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.
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Alexandria keeps its top bond ratings
Moody's and S&P Global both affirmed the city's highest marks, which S&P says beat the U.S. government's. Gaskins says the agencies asked more than 90 minutes of questions.
City Council puts off new public comment rules until December
Members split 4-3 over whether to adopt the rules now or wait for staff to define terms like personal attack. The mayor, vice mayor and Aguirre wanted to adopt the package Tuesday.
March against Edsall Road substation set for Oct. 10 in Alexandria's West End
Organizers are calling for the project to be denied and for a moratorium on data centers, seven weeks before the Fairfax County hearing
City Council asks how Alexandria police count their license plate reader successes. The answers are pending.
Five questions added to the city's ALPR page Monday go at the 266 arrests and 134 stolen vehicle recoveries the department has cited in defending the program.
City holds open house Sept. 29 before Del Ray East sewer work
Crews will reline pipes and repair manholes across a stretch of Del Ray, Rosemont, Arlandria and North Potomac Yard. Residents can expect parking restrictions, temporary water-use limits and possible odors.
Tons of Trucks turns 10 on Saturday, with a monster truck and a DeLorean
The free event returns to Chinquapin Park from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., with a lower-sensory first hour
Spanberger presses Congress for AI guardrails as states forge ahead
U.S. Rep. Don Beyer, D-Alexandria, co-chair of Congress’ bipartisan Caucus on Artificial Intelligence, led a bipartisan group of 10 House members in a letter last week urging Johnson and Jeffries to advance legislation on AI oversight, security and transparency.
Beyer calls Trump plan to base drones and snipers at Memorial Circle arch 'dangerous'
The president said Sunday the proposed 250-foot arch would double as a military complex. Beyer says it would put a drone site in National Airport's landing path.
‘A different deal on the table’: AG Jay Jones asks SCC to reset the clock on Dominion-NextEra merger
Because the companies’ supplemental filing pitching extended customer bill credits and other perks was submitted the first business day after the deadline to file as an intervenor in the case, Jones said, it “raises serious notice concerns.”
Police hold first community listening session on technology Thursday
The Sept. 24 and Oct. 7 sessions are the first public forums since council asked the department to answer questions about its Flock license plate reader program
City Council delays Parker-Gray townhouses over the barbershop they would replace
Chapman moved to deny the project, then withdrew and asked for a month to talk with the property owner. The deferral passed 5-2, with Gaskins and Bagley opposed.
Thousands join protest outside Kennedy Center, expressing concern that Trump might tear it down
Protesters talked about the importance of the center as the pinnacle of the nation's performing arts world.
Judge isn't swayed by government's claims that plans for an 'anti-weaponization fund' are dead
U.S. District Judge Leonie Brinkema, hearing the case in Alexandria federal court, said the issues are "still alive and kicking" despite the administration's insistence the $1.8 billion fund is dead.
Spanberger would end by-right data centers. The one at Alexandria's edge already is one.
The governor's framework would require local approval for any data center using more than 25 megawatts. The Edsall Road campus was approved by right under Fairfax County zoning, and the only public hearing tied to it comes Dec. 2.
Warner and Beyer cast early ballots in Alexandria as voting opens statewide
About 50 people gathered outside the registrar's office on a 78-degree Friday morning. Beyer's Republican opponent worked the same line of voters.