It’s been a busy week in Alexandria, starting off with Halloween on Monday and continuing through to major changes for Potomac Yard and the former Landmark Mall site.
The city had not one, but two big Halloween celebrations: a parade in Del Ray on Sunday and trick-or-treating along Lee Street in Old Town on Monday.
At least one person may have gotten a little too carried away, however: a 61-year-old woman was arrested on Halloween for being a felon in possession of a stun gun and driving an unlicensed vehice.
- Man robbed while painting exterior of home in Old Town
- New city report says that the Seminary Road Diet is working
- Pentagon police officer accused of drug dealing is an Alexandria resident
- Major pieces of Landmark Mall redevelopment head to Planning Commission next month
- Metro’s Blue Line trains reopening in Alexandria on Sunday
- Old Town street closure planned ahead of trick-or-treating
- Two gunfire incidents in the West End over the weekend
- After decades of complaints, a new rail authority could be the key to fixing Alexandria’s railroad bridges
- PHOTOS: Thousands marched in the Del Ray Halloween Parade
- Construction of two apartment buildings in Potomac Yard put on hold
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