Denise Dunbar

Alexandria

Editorial Page Editor at Alexandria Times

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Residents propose feedback, City Council vote on Robinson Terminal North

1 week ago | alextimes.com | Alexander Fernandez |Denise Dunbar

In 1985, the R.H. Bogle site was considered so toxic that it was included in the EPA’s National Dioxin Study. Fortunately, no dioxin was discovered during testing. Here, EPA workers wearing hazmat suits take soil samples at the site.
Rooney Properties' plan for Robinson Terminal North seeks city approval

2 weeks ago | alextimes.com | Denise Dunbar |Alexander Fernandez

The intersection of North Union and Oronoco streets, with the remaining Robinson Terminal North warehouse visible on the left. This was previously the site of the R.H. Bogle Company. The east portion of the Rooney Properties holding is to the right of Union Street. (Photos/Denise Dunbar; Ebay) By Denise Dunbar and Alexander Fernandez | Alexandria Journalism ProjectThis is the first of a two-part story on plans for the remediation and redevelopment of Robinson Terminal North.
Judge quashes city subpoena in Zoning for Housing lawsuit

1 month ago | alextimes.com | Denise Dunbar

The judge in the Zoning for Housing lawsuit quashed one of the subpoenas. (Graphic/Jessica Kim) By Denise Dunbar | [email protected] story will continue to be updated. Retired Judge Thomas Padrick Jr. during a hearing on Friday morning quashed the subpoena the City of Alexandria had issued to resident Barbara Beach in the Zoning for Housing lawsuit.
Judge quashes city subpoena in Zoning for Housing lawsuit

1 month ago | alextimes.com | Denise Dunbar

The judge in the Zoning for Housing lawsuit quashed one of the subpoenas. (Graphic/Jessica Kim) By Denise Dunbar | [email protected] Judge Thomas Padrick Jr.* during a hearing Friday morning quashed the subpoena the City of Alexandria and their outside counsel McGuireWoods had issued to resident Barbara Beach in the Zoning for Housing lawsuit.
House rebukes FBI report on 2017 Simpson Park shooting

1 month ago | alextimes.com | Denise Dunbar

Flowers were placed on a dugout on Eugene Simpson Field following the shooting. (Photo/Louise Krafft) By Denise Dunbar | [email protected] Tuesday United States House report lambasted the FBI’s prior determination that gunman James Hodgkinson’s June 14, 2017 attack on the Republican Congressional baseball team in Alexandria was not domestic terrorism nor politically motivated.
McEnearney affiliates with national titan, The Corcoran Group

2 months ago | alextimes.com | Denise Dunbar

By Denise Dunbar | [email protected] late spring 1988, John McEnearney, proprietor of McEnearney Associates, walked the two blocks from his Old Town office to Burke & Herbert Bank. McEnearney was accompanied by a young couple who were trying to buy their first house. The couple had good jobs and lots of promise, but on paper they did not qualify for a large enough loan to purchase the house. A realtor from another firm had suggested they look in Shirlington, but the couple preferred Old Town.
This is personal

Mar 5, 2025 | alextimes.com | Denise Dunbar

By Denise Dunbar | [email protected] much as I love the Alexandria Times and trying to help inform residents about news in our wonderful city, the highlight of my professional career was spending six years at the Central Intelligence Agency playing a small role in helping the United States win the Cold War. That U.S. victory was decades in the making and was the international priority of Democratic and Republican presidents alike from Harry Truman through George H.W. Bush.
BREAKING: ALEXANDRIA FIRE, MEDIC UNITS RESPOND TO PLANE CRASH

Jan 29, 2025 | alextimes.com | Denise Dunbar

By Denise DunbarAt 8:59 p.m. tonight, Alexandria began dispatching fire and medic units to Reagan National Airport. The units were told it was a “mass casualty event,” that an airplane was in the Potomac River and they were to go to runway 33. At least 10 Alexandria fire and medic units were dispatched to help with the rescue attempt, according to dispatches heard on openmhz.com.
Alexandria fire, police respond after plane, helicopter collide into Potomac

Jan 29, 2025 | alextimes.com | Hannah Marr |Caitlyn Meisner |Denise Dunbar

Alexandria's fire and police departments are assisting in search and rescue effort following the collision. (Photo/Arwen Clemans) By Hannah Marr, Caitlyn Meisner and Denise DunbarThis is a developing story and will be updated as more information becomes available.
Alexandria honors Katy Cannady's lifetime of service

Jan 22, 2025 | alextimes.com | Denise Dunbar

Katy Cannady’s high school senior portrait. (Courtesy photo) By Denise Dunbar | [email protected] intellectual is someone with a curious mind who constantly seeks opportunities to learn. A rabble-rouser is someone who stirs up the public and makes trouble – benevolently if they think it’s necessary for the greater good. Katy Cannady continues to personify both definitions even as she prepares to move to an assisted living facility in Nebraska this month.