The Alexandria Brief | Friday, Sept. 11
On tap today: the city's 9/11 remembrance ceremony, and a weekend of HalloWEIRD and the Del Ray Vintage & Flea Market.
ACPS says walk zone reviews lacked educators who could judge whether a 5-year-old can walk to school
Arlandria-Chirilagua parents again asked the School Board to restore their buses. Decisions on appeals are due Sept. 30, and staff are still writing the standard for what makes a route unsafe.
'Silver Linings Playbook' author Matthew Quick to discuss memoir about his father at the Lyceum
The Sept. 26 talk and an afternoon letter-writing workshop at the same museum are both free, with registration required
Chamber's 2027 agenda seeks large event venue, opposes local rent regulation
The business group's annual policy wish list, unveiled Thursday night, also asks Richmond to rework two economic development grant programs and create a state rental assistance fund
Council's Sept. 19 hearing brings an address appeal, two Russell Road vacations and a shutdown tax deadline change
The docket also carries five townhouses on North Patrick Street and a special use permit for outdoor live entertainment on Mount Vernon Avenue
City Council to hear appeal of Russell Road address change on Sept. 19
Staff recommend renumbering 3600 and 3600½ after nine years of misdeliveries. The owners of 3600 say their number dates to 1939.
Royal Nepal raised about $7,400 on Labor Day, sends $6,150 to Nepal flood relief
The Del Ray restaurant opened on its day off with staff volunteering, and beat its $5,000 goal
Alexandria names Aspasia Xypolia its housing director
The former Prince George's County housing chief has run the office on an acting basis since May, when Helen McIlvaine retired after 20 years
Water returns to Colasanto Park
The interactive fountain opened Thursday on the site of a neighborhood pool that closed in 2010, 11 months later than the city last anticipated
The Alexandria Brief | Thursday, Sept. 10
On tap today: Titans football at home, the Chamber unveils its 2027 legislative agenda, and the School Board takes up redistricting.
Kay-Wyatt has taken state and consulting roles since leaving Alexandria schools
The former superintendent is listed as a senior adviser at the Virginia Department of Education and a superintendent-in-residence at a national education firm. Neither organization has announced the appointments.
From $200,000 to $1.2 million: Homes sold in Alexandria last week
19 homes closed across the city at an average price of $560,316.
Alexandria's hotel revenue swung from down 9.9% to up 3% in five months
Visit Alexandria credits the World Cup, America 250 and a new marketing campaign for a turnaround that followed a year of federal-driven declines
City staff lay out how funding Alexandria's schools by category would work
Six months after council voted to appropriate ACPS money by classification, the plan comes with an earlier budget calendar, a new role in council's add-delete process, and a $500,000 ceiling on moving money between categories
Mobius Records opens Saturday in Del Ray
The Fairfax City shop's second location debuts at 2016 Mount Vernon Ave.
Four police agencies, one state law, four different sets of rules for license plate cameras
Two adopted the state's model policy. Two wrote their own. They differ on how long data is kept, how much of it gets audited, and whether you can find out what the system holds about you.