Alexandria’s Healthy Homes Network has unveiled a new action plan to tackle the city’s top home condition issues. The plan addresses problems like mold, smoke, pests, and hoarding.
This comprehensive strategy results from extensive community input, including a 2023 survey and nine focus groups where residents shared their experiences and proposed solutions. The Healthy Homes Network, a coalition of nearly 30 organizations and city agencies, used this feedback to develop five key strategies:
Good Friday morning, Alexandria!
🌧️ Today’s weather: Showers and possibly a thunderstorm before 3 p.m., then isolated showers between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m., then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 5 p.m. High near 71 degrees. Light and variable wind becoming north 5 to 8 mph in the morning. The chance of precipitation is 90%—new rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms. Tonight, there will be a chance of showers and thunderstorms, then showers likely after 2 a.m. Cloudy, with a low around 56 degrees. Northeast wind around 6 mph. The chance of precipitation is 60%—new rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch, except higher amounts possible in thunderstorms.
The Alexandria City School Board has approved starting the naming process for three school facilities.
At its April 3 meeting, the board approved initiating the naming process for the Early Childhood Center courtyard, Naomi L. Brooks Media Center, and Parker-Gray Stadium field.
During its regular meeting Thursday (April 3), the Alexandria City School Board received presentations on the division’s draft strategic plan for 2025-2030 and updates on the ongoing redistricting process.
The meeting began with a recognition of five Alexandria City High School students who received prestigious Posse Foundation and QuestBridge scholarships. Delegate Alfonso Lopez presented proclamations from the Virginia General Assembly honoring the students.
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited Ferdinand T. Day Elementary School today (April 3), as part of a joint effort to bring fresh food to schools nationwide.
The visit followed last week’s HHS announcement of the firing of 20,000 employees as part of the Trump Administration’s strategy to “Make America Healthy Again.”
The Alexandria City Council will hold its legislative meeting on Tuesday, April 8. The meeting will begin with public hearings on tax rates and budget proposals before moving to a packed agenda of appointments, ordinances, and reports.
The meeting will start at 5:30 p.m. with a public hearing on the proposed real and personal property tax rates for the calendar year 2025, which will fund the fiscal year 2026 budget. This hearing will be immediately followed by a public hearing on the preliminary add/delete proposals to the city manager’s proposed FY 2026 budget.
Malloy Automotive Group is growing its Northern Virginia footprint with a new Chevrolet dealership in Alexandria.
Malloy Chevrolet of Alexandria opened on March 31, at 6508 Little River Turnpike in Alexandria (Fairfax County), right next to the existing Malloy Ford.
What’s in a name? Everything.
The School Board will consider three naming requests for Alexandria City Public Schools facilities at its meeting on Thursday night (April 3). One request is to rename Alexandria City High School’s Parker-Gray Stadium Field after Keith Burns, a 1990 graduate of the school and 13-season NFL linebacker.
The Alexandria City Council will consider substantial increases to residential parking permit fees at its upcoming April 8 legislative meeting. The proposed ordinance would amend the city code to raise fees across all permit categories, with the most significant increases targeting households with multiple vehicles.
The ordinance, scheduled for introduction and first reading, would modify Section 5-8-77 of the city code governing parking permits in residential districts. If approved, the changes would take effect following a second reading and enactment planned for April 30.
Role model, history maker and mayor — being Mayor of Alexandria is more than just chairing meetings. On Wednesday (April 2), Mayor Alyia Gaskins was honored with a party by her peers as the first Black female mayor of the city.
The event, which wasn’t a fundraiser, was held at Junction Bakery & Bistro (1508 Mount Vernon Avenue) in Del Ray, and was organized by City Council Member Jacinta Greene, retired Sheriff Dana Lawhorne, and Monika Chapman.
Get ready to champion your favorite local spots!
Next week, ALXnow, Alexandria’s most-read news source, will launch the ALXnow Readers’ Choice Awards, a new initiative designed to celebrate the city’s best businesses, people, and activities, as chosen by the community itself.
