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
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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.
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.
Alexandria Choral Society names Cheryl Lovinsky chorus manager
She started in August and handles the logistics behind a roughly 90-member ensemble.
Arctic beavers, a suppressed book and a missing soccer star: LTA picks its one-act winners
Three plays chosen from 200 submissions will get staged readings at the Little Theatre of Alexandria in January. The theater is looking for directors.
Alexandria's Move2Learn lands $14,000 NBCUniversal grant
The nonprofit, which brings movement into ACPS classrooms, is one of seven in the Washington region sharing more than $225,000 in unrestricted funding.
ALIVE! walkathon returns Oct. 18 with a $145,000 goal
The 45th StepALIVE! sends walkers on two 5K routes through Del Ray to raise money for food and housing assistance.
Rock The Ave returns to Carlyle Crossing Oct. 9 with a new evening edition
The third annual Eisenhower Corridor block party moves to a Friday evening, with two bands, food, makers and a call for vendors.
Alexandria to host national Faith & Blue kickoff Oct. 9 at Virginia Tech's Innovation Campus
Chief Tarrick McGuire and Rev. Markel Hutchins, who leads the organization behind the weekend, spoke with The Alexandria Brief on Friday. Hutchins said Alexandria was chosen for its faith community and for a connection formed on a civil rights walk in Selma.
Things to do in Alexandria: Sept. 25 - 27
Tons of Trucks turns 10, the Titans host homecoming, and the Fall Art Festival fills John Carlyle Square
Metro seeks a developer for 3.4 acres at Braddock Road station
The site could hold about 380 homes and 21,000 square feet of retail, and the winning bidder would also rebuild the bus loop and Kiss & Ride
From $173,000 to $2.8 million: Homes sold in Alexandria last week
A tale of two markets: Old Town and Beverley Hills competed hard above asking, while West End condos spent months finding buyers at steep discounts
Goats cleared invasive plants from a park slope in six days
Crews are now removing woody stems and debris at James Marx All Veterans Park. The city paid $9,500 and will evaluate whether to use grazing again.
Gaskins wants Alexandria to form a friendship city tie with Osijek, Croatia
The mayor says the Croatian embassy approached the city about building on this summer's World Cup base camp. A vote could come Oct. 13.