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Alexandria News Briefs

Flu Numbers Very High & Increasing in Alexandria
Alexandria Health Department reports that data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that emergency department visits for flu in Alexandria are very high.

‘Harsh Penalty’ Slams Senator
Boysko loses leadership positions after opposing Senate majority leader’s ‘casino bill.’
Boysko loses leadership positions after opposing Senate majority leader’s ‘casino bill.’

Is Help On The Way?
Thousands of federal employees and contractors fired or furloughed; more in the works.
Federal Workers
Decline in Federal Workers Will Hurt Real Estate
Federal Workers
Highlights of Fairfax County Proposed FY 2026 Budget
More challenging than COVID year budgets.
Budget
Letter: Thanks for Reporting About Important Program
Thanks for Reporting About Important Program

‘Your Dreams Are Worth Fighting For’
Mountain View High celebrates its winter graduation.
Mountain View High celebrates its winter graduation.

Bamboo: Food for Some, Problem for Many
National Zoo pandas enjoying area’s plants
National Zoo pandas enjoying area’s plants

Penalties for Porch Pirates
Mail theft expected to rise to felony in Virginia
Mail theft expected to rise to felony in Virginia

Peachwave Frozen Yogurt Closes for Business
Hurt by inflation, poor location and a failed expansion.
Anatomy of a yogurt business meltdown.

Senior Living: Flourishing After 55
55+ Programs are in person at 55+ Centers unless otherwise noted. A 55+ Pass is required to participate starting at a $20 annual fee. To join or register, go to registration.arlingtonva.us or call 703-228-4747.

Decline in Federal Workers Would Hurt Real Estate
Reducing Fairfax County’s and Virginia’s federal workforce would further depress the declining commercial real estate market in Northern Virginia.

Decline in Federal Workers Would Hurt Real Estate
Reducing Fairfax County’s and Virginia’s federal workforce would further depress the declining commercial real estate market in Northern Virginia.
Opinion: Can Data Centers Co-Exist with Responsible Development and Increased Energy Demands?
Data Centers

Help On The Way
Kaine and Warner offer tele-town hall meeting Monday.
Fear and uncertainty threaded throughout the Fairfax County federal workforce after an unexpected email with the subject line "Fork in the Road" arrived in their employee email inboxes on Jan. 28, as it did nationwide for over 2.3 million federal employees.