Developer to give Braddock West update at Sept. 9 meeting
Council approved a three-year extension in November. The 180-unit project has been approved since 2021.
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City hires contractor for invasive species work in 11 parks this fall
Alexandria has also asked residents to stop clearing and trimming vegetation in parks on their own, saying unapproved work can interfere with restoration efforts.
Supreme Court lets White House continue construction on Trump’s $400 million ballroom
A divided Supreme Court on Monday allowed the White House to continue construction on a $400 million ballroom project as lawsuits play out.
Alexandria's Christopher Pierce joins Virginia's LGBTQ+ Advisory Board
Circuit Court Clerk Greg Parks, whose office Pierce worked with on the state's case management system, will administer the oath Thursday. Alexandria now has two residents on the 21-member board.
September is Legacy Month in Alexandria, and there's a free public event Sept. 10
The city's first Legacy Month marks Think Ahead Alexandria, an ACT for Alexandria push to get residents naming local nonprofits in their wills and estate plans.
Voting rights struggle continues, Gov. Spanberger and advocates say at March on Washington anniversary
The state’s first woman governor stressed the importance of voting and how her administration had worked to restore that right to 66,000 Virginians previously convicted of felonies.
Alexandria mails 2026 personal property tax bills
Vehicle and business bills are both due Oct. 5. The car tax rate is unchanged, and separate relief programs are available for older residents, people with disabilities and some disabled veterans.
City sets Sept. 10 meeting on historic district zoning changes
Planning and Zoning staff are reviewing six aspects of the rules governing Alexandria's historic districts.
Four Alexandrians named to state boards by Spanberger
The governor's latest round of appointments includes seats on an addiction recovery council, the Fort Monroe Authority, an aerospace panel and the state's LGBTQ+ advisory board.
Alexandria stays under a drought warning as one Virginia region clears for the first time since April
Far southwestern Virginia returned to normal status Thursday, the first advisory lifted anywhere in the state in four months. Groundwater wells in southern Prince William County are at or near record lows.
Alexandria man pleads guilty in DIA classified documents case
Nathan Laatsch, who worked in the agency's Insider Threat Division, faces up to life in prison at sentencing in January 2027
Early voting in Alexandria opens Sept. 18 for Nov. 3 general election
Senate, House and three constitutional amendments on the ballot; registration and mail ballot deadlines fall Oct. 23
Three appeals filed on Russell Road decision; no hearing date set
Three groups of residents petitioned the city clerk within a week of each other. Only one asks the council to do something specific.
Council-School Board committee signals support for four-year terms
Staggered elections stay on the table for September, along with board size.
Alexandria intervenes in $67 billion Dominion-NextEra merger, joining the governor
The city says its participation in gas and water rate cases this year saved residents about $4.5 million a year. The State Corporation Commission is expected to rule by January.
At least two people arrested in Alexandria during two-week ICE operation, DHS says
The department says the operation produced 1,328 arrests across Virginia and Maryland between Aug. 1 and Aug. 14. In the one Alexandria case that can be checked in Virginia court records, the charges DHS listed were dismissed in 2024.