The suspect in an Arlandria shooting told the Alexandria Police Department that he was acting out of retaliation after the man he allegedly shot grabbed his girlfriend’s arm, according to recently released court records.
Jason Allen Johnson, Jr., 21, is being held without bond after allegedly shooting a man in the knee near an apartment complex in the 3800 block of Executive Avenue on the afternoon of Sunday, May 19.
The owner of a nine-acre property says that their mixed-use development on Eisenhower Avenue was held up by the pandemic, and is asking the city for a three-year extension.
The development special use permit (DSUP) on the property at 2927 Eisenhower Avenue expires later this month.
Other than Halloween and maybe the winter holidays, Pride Month is maybe the holiday season Alexandria goes most all-out for.
Local favorite Port City Brewing Company is getting in on the action too with Priday Market and Drag Show next weekend.
Along with Pride Month celebrations, the City of Alexandria is also hosting a series of events celebrating Juneteenth, the annual holiday on June 19 that observes the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans.
Juneteenth marks the day in 1865 when Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas, and officially proclaimed freedom for the remaining enslaved people in the state.
If you haven’t heard, this is the city’s 275th birthday, and the city is giving itself 275 new trees to celebrate.
One of the projects from the Department of Transportation and Environmental Services Stormwater Management Division aims to plant 275 new trees throughout the city to celebrate that birthday. This weekend, the city hit a milestone with the planting of the 100th tree.
Good Tuesday morning, Alexandria!
🌤️ Today’s weather: Expect a mostly sunny day with a high around 87 and light variable winds turning east at 5 to 7 mph in the morning. On Tuesday night, there’s a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am and a low of around 67. The southeast wind will be 5 to 8 mph, with a 20% chance of precipitation.
For as much controversy as there can be around short-term rentals — businesses like Airbnb that rent out homes to visiting guests — a city report said there have been relatively few complaints about them in Alexandria.
In a report to the City Council last week, Land Use Services Division Chief Tony LaColla noted that there are 460 short-term rentals registered in Alexandria and 265 estimated unregistered units.
After extensive modernizations the last seven years, Bishop Ireton High School (201 Cambridge Road) now wants to add a new bell tower and new roof to its chapel renovation project.
There’s no word in the proposal as to whether the bell tower (on top of which would sit a three-foot-tall crucifix) will include a bell, if it will ring, how loudly and when.
Alexandria Police say that no one was arrested after a man was shot in the hand in Arlandria on Friday night, May 31.
APD responded to multiple calls for shots fired at around 9 p.m. and found shell casings on the ground, according to police dispatches. Callers reported to police hearing between six-to-seven gunshots.
After years of continued student enrollment growth, new projections say the student population in Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) will likely decline over the next ten years after a peak in 2025.
The report to the Joint City Council-School Board Subcommittee from April shows student enrollment projections declining through FY 2033, a hard-turn from population projections pre-covid.
Major stretches of two arterial roads in Alexandria will see repaving work this week.
The Department of Transportation and Environmental Services (T&ES) said in a release that North Quaker Lane and King Street will both be seeing repaving work this week, from today, June 3, through Friday, June 7.
