Flagship programs
We host six to eight programs per year on timely topics of interest. Audience members actively participate by submitting questions during each program.
It’s about you
We tackle issues such as transportation, education, public safety, history and preservation, development, environment, city budget planning – to list just a few.
About us
Taking a look at the issues without taking sides for over 25 years.
We are a 501(c)(3) non-partisan organization which encourages informed debate and discussion on a wide variety of local issues in the City of Alexandria, Virginia without taking a position.
Schedule of Events
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NB: Schedule may be updated; subject to change.
September 30: Behind the Budget Curtain: How Politics Shape Our Schools — Watch the video
October 27: Is Civil Discourse a Dying Art? — Watch the video
November 24: We All Get Old: Let’s Get Ready
February 23: Housing in Alexandria (Location: The Forum, Minnie Howard campus)
March 23: The Economics of Living in Alexandria: Is it Worth Living Here Anymore? (Location: The Forum, Minnie Howard campus)
April 27: How to help youth succeed: What does the data say? (Location: The Forum, Minnie Howard campus)
May 18: Topic TBD, and Annual Elections (Location: The Forum, Minnie Howard campus)
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