New walkways, grassy pavilions, and restaurants in recent years have led to a tourist revival along Alexandria’s Potomac waterfront. But city officials and business leaders know this new energy is threatened by an old problem: chronic flooding that regularly puts big sections of Old Town deep underwater. Although Potomac flooding has been a fact of life in Old Town since pre-colonial days, a combination of climate change and regional development has made the problem more frequent and severe.
-
-
Hutchings Discusses Equity And Higher Education at “State Of The Schools”
The Alexandria schools are taking further steps to address ongoing equity issues, especially racial equity issues, said Superintendent Dr. Gregory Hutchings at what APCS called its “first annual State of the Schools address.” Dr. Hutchings delivered the address on March 1 from the ACHS auditorium, with some students and others in attendance.
-
Gender Gap In College Enrollment Narrows At ACHS
Data analyzed by Theogony show that the national gender disparities between men and women in four-year college enrollment has had similar manifestations at Alexandria City High School since at least the 2016-2017 school year.
-
What Does It Mean To Separate The Political And The Personal?
Explore the past through music and who knows what you'll discover. Maybe a bridge to the present.
-
A Conversation With The Alexandria Health Department Director
The acting director said that the AHD will recommend targeted closures if the Covid caseload becomes unsafe. Nicola Harris Editor On Thursday, September 16, Theogony spoke to Anne Gaddy, the acting director of the Alexandria Health Department (AHD) about the management of the pandemic in Alexandria schools. According to ACPS’s Covid-19 Dashboard, there are 64 cases in ACPS as of September 20. This conversation has been edited for length and clarity. Nikki Harris: How are Alexandria schools broadly managing the containment of Covid and in-person learning so far? Anne Gaddy: So the Alexandria Health Department (AHD) makes recommendations to schools in Alexandria, both Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) and private schools about what the…
