ACPS forecast shows FY 2028 spending outpacing revenue by $16.9M
Projections prepared for Wednesday's community budget forum show the difference growing to $75.2 million by FY 2032.
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
City proposes more right-turn-on-red bans in Old Town and at two school intersections
The Traffic and Parking Board votes Oct. 26.
Faster permits may be coming to Alexandria; HUD should be fully moved in by year’s end; Union Station changes for travelers start today
Your daily Alexandria briefing for Friday, Oct. 16.
AEDP says HUD move to Alexandria finishes by year-end
The economic development partnership counted 2,700 jobs among its fiscal 2026 wins. A council member asked whether the agency’s arrival will help Carlyle.
Alexandria Union Station closes to cars starting Friday as Amtrak work cuts VRE trains short of Washington
No parking or drop-off at the station Oct. 16-26. VRE will end trains at L’Enfant Oct. 19-23, with the last morning train on each line stopping at Alexandria.
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
The Alexandria Brief | Thursday, Oct. 15
Inside: DASH’s board picks the smaller cut package, a hydrofoil ferry pitch puts Old Town on the map, and ICE arrests the former bakery worker in the Gustave camera case.
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.
ICE arrests former Del Ray bakery employee convicted in hidden camera case
Court records show Joshua Hombrebueno was charged with 12 counts after a camera was found in a bathroom at Gustave Boulangerie. Two ended in misdemeanor convictions in August.
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.
Virginia Tech names Kansas State’s Richard Linton, a three-time Hokie, as its 17th president
Linton takes over from Tim Sands at the start of the spring 2027 semester. He inherits the Alexandria campus in Potomac Yard, one of Sands’ signature projects.
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.
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Eleven months in, 462,602 visits, and 441 neighbors have made this possible. Here’s what I’m thinking about as we head into year two.