The May 12 legislative meeting opens with a 6 p.m. swearing-in for Alexandria's newest council member before turning to a single proposal to lease and run the Torpedo Factory Arts Center for as long as 40 years.
Two-week maintenance project will close BRT lanes between Swann Avenue and Glebe Road, with buses routed into regular travel lanes
Board adds eight conditions to 732 N. Washington St. plan after third hearing on case; historic Powell-Ablard House mudroom also approved
Resource parent celebrated for adoptions, Quinceañera and bond with teen in her care — as city seeks more local foster families
Sheriff's Project Lifesaver Team, an APD officer who revived an unresponsive child, a DECC dispatch group and Fire Department members who responded to last year's Potomac mid-air collision round out the 2026 slate
Friendly match marks third annual Ethiopia Soccer Legacy Match; tickets go on sale to the public Thursday afternoon
From a Metro shutdown that knocks out three Alexandria-adjacent stations this weekend, to a state highway repave on I-395, to a months-long median rebuild on Route 1, here's what's underway, what's next, and how to plan around it.
Chamber ALX names 40 Under 40 honorees; Planning Commission backs Old Town Pool, defers beekeeping rules; Bethesda REIT to acquire Potomac Yard senior living communities for $249M
The Old Town Run Club's 9-mile fundraiser for September's 9/11 Remembrance Run kicks off at 9:30 a.m. from The Commodore Dupont Circle. Walking and running groups welcome; $30 registration includes beer at both ends.
Chiron Real Estate's first move into senior housing will combine the two adjacent communities into a unified campus; closings expected June 1
Beekeepers and a D.C. regulation expert told commissioners the proposed setbacks and hive limits were unworkable and that zoning was the wrong tool
Warith Deen Muhammad lured more than a dozen investors with promises of 5% to 10% returns, then used new investors' money to pay earlier ones and finance luxury cars and designer shopping, prosecutors said
Crews to install five steel girders over Four Mile Run; Metrobus A11 and A12 routes will detour via West Glebe Road, skipping stops along Mount Vernon Avenue in Alexandria
City and AFD share charging, storage and warning-sign guidance as the lithium-ion-powered devices grow more common
Tonight's event at Mount Vernon Recreation Center has been moved to its May 7 rain date; eight more neighborhood cookouts to follow through June
Tenth class to be celebrated July 16 at the American Physical Therapy Association headquarters; 40 Over 40 list to follow this month
