A few weeks ago in his Tolstoyan monthly newsletter the mayor shared some data that elicited a jump-scare style reaction even among those of us already aware of the underlying situation, and we’ve been meaning to talk about it ever since. He pointed out that of the $856.4 million the city will bring in this year, 62% of those funds will come in through the real estate tax. And of that 62%, 81% of it will come from residential sources. As if the numbers themselves aren’t startling enough, he also went on to point out that the trend is even worse–20 years ago barely more than 50% of the city budget was supported by the real estate tax, and only 70% of that was residential. We’re no J. Robert Oppenheimer but we’re pretty sure that math just won’t math! Residents can’t keep shouldering an increasing financial burden—it’s not sustainable. We’ve talked a lot over the past year about affordability for people who live in Alexandria, and this trend is very much part of that conversation.
What about a runner-up for Alexandria, VA's hottest club? It is to be the "Dallas Cowboys are eliminated from the NFL Playoffs meme club." This is all I saw on Facebook for 48 hours lol.
-What do i call that knifey-throwy game, a la Mishka and Grishka from the Bond film "Octopussy"? Foolish.
-Strongly endorse doing anything with Bad Bunny. Anything.
-Other notable things held up by supply chain issues? Becky's new Latin-Italian restaurant concept "P'zAco", the opening of which has now been pushed to late 2024.
>Gadsby’s Tavern is hosting an 18th century game night on Friday
I'll be disappointed if they don't serve whiskey by the pint, ya know, just like ol' George used to drink it...
And in the style that George produced and appreciated it (aka un-aged corn gasoline).
What about a runner-up for Alexandria, VA's hottest club? It is to be the "Dallas Cowboys are eliminated from the NFL Playoffs meme club." This is all I saw on Facebook for 48 hours lol.
-What do i call that knifey-throwy game, a la Mishka and Grishka from the Bond film "Octopussy"? Foolish.
-Strongly endorse doing anything with Bad Bunny. Anything.
-Other notable things held up by supply chain issues? Becky's new Latin-Italian restaurant concept "P'zAco", the opening of which has now been pushed to late 2024.
Knifey throwy haha