Obituary

Architect and city planner G. Revell Michael is being remembered for leaving a lasting imprint on the city.

Michael, who spent decades designing and approving hundreds of residential developments throughout the city as an architect and member of the city’s Board of Architectural Review, died on April 7 at the age of 93.


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Many of Alexandria’s religious and elected leaders have paid tribute to Pope Francis since he died in Rome on Easter Monday, April 21.

The Very Rev. Ian S. Markham, president of Virginia Theological Seminary, said that the world feels a little emptier today following the death of the 88-year-old pontiff.


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Redevelopment plans for Point Lumley Park on the Alexandria waterfront are heading to the Board of Architectural Review.

The BAR will review the first concept for a reimagined Point Lumley Park at its meeting on Wednesday, May 7. The city plans to close Point Lumley Park and Waterfront Park from fall 2026 to fall 2028 to rebuild segments of the seawall.


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For the second time in less than a month, Alexandria Congressman Don Beyer (D-8th) is calling for the resignation or removal of U.S. Department of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

Beyer said that Hegseth “is a threat to American national security.”


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More details have been released about the anonymous 911 calls made last month that led to Alexandria City High School being placed on “secure the building” mode.

No suspects have been arrested since the March 20 incident, when police received anonymous phone calls detailing a person with a firearm in the parking lot of the King Street campus (3330 King Street). Police believe that the calls were made through Caller ID Spoofing — concealing an identity by deliberately falsifying data sent to a Caller ID display.


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New charges of aggravated manslaughter and driving while intoxicated have been made against the suspect arrested for last week’s fatal crash on King Street.

The Alexandria Police Department announced the additional charges against suspect Jilmar Doria-Medina, the 42-year-old Fairfax man currently being held without bond in the Fairfax County Jail after the April 16 crash that took the life of 19-year-old Abdullahi Mumin.


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Alexandria leaders are praising NOVA Parks Executive Director Paul Gilbert, who recently announced that he will step down by December.

Gilbert has led the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority for 20 years. In Alexandria, his organization acquired the Winkler Botanical Preserve in 2022, and owns and operates Cameron Run Regional Park and Carlyle House Historic Park.


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Residents at The Landing got a special visit from former NBC’s “Today” show host Hoda Kotb last Thursday (April 17).

During the conversation with residents, the retired host discussed maintaining a no-fear, positive mental attitude. She said she was raised with a, “Believe you can and you will,” mindset, and approached challenges with a “You can’t scare me” attitude.


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A man was shot to death Saturday night (April 19) in the parking lot of an apartment complex in Alexandria’s West End.

The Alexandria Police Department found an adult male with a light pulse and suffering from two gunshot wounds in the parking lot of the Canterbury Square apartment complex near Holmes Run and Duke Street at around 10:15 p.m, according to the police scanner.


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We made it to Friday in Alexandria! Here’s a look at our top stories of the week.

Our top post was on the plan to close Waterfront Park and Point Lumley Park for two years. It’s part of the city’s efforts to fight flooding by rebuilding sections of sea wall and installing a pump station to recirculate floodwaters to the Potomac River.


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Alexandria’s Independent Community Policing Review Board unanimously opposes proposed changes to its authority to investigate allegations of police misconduct.

Earlier this month, the board opposed ordinance changes reducing its subpoena power, as well as a proposal to let the City Council act as a final arbiter on whether cases are investigated in the event of an impasse between the Board and the Independent Policing Auditor. The changes were drawn up by a subcommittee, which includes Vice Mayor Sarah Bagley and Council Member Canek Aguirre.


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