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Poll: The best pizza in Alexandria

By ALXnow.com
ALXnow Reader Choice Poll: Best Pizza in Alexandria

ALXnow is launching its new Readers’ Choice Awards this week. This new resource will allow our community to vote for their local favorites across a range of categories.

Starting today (April 7), ALXnow will release weekly polls asking readers to vote for their top picks in various areas, including the best pizza, coffee shops, nonprofits, and home service providers. The initiative will always feature carefully chosen nominees in each category, with a write-in option to ensure no hidden gems are missed.

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Opinion

Poll: Do you support using DASH instead of school buses to transport Alexandria high school students?

By Vernon Miles
A DASH bus on King Street in Old Town Alexandria

At a City Council meeting last week, City Council member Abdel Elnoubi and Vice Mayor Sarah Bagley introduced a proposal that could change the way Alexandria City High School students get to school.

Elnoubi and Bagley, with the unanimous backing of the City Council, asked staff to explore the utilization of the DASH bus network to transport for high school students, eliminating the need for school buses at the high school level.

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Opinion

Poll: No tax on tips in Virginia?

By ALXnow.com
Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin speaks at the announcement of a new arena for the Washington Wizards and Capitals in Potomac Yard in Alexandria, Dec. 13, 2023 (staff photo by James Cullum)

Gov. Glenn Youngkin (R) says Virginia workers shouldn’t pay state tax on tips they get from customers.

Adopting the policy — supported on a federal level by both president-elect Donald Trump and vice president Kamala Harris during the recent election — would let tipped workers keep an extra $70 million each year throughout the Commonwealth, the governor’s office said in a press release Monday.

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Opinion

Poll: Should Alexandria light its Christmas tree before or after Thanksgiving?

By Vernon Miles
Alexandria's holiday tree outside City Hall in Old Town in 2021 (staff photo by James Cullum)

This weekend, Alexandria will light its annual tree lighting in Market Square (301 King Street), but the timing of the lighting has spurred some consternation about Christmas decorations going up before Thanksgiving.

The lighting is scheduled for Saturday, Nov. 23, almost a week before Thanksgiving on Nov. 28. The event is free to attend and will include an introduction from town crier Ben Fiore-Walker, caroling,  along with a visit from Santa and Mrs. Claus to meet families.

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News

Poll: How do you feel about the future after Election Day?

By Vernon Miles
Voting at Charles E. Beatley, Jr. Central Library in Alexandria's West End, Nov. 5, 2024 (staff photo by James Cullum)

Borrowing a page from our sister site FFXnow we’re wondering: how are Alexandrians feeling after last night’s election.

As was expected, Alexandria’s City Council remained entirely blue with the Democratic slate taking all seats against challenges from two Independents and one Republican candidate. Running without any opposition, Alyia Gaskins was also elected Alexandria’s first Black female mayor.

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Poll: Which Alexandria market is most oversaturated? Coffee, Pizza or Banks?

By Vernon Miles
ALXnow Rabbit Affairs Editor Hugo with a pot of coffee (staff photo by Vernon Miles)

Old Town is getting more banks, coffee shops and pizza places, and many of the comments say enough is enough.

TD Bank filed a special use permit to move into the former SunTrust branch at 515 King Street. Mudhouse Coffee Roasters also filed a permit this week to finally move into 1119 King Street.

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Poll: Should Alexandria extend the pedestrian zone to the 200 block of King Street

By Vernon Miles
The 200 block of King Street in Old Town, Alexandria (staff photo by James Cullum)

From the 100 block down to the waterfront, King Street is a pedestrian zone. Now, that zone could be expanding a little further west to the 200 block of King Street.

The pedestrian-zones are closed to car traffic except where King Street intersects with perpendicular roads like S. Union Street. The closure, which started out in 2020, has since become a permanent feature of the Old Town blocks.

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Poll: Do you rent or own your home in Alexandria?

By Vernon Miles
For Sale sign (file photo)

A new report from housing nonprofit HAND last week found that roughly 57% of households in Alexandria were renters, which has us wondering: do more ALXnow readers rent or own homes in Alexandria?

That’s higher than the nationwide average, where only 36% — though that’s to be expected for a more urban area.

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Poll: Do you want more food trucks in Alexandria?

By Vernon Miles
Customers at the Sloppy Mama's food truck in Arlington (staff photo by Vernon Miles)

One of the most popular stories on ALXnow this week has been a link to a Zebra article about a lobster food truck near the Bradlee Shopping Center.

While this is possibly more of a testament to this being a relatively slow news week in Alexandria, it raises the question: do Alexandrians yearn for a better food truck culture?

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