Government
By Valerie Cury On Feb. 28 a ribbon cutting was held to celebrate the opening of the first Academic Building on the 3.5-acre Virginia Tech Innovation Campus in Alexandria. The 11 story 300,000 square foot building is located in the Potomac Yard neighborhood. The first building opened in January 2025 and offers Virginia Tech graduate…
By Katie Northcott At its business meeting on March 18, the Loudoun County Board of Supervisors passed zoning amendments that will provide more oversight to data center development in the county. The Board of Supervisors began discussions about changing data center zoning ordinances in the spring of 2022. At its Feb. 6, 2024, business meeting,…
By Valerie Cury A public hearing on the draft zoning ordinance was held on March 11, during the Town of Purcellville Town Council meeting. The draft had previously been approved by a unanimous vote of the Planning Commission on July 25, 2024. Following this, the Planning Commission recommended its approval with changes based on citizen…
By Valerie Cury Purcellville Police Officer Ben Nett has been the target of Internal Affairs investigations since announcing his candidacy for the Town Council. After securing a seat, the accusations intensified, culminating in recommendations for termination and placement on the Brady List by Commonwealth’s Attorney Bob Anderson—driven by allegations from senior management in the Purcellville…
Beginning Saturday, April 5, Loudoun County Transit bus services will be increasing local bus service on Saturdays, adding new service on Sunday for some local routes, and extending Sunday hours for paratransit services. Expanded fare-free bus service will reach stops in Leesburg, Ashburn, Sterling, Sugarland Run, Countryside, the Innovation Center Metrorail station and Dulles Town…
Loudoun County has earned a score of 81 out of 100 on the 2024 Municipal Equality Index, a national assessment conducted by the Human Rights Campaign, an organization that has long championed the rights of the LGBTQ+ community through advocacy, education, and research. A report on the score and recommended actions is to be reviewed…
The Leesburg Town Council adopted the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget and Six-Year Capital Improvements Program at its March 25 meeting. The entire Fiscal Year 2026 budget, including the General Fund, the Capital Projects Fund, and the Utilities Fund, is $157.1 million. The budget maintains the current real property tax rate of 17.74 cents per $100…
Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced that, according to the Current Employment Statistics (“CES” or “the establishment survey”), nonfarm payroll employment in Virginia fell by 1,000 in February and Virginia’s labor force participation rate decreased by 0.1 percentage points to 65.7 percent. According to BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics (“LAUS”, or “the household survey”), Virginia’s seasonally adjusted…
On Friday, March 21,Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed 185 pieces of legislation, including HB 1910 and SB 1289 carried by Delegate Hillary Pugh Kent and Senator Emily Jordan prohibiting public elementary and secondary schools from serving any food that contains specific color additives for school meals or competitive food. This legislation contributes to Virginia’s educational system to ensure continued health and…
The Loudoun County Department of Housing and Community Development invites residents to provide comments on the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025-2026 Annual Action Plan for the county’s Community Development Block Grant and HOME Investment Partnerships Program. The public comment period is open through April 9, 2025. Residents are also encouraged to attend or view the Board…