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A majority of Alexandria’s Democrat candidates for City Council rank climate action high on their priority lists.

A number of candidates recently expressed their opinions in a Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions and Build Our Future questionnaire.


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Alexandria’s Troy “The Transformer” Isley is on a quest to be the middleweight champion of the world.

Undefeated after 12 fights with five knockouts, Isley will face his former amateur rival Javier Martinez (10-0-1, 3 KOs) for the North American Boxing Association‘s title at The Fontainebleau Las Vegas. The fight will be broadcast live and exclusively on ESPN+.


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Bad news for Alexandrians pining to dunk local politicians in the frigid depths of the dunking tank at the annual July 4 celebration in the city’s Rosemont neighborhood. Due to a construction project that will replace all exterior windows at Naomi L. Brooks Elementary School, the event has been canceled.

The celebration is traditionally held in the playground and athletic field area of the school.


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With less than two weeks until the June 18 primary, the city’s zoning overhaul, the failed Potomac Yard arena and residential taxes were among the top issues discussed by Alexandria’s mayoral candidates in the Chamber ALX‘s debate Tuesday night.

Vice Mayor Amy Jackson, Council Member Alyia Gaskins and former real estate developer Steven Peterson were cordial to each other as they were questioned by NBC4 Northern Virginia Bureau Chief Julie Carey at the George Washington National Masonic Memorial.


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Atlas Brew Works will be opening their new location in the city’s Carlyle neighborhood at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 21.

It’s been a year-and-a-half since the company announced its intention to open in the 6,000-square-foot space at 2429 Mandeville Lane — just across from the AMC Hoffman Center 22 theater.


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The suspect in an Arlandria shooting told the Alexandria Police Department that he was acting out of retaliation after the man he allegedly shot grabbed his girlfriend’s arm, according to recently released court records.

Jason Allen Johnson, Jr., 21,  is being held without bond after allegedly shooting a man in the knee near an apartment complex in the 3800 block of Executive Avenue on the afternoon of Sunday, May 19.


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The owner of a nine-acre property says that their mixed-use development on Eisenhower Avenue was held up by the pandemic, and is asking the city for a three-year extension.

The development special use permit (DSUP) on the property at 2927 Eisenhower Avenue expires later this month.


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After extensive modernizations the last seven years, Bishop Ireton High School (201 Cambridge Road) now wants to add a new bell tower and new roof to its chapel renovation project.

There’s no word in the proposal as to whether the bell tower (on top of which would sit a three-foot-tall crucifix) will include a bell, if it will ring, how loudly and when.


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Alexandria Police say that no one was arrested after a man was shot in the hand in Arlandria on Friday night, May 31.

APD responded to multiple calls for shots fired at around 9 p.m. and found shell casings on the ground, according to police dispatches. Callers reported to police hearing between six-to-seven gunshots.


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More than 800 Alexandria City High School students walked the stage at today’s graduation at George Mason University’s EagleBank Arena.

ACHS executive principal Alexander Duncan III said that the day marked a defining moment in the lives of the 841 graduates.


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