Alexandria’s Stormwater Utility and Flood Mitigation Advisory Committee is calling for significant changes to the city’s approach to flood mitigation, suggesting the original 10-year timeline is insufficient to address worsening climate impacts.
In its annual report to City Council delivered April 22, the committee, which John Hill chairs, recommends transforming the Flood Action Program from a fixed-term initiative into an ongoing portfolio of projects without an end date.
Good Shepherd Housing (GSH) is making its first move into Alexandria by buying a one-bedroom condo in the Landmark-Van Dorn area.
This purchase is a team effort between GSH, the City of Alexandria Office of Housing, and a seller who shares their mission. The Housing Opportunity Fund helped finance the deal.
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The 43-year-old McDonald’s restaurant at 505 S. Van Dorn Street is requesting a second drive-through lane to make orders faster.
In a proposal that will go to the Planning Commission in June, the restaurant’s owner asks the city for the change “to better serve our customers, improve the efficiency of the ordering process, and allow for better vehicular circulation on the property.”
Good Wednesday morning, Alexandria!
Today’s weather: Increasing clouds, with a high near 78 degrees. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Partly cloudy tonight, with a low around 60 degrees. Calm wind.
It only took a few decades, but Greg Pehlivanis’s dream came true in Alexandria.
Since 1995, the small team at Greg’s Automotive Service (3507 Mount Vernon Avenue) has fixed all manner of automobiles. But don’t worry. Even as Greg himself is stepping back and leaving operations to his son, Dino, the old troubleshooter says he’s still coming in to fix the odd car now and again.
Top House Republicans are challenging the FBI’s conclusion that the 2017 congressional baseball practice shooter was motivated by “suicide by cop.”
NBC News reports that representatives from the Intelligence and Judiciary committees claim this assessment was made prematurely and doesn’t align with the evidence.
George Mason University is hosting a Leadership Dialogue webinar on Friday (May 9) from noon to 1 p.m., focusing on how federal administration changes affect state and local government.
Former Alexandria Mayor Justin Wilson will join the Regional Elected Leaders Initiative (RELI) for the discussion.
The developer behind plans to build a five-story, 142-space automated parking garage and a 16-unit mixed-use apartment building with ground floor retail in Old Town is asking the city for an extension.
Galena Capital Partners says that its plans to build the project were delayed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, a legal dispute that was settled with a neighbor, new staffing in the city and more. The project was approved in 2022, and the development special use permit approvals expire in July.
The Alexandria Police Department will hold a wreath-laying ceremony on Wednesday (May 7) to pay tribute to officers who have died while serving their community.
The event, part of the city’s Police Week observance, starts at 1 p.m. at the Alexandria Police Fallen Officers Memorial outside the department’s headquarters (3600 Wheeler Ave.).
A proposal for a new French bakery in Old Town will be submitted to the Board of Architectural Review on Wednesday (May 7).
Arlington-based Eclairons Pastry and Coffee House wants to open at the old Firehook Bakery at 430 S. Washington Street. The location was Shuman’s Bakery for more than 30 years before Firehook Bakery took over in 2004.
