A section of King Street between Quincy Street and Kenwood Avenue is currently closed due to a transformer fire.
The incident is close to Alexandria City High School (ACHS) and Chinquapin Park Recreation Center. It has closed ACHS for the day and impacted the recreation center’s hours of operation.
For the second time this month, officials from the Alexandria Health Department (AHD) and the Virginia Department of Health (VDH) are warning about potential measles exposures in northern Virginia.
The warning comes after two Maryland residents who recently traveled internationally tested positive for the disease.
Vice President JD Vance and his wife, Usha, have sold their Del Ray home for $1,867,025, according to property records.
The property, located at 9 E Del Ray Avenue, was listed for $1,695,000 at the end of February and, after just a handful of days, was marked as “pending” on real estate websites.
Alexandria City High School was placed on “secure the building” status earlier today when police received an anonymous phone call of a person with a firearm in the parking lot of the King Street campus (3330 King Street).
Executive Principal Alexander Duncan III sent the following note to parents:
On the heels of being named the most progressive legislator in Virginia, Alexandria Delegate Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (D-5th) just filed paperwork for a third two-year term in office.
Bennett-Parker says that her recent designation from the Virginia Progressive Legislative Alert Network (VAPLAN) reflects a commitment to Alexandria’s values.
Alexandria’s DASH bus system wants to expand its free service into the city’s Arlandria neighborhood.
The proposed changes are included in an update of the transit system’s 10-year strategic plan, now in its community review process until April 18. The public feedback on four alternatives will be reviewed by the DASH board of directors on May 14.
Glitz, glamor and speed.
The poster for this year’s Old Town Festival of Speed & Style was unveiled at the Principle Gallery on Wednesday (March 20). This year’s theme is Ian Fleming’s James Bond novel “Casino Royale,” and the poster by Tom Kuster shows people in and around a red Lamborghini at the Alexandria waterfront.
Alexandria’s General Assembly delegation painted a stark picture of the region’s economic future as federal layoffs continue to impact Northern Virginia residents and businesses. The legislators shared their concerns during the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce’s General Assembly Breakfast on Thursday, March 20 at the National Industries for the Blind in Alexandria.
Majority Leader Charniele Herring, Senator Adam Ebbin, Delegate Alfonso Lopez, and Delegate Elizabeth Bennett-Parker addressed the immediate economic challenges facing the region and discussed potential state responses to the federal workforce reductions.
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U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. visited a local Head Start program to spotlight the department’s focus on nutrition and healthy eating.
The visit, which took place on Wednesday, March 19, coincides with National Nutrition Month. Kennedy is using this opportunity to reinforce HHS’s commitment to “Make America Healthy Again” by putting nutrition front and center for Head Start grantees.
A man’s body was discovered floating by the pier at Jones Point Park today in Old Town.
The Alexandria Police Department says that it is conducting a death investigation. A park security officer discovered the body near the shore just at around 12:15 p.m., according to APD dispatches.
