Posts tagged Penny Gross
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Our endorsements for Northern Virginia’s 2019 general election
Virginians will go to the polls on November 5 to select a new General Assembly and representatives for many local offices in our region and around the state. The high-stakes state legislative races will determine partisan control. Meanwhile, in Fairfax County in particular, at least half of the seats on the Board of Supervisors will have new members, and possibly more depending on what happens November 5. Here are our endorsements in contested races. Keep reading…
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Inside the Beltway in Fairfax County, here’s what Mason District candidates said on our issues
Penelope “Penny” Gross has represented Fairfax County’s Mason District since 1995, fending off both a primary and general election challenger four years ago. This year, her Democratic renomination was not contested, but she faces Republican Gary Aiken in the general election. Keep reading…
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This Annandale park is getting a new foot bridge, after all
In late March, a foot bridge in Annandale disappeared altogether because Fairfax County officials said they couldn’t afford to fix or replace it. On Wednesday, however, the county said it will build a new one. Keep reading…
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Annandale residents just wanted a pedestrian bridge fixed or replaced. Now it’s gone.
Residents in Annandale’s Broyhill Crest neighborhood have been complaining for years about a dilapidated pedestrian bridge over a small creek, urging Fairfax County officials to fix or replace it. As of March 23rd, the bridge is gone, but there’s no money for a new one. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Virginia votes
Silberberg for Alexandria; The victors in Arlington and Fairfax; No love for nominee; Share and yield; Green is gold; Get to work; WMATA sued for negligence; Love thy neighbor; Mapping markets; Riot repair; Park on, New Hampshire; And…. Keep reading…
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Virginia has a primary Tuesday. Here’s the urbanist scoop on the candidates
Virginia’s elections for many local offices are this year, and the primary is Tuesday, June 9. There are competitive races in the Democratic primaries for Arlington County Board, Alexandria mayor, two Fairfax supervisor seats, and the 45th legislative district. I asked our Virginia-based contributors what they think of the candidates in these races. Who is good on… Keep reading…
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Anything but townhouses, say Ravenwood Park activists
There’s an empty parcel of land near Seven Corners, adjacent to a bunch of townhouses. But neighbors so deeply oppose building any new townhouses that they’d prefer even the ugliest clear-cut subdivision. The property lies just off Route 7, next to the Ravenwood Park neighborhood. A non-historic farmhouse used to sit on the property, which was torn down in December. Keep reading…