Pet portrait mural grows onto Head to Tail's new pantry
Each $257.50 portrait sends $100 to Pawfectly Delicious, the Alexandria nonprofit that employs adults with disabilities
Gaskins says Alexandria police won't share license plate data in immigration cases
The mayor answered resident questions about the city's Flock cameras Tuesday.
Board's Russell Road vote will not take effect; appeal deadline moves to Aug. 24
The city clerk told residents who filed petitions that appeals of the July 27 recommendation are moot, because the T&ES director opted for a different plan
Alexandria's Inc. 5000 showing thins as top federal contractors drop off
Twelve local companies made this year's list, down from 19. A year after Artemis ARC ranked as Virginia's fastest-growing company, Alexandria has none in the top 500
VRE will run Sunday trains on Grand Prix race day
The commuter railroad, which normally operates weekdays only, is using the Aug. 23 IndyCar race to test demand for weekend service
Can you put an EV charger on a 200-year-old house? Alexandria is rewriting the rules
Parker-Gray property owners would get a faster path than Old Town on two rules under 11 draft chapters open for comment through Sept. 2
The Alexandria Brief | Tuesday, Aug. 11
Alexandria's rugby squads bring home two trophies from Dundee, police and fire plan an active violence drill Thursday, and the city presents its substandard lots proposal tonight.
Severe storms pass over Alexandria; watch lifted early
Two warnings and 55 mph winds measured on the Potomac, with 15 customers losing power on Stonebridge Road
Police, fire to run active violence drill Thursday at Minnie Howard campus
Not an actual emergency: no students will be present, but residents should expect emergency vehicles on West Braddock Road from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Taste of Old Town North returns Sept. 17, anchoring a weekend of neighborhood events
The free food-and-music festival is followed by Chalk-a-Block and a canal pub crawl — and the power plant developer says it plans to break ground next year
Free legal help for renters with housing problems offered Aug. 31 in the West End
Legal Aid Justice Center will give individual consultations; code, health and 311 staff will be on hand
Police chief brings public safety framework to Del Ray on Tuesday
The neighborhood session follows invitation-only gatherings in June and July, and feeds a department report due in September
Alexandria brings home two trophies from Dundee — but not the Mayor's Cup
The women's side blanked Dundee 87-0 in its first-ever appearance and the legends, some of them veterans of the original 2008 match, took their game too. The men fell 33-17, leaving the main prize in Scotland
The Alexandria Brief | Monday, August 10
The city's transportation director overrules her own staff and the Traffic and Parking Board on Russell Road, Mason District's supervisor turns against the Edsall Road substation, and Duke Street comment closes Aug. 21.
Eight street segments scheduled for repaving, concrete work this week
Parked cars in posted work areas will be towed
T&ES director rejects both plans for Russell Road, proposes a third
Alternative C would put median islands at the two intersections closest to Naomi Brooks, and add five parking spaces and two loading zones in front of the school