Alexandria will honor fallen service members with a Memorial Day Ceremony on Monday (May 26). The event will take place at the Mount Vernon Recreation Center (2701 Commonwealth Ave.) from 11 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
The ceremony will pay tribute to Captain Humbert Roque “Rocky” Versace and 68 Alexandrians who lost their lives or are still missing in action from the Vietnam War.
Want to improve your neighborhood parks and trails? Alexandria’s got your back with its Community Matching Fund. Local groups can now apply for up to $50,000 in matching funds to improve parks, trails, gardens, and community spaces.
The Department of Recreation, Parks, and Cultural Activities (RPCA) is running this PARKnerships program. You’ve got until May 26 to get your application in.
Get ready for a beautiful Memorial Day weekend! The National Weather Service says we’re in for mostly sunny skies and comfortable temperatures in the low to mid-70s.
Friday starts us off with some clouds mixed with sun and a high around 69°F. Expect west winds between 7 to 13 mph, possibly gusting up to 25 mph.
Good Friday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Partly sunny, with a high near 69 degrees. West wind 6 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Partly cloudy tonight, with a low around 50 degrees. West wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 21 mph.
The Alexandria Sheriff’s Office is making free identification cards for kids at community events.
ASO launched the program last month with a donation from Dominion Energy. Look for ASO staff at public events, like the city’s monthly community cookouts, to get a free photo identification card for kids with a photograph and fingerprint. Parents will get the only copies of the identifications, and ASO will not store the data.
The Alexandria Police Department got a fake phone call Thursday afternoon warning that a man with a gun was walking into the 7-Eleven at Mount Vernon Avenue and W. Glebe Road, intent on committing a robbery.
Police believe that the call to the Alexandria Department of Communications Center was made through Caller ID Spoofing — concealing an identity by deliberately falsifying data sent to a Caller ID display.
U.S. Sen. Mark Warner (D-VA) issued a stark warning about the impacts of the recently passed House Republican tax bill, saying it will devastate Virginia families and healthcare systems while primarily benefiting the ultra-wealthy.
During a media availability from the Capitol, Warner criticized the legislation that passed “in the dead of night,” saying it will cause approximately 248,000 Virginians to lose healthcare coverage.
Alexandria will receive $160,000 for two transportation projects that will improve pedestrian, bicycle, and roadway safety.
The National Capital Region Transportation Planning Board (TPB) has approved the funding as part of its Transportation Land-Use Connections (TLC) Program and Regional Roadway Safety Program (RRSP).
The Alexandria City Council will address a wide range of issues at its upcoming legislative meeting on Tuesday (May 27), including transportation funding requests, financial support for Inova Alexandria Hospital, and lease extensions for artists at the Torpedo Factory Art Center.
The meeting, scheduled for 5:30 p.m., will take place in the Council Chamber at 301 King Street. Participants can participate in person or remotely via Zoom.
According to a draft memorandum of understanding between the school system and police, the Alexandria Police Department officers are considered “school officials” with access to the records of Alexandria City Public Schools students.
The School Board is conducting a public hearing on the draft MOU on Tuesday night, May 27. The 40-page document is an update to the two-year agreement between police and ACPS. Once approved, the updated agreement will be in effect from July 1, 2025, to June 30, 2027. APD provides school resource officers at Alexandria City High School and the city’s two middle schools.
Virginia awarded $983.6 million to 53 applicants in the sixth iteration of the competitive SMART SCALE process to help improve transportation across the commonwealth.
On Wednesday, the Commonwealth Transportation Board approved the transportation and infrastructure projects that were recommended for approval by staff, after weighing 270 applications and making significant changes to the program last year.
