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Alexandria police host election security exercise ahead of Nov. 3
Chief Tarrick McGuire says officers have no role at polling places unless they're called, as a national committee walks local agencies through bomb threats and other scenarios
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Alexandria will use Bloomberg Philanthropies money to speed up building permits
Alexandria is one of the first 15 cities picked nationally and will adopt San Diego’s permitting overhaul. Its award, between $450,000 and $750,000, will be set as the city writes a work plan.
From $324,900 to $1.5 million: Homes sold in Alexandria last week
Every home that sold within 36 days got its asking price or better, and every home that took 40 days or more sold for less
DASH board advances $2.5 million service-cut plan, rejects deeper cuts to repay city
Line 31 would stop at King Street Metro instead of running through Old Town, and Line 30 would end short of Van Dorn Metro, under the package headed to a Nov. 12 public hearing. No line would be eliminated; the board voted 7-4 for the smaller of two options.
AEDP reports a strong year. City Council members had questions about Potomac Yard
The economic development partnership said its wins created or retained 2,791 jobs in a year the region lost 56,000. Councilman John Taylor Chapman asked whether the Metro investment delivered the commercial development it was meant to.
Old Town among six terminals eyed for hydrofoil ferry pilot on the Potomac
Backers told a regional board Wednesday the boats could reach Navy Yard in 20 minutes. Mayor Alyia Gaskins said leaving Old Town out would be “a missed opportunity” but asked how the city’s past concerns would be addressed.
Douglass Memorial Cemetery stewards honored as commission prepares National Register nomination
Two groups that brought Alexandria’s largest African American burial ground back from years of neglect received Brenman Awards. Gaskins described finding the grounds under water.