2025 Alexandria Police Department investigating 3 recent deaths — 23 April 2025 Climate Action office’s budget may be slashed for more ACPS funding — 16 April 2025 Better with Age: John Thorpe Richards Jr. continues family legacies — 16 April 2025 SLIDESHOW: Del Ray Dog Fest 2025 — 9 April 2025 Alexandria public schools to grow middle school sports program — 9 April 2025 RFK Jr. visits Alexandria public schools amid funding uncertainty — 9 April 2025 Alexandria Archaeological Commission turns 50, looks toward future — 2 April 2025 Former U.S. Attorney Jessica Aber dies at 43 — 26 March 2025 Move2Learn nonprofit tries to keep students active in classrooms — 26 March 2025 Polk Elementary teacher named Regional Teacher of the Year — 19 March 2025 The Berkshire Eagle Berkshire nonprofits selected for legislative earmarks — 11 May 2024 Denim Day brings attention to programs that help survivors of sexual assault and domestic violence. The Elizabeth Freeman Center faces a $168K shortfall — 27 April 2024 Spring rains heighten flooding concerns in the Berkshires — 13 April 2024 Worried about losing MassHealth coverage? Here is where you can get help in Berkshire county… — 15 February 2024 The Daily Free Press REVIEW: Visitors can confront ideas about modern art and self at SoWa’s Form and Emptiness — 1 December 2022 Non-profit Massachusetts-based comic expo held on BU’s campus for first time — 25 October 2022 BU Student organizations to receive additional half a million dollars — 15 September 2022 Cambridge rejects delays, continues with new Porter Square bike lane project — 27 April 2022 Boston theater hosts two-weekend motherhood drama — 12 April 2022 BU alumni behind new dramedy impart words of wisdom on independent filmmaking — 15 March 2022 New BU institute director wants to connect sustainability with justice — 14 February 2022