Stormy 2008 Clouds 2009 Horizon

December 31, 2008

2008 began as it is ending with dire predictions of economic declines ahead for Alexandria, Virginia and the nation.

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City Terminates Wireless Contract

December 30, 2008

The Alexandria City Council has authorized City Manager Jim Hartmann to sign an agreement terminating the City’s agreement with EarthLink to provide citywide wireless access. Under the original agreement made in December 2006, EarthLink would have invested $1.9 million in the initial capital deployment of the wireless network.

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Alexandria Police Investigate Shooting on South Whiting Street

December 30, 2008

morning at 102 South Whiting Street. Wednesday, around 12:00 A.M. police were called for the report of a shooting.

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President Bush visits Christ Church

December 30, 2008

Following a long-standing presidential tradition, President George W. Bush attended a service at Christ Church on Sunday, December 21.

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Back on the Tracks ?

December 30, 2008

The independent investigators hired by City Council to look into the circumstances surrounding the city staff’s response to the establishment of Norfolk Southern Railway’s Ethanol Transloading Facility in Alexandria last April have reported. Readers can find a link to the full report in our news story if they would like to peruse it for themselves.

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Alexandria Police Investigate Stabbing

December 30, 2008

Sunday 12/28 at approximately 2:45 A.M., a 32-year-old Fairfax man was stabbed by a known suspect.

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City of Alexandria Announces Schedule of Services for the New Year’s Holiday

December 30, 2008

All Alexandria City government offices will be closed on Thursday, January 1 in observance of the New Year’s Day holiday.

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T.C. Williams Sports

December 30, 2008

Boys Basketball defeats St. Stephens/St. Agnes, 59-44 in the semifinals of the Wakefield Holiday Hoops Tourney. The Titans will play the winner of the Wakefield-Annandale game for the championship tomorrow evening at 6:15 at Wakefield. The Titans are the defending champs in this tournament. TC is 6-1 so far this year.

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Sanitation Authority Takes Adjacent Property

December 30, 2008

After years of negotiation and months of court delays, the Alexandria Sanitation Authority has taken ownership of a ten-acre parcel of land adjacent to the facility through imminent domain.

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Independent Review Finds Staff Response to Ethanol Facility Deficient

December 24, 2008

On Dec. 13, the Alexandria City Council received the independent report on city staff response to the Norfolk-Southern decision to locate an ethanol transloading facility at the Van Dorn yards and have scheduled a closed session to discuss the findings.

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