Warner warns of strain on Virginia families, federal workforce and power grid in wide-ranging update
Senator presses for ICE guardrails, military-family support and data center standards while blaming Trump for risks to a key surveillance program
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Virginia American Water settles rate case for $16.3 million; Alexandria helped cut the deal
The agreement, signed by the city after it formally fought the increase, would raise the typical Alexandria water bill by about $9 a month — less than the $11 the utility first sought — and still needs state approval
National Science Foundation cuts mean researchers like me are losing grants – but impacts extend far beyond academia
As the Alexandria-based National Science Foundation starts giving out fewer grants, people worldwide will potentially lose out from potential research findings that could help improve their lives.
City Council takes up power plant financing, hears police plan ahead of Saturday votes
City Manager's team walked council through the $135 million PRGS term sheet Tuesday with no vote taken. Approving the term sheet, Phase I land-use approvals and final passage of the FY2027 budget come Saturday, June 13; the Community Development Authority is a separate step, coming in the fall.
City says it invited ACPS into Braddock Road study, but the school didn't take part; PTSA newsletter says it wasn't consulted
The ACHS PTSA's year-end newsletter raises concerns about the W. Braddock Road safety study and publishes a letter aimed at a separate, already-decided project
City officials, developers break ground on Aspect at former Landmark Mall site
The 390-unit development anchors the 52-acre former Landmark Mall redevelopment, with delivery expected by 2028.
Bankruptcies climb, food aid falls: the household strain behind Alexandria's slowing economy
New DMV Monitor data shows the region's personal bankruptcy rate rising faster than the nation and food-assistance rolls shrinking, as City Manager Parajon and the police chief prepare to brief council Tuesday
As federal cuts hollow out the region's job base, Alexandria's housing market shows the strain
A new Brookings analysis ties softening DMV rents and home prices to a labor market that shed jobs and added unemployment while the rest of the country grew — the latest chapter in a downturn city officials have tracked since fall
What's on Alexandria City Council's June 9 docket
A power plant financing term sheet, a police strategy plan, the State of the Economy and the $1.95 billion FY2027 appropriation ordinance headline Tuesday's legislative meeting
Police chief to seek Council guidance June 9 on new five-pillar Public Safety Plan
The framework follows McGuire's March update touting the region's sharpest crime drop; council action is advisory only, and the plan formalizes the strategy he signaled then
City Manager to brief Council June 9 on $135M power plant financing term sheet
Tuesday's legislative meeting puts the TIF framework for the Potomac River Generating Station redevelopment before the council as an oral-report briefing, with a packet that now includes community feedback gathered through last month's meetings
Trump looms large over upcoming primary elections in Washington, DC
The last time Washington, D.C., residents chose a new delegate to Congress and a new mayor in the same election, gas was $1.33 a gallon and George H.W. Bush was president.
Kennedy Center moves to erase Trump references after judge said they were illegally added
The Kennedy Center is beginning the process of removing references to President Donald Trump a week after a federal judge ruled that his name had been illegally added to the performing arts center.
Warner pushes data center 'guardrails' as Northern Virginia electric bills climb
The senator tied rising energy costs to data center growth as Alexandria wages its own fight against utility rate hikes
Congress nears major bipartisan housing bill with support from Virginia lawmakers
Warner, Kaine and state legislators say the sweeping bill could boost housing supply, convert vacant commercial sites and expand manufactured housing options.
Alexandria plans new Del Ray pocket park, seeks resident input in June
City would convert a parking island on Clifford Avenue into green space; first community meeting is June 11