From $135,000 to $2.2 million: Homes sold in Alexandria last week
Two Wilkes Street townhouses each sold for more than $100,000 over asking, while half of the week's 26 sales closed under $500,000
Alexandria's SPA lands $126 million Navy contract supporting special warfare programs
The competitively awarded deal expands a relationship with NAVSEA's Naval Special Warfare Program Office that dates to 2012 and runs through March 2031.
Yellow and Blue line delays Thursday midday
Single tracking between Pentagon City and Reagan National means 18 to 20 minutes between trains from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The Alexandria Brief | Wednesday, Sept. 30
Inside: the draft Duke Street plan is out and could reach council by December, Phil Vassar returns to the Birchmere, and new details in the pursuit that killed three teenagers.
Draft Duke Street plan is out, and city council could vote by December
The 253-page draft caps most redevelopment at 85 feet, ties taller buildings at Foxchase and Mason at Van Dorn to affordable housing, and expects one or two new buildings a year. Comment closes Nov. 13.
Spirit's Trinity Rodman and Tara Rudd called up for USWNT friendlies against Spain
The U.S. hosts the World Cup champions at Audi Field on Oct. 10
After three hard years, Phil Vassar is back at the Birchmere and feeling good
The Virginia native plays acoustic on Oct. 22, three years after a heart attack and a stroke. "I just feel calmer and I feel very blessed to be alive."
Three teenagers dead after State Police pursuit that began in Alexandria
Both agencies tried to stop the car. Alexandria officers did not pursue — their policy bars a chase for a stolen vehicle. State Police did, and say the car reached about 90 mph over roughly five miles.
Old Town Cocktail Week returns Oct. 1–10 with whisky and scotch dinners and a science-minded cocktail night
Bars and restaurants across Old Town will pour featured cocktails, with ticketed events at King & Rye, Captain Gregory's and The Alexandrian
The Alexandria Brief | Tuesday, Sept. 29
Inside: three dead after a pursuit that started in Alexandria, police search for a missing 13-year-old, and the Traffic and Parking Board says no to parking near Naomi Brooks.
Traffic and Parking Board recommends against adding parking near Naomi Brooks
Members said public comment ran against the spaces and that a proposed loading zone raised safety questions at drop-off. The board had asked staff in July to look for teacher parking.
Alexandria police find missing 13-year-old
April Cuya Lopez was last seen Sept. 6 in the 600 block of North Ripley Street.
Free outdoor screening of 'E.T.' at Limerick Field on Saturday
Doors open at 6 p.m. and the movie starts at sunset. Snacks are free.
A new independent preschool opens on Duke Street
Alexandria Schoolhouse takes children ages 2 to 5 in multi-age classrooms and caps its full-day program at 12. Nine children are enrolled.
Alexandria and Arlington team up in the Dominion-NextEra merger case
The two jurisdictions signed a joint representation agreement, a month after Alexandria intervened on its own. Public witness testimony begins Nov. 5 in Richmond.
Spanberger to keynote sold-out Alexandria NAACP Freedom Fund Dinner
The governor will also receive the branch's Breaking Barriers Award on Thursday, joining Attorney General Jay Jones, Mayor Alyia Gaskins and the Black and Missing Foundation as honorees.