How Zoning Laws Distort The Housing Market
The Washington Post has an interesting article today about the virtual lack of smaller sized homes being built in the DC area. I don’t know what its like in other parts of the country, but around here...
View ArticleWhat’s Wrong With The Prince William GOP ?
Outside of elections, I don’t usually write about Virginia politics, but this article, which I wrote about yesterday at The Liberty Papers, has me outraged: Prince William County supervisors, angry...
View ArticleSlow Growth Taking Over In D.C. Metro Area
The so-called “slow growth” movement has been building steam for the past several years in the Northern Virginia/Suburban Maryland region Yesterday, that movement received a significant boost as three...
View ArticleFairfax County Is Resisting The Slow-Growth Trend
As the neighboring counties of Prince William and Loudoun, both controlled by Republicans, take steps to slow the growth of housing, Fairfax County, where the Board of Supervisors is controlled by...
View ArticleZoning Out Freedom
Unhappy with legislative failure in Richmond, the leaders of the City of Alexandria, Virginia have turned to a new, rather unique, tool in their effort to force local businesses to ban smoking:...
View ArticleLeesburg Considering Ban On Drive-Thru’s
Apparently, the town of Leesburg is considering banning businesses with drive-thru windows: Two Leesburg Town Council members have proposed a ban on drive-through service windows in a commercial zone...
View ArticleFairfax County Continues Efforts To Block Clifton Winery
Last December, I noted that one property owner’s efforts to establish Fairfax County’s first operating winery were being blocked by Fairfax County zoning officials and neighbors. Ultimately, the zoning...
View ArticleClifton Winery Clears Another Hurdle
The family trying to open the first winery in Fairfax County has won another battle against the County’s zoning officials: A mother and son’s work to establish Fairfax County’s first farm winery...
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