The 2021-2022 school year was “crazy”, says René Islas, the parent of four Alexandria City Public Schools students.
Islas leads The Community Group, a new movement of locals with a list of safety recommendations for the city and school system. After a school year punctuated by violent events, Islas said ACPS needs to work on prevention, justice, and accountability.
Lee Hernly, founder and editor of Port City Wire and its predecessor Red Brick Town, died earlier this week.
According to a Facebook post from his brother Jay Hernly, Lee died on Tuesday, July 26.
The 27-year-old suspect in the July 16 double homicide incident at the Assembly Alexandria apartment complex allegedly broke into the same complex three weeks prior, according to the Alexandria Police Department.
Francis Deonte Rose has only been charged with burglary for the June 25 incident, and has not been charged with the murders of construction workers Adrian Dejesus Rivera Guzman, 48, and 24-year-old Juan Carlos Anaya Hernandez.
Kaiba‘s floppy ears are always on the move.
The curious two-year-old Australian cattle dog/shepherd mix is up for adoption with the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria.
Alexandria’s Connection to World’s Largest Aircraft — “Beneath a clear sky in mid-June, 1915, a newly built hydro-aeroplane’ named Clare slipped out of its shed on the foot of Duke street and into the Potomac River.” [Alexandria Living Magazine]
It’s Thursday — Humid and mostly cloudy throughout the day. High of 88 and low of 76. Sunrise at 6:07 am and sunset at 8:25 pm. [Weather.gov]
While several neighbors along Polk Avenue shared thoughts on city plans to replace a stretch of parking with a sidewalk, there was no discussion from members of the Traffic and Parking Board before they unanimously approved the plan.
The city is planning to build a new sidewalk that connects two dead-end stretches of sidewalk that cut off abruptly into dense underbrush. The city said the sidewalk construction will help students in the neighborhood walk to Polk Elementary and Hammond Middle School.
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Vola’s Dockside Grill is filing a permit to make its outdoor seating permanent, though the application also seemingly kills off any hope to see Riverside Taco return.
The application from Alexandria Restuarant Partners (ARP) includes details of a few changes at the area, including a proposal to take over management of some of the waterfront’s few public restrooms.
In the run up to this fall’s 27th annual Art On The Avenue festival in Del Ray, Dominion Energy is starting off with better footing than last year.
The power company just approved a $20,000 sponsorship to embellish the festival’s Kids Art Corner, a popular activity at the festival where more than a dozen nonprofits provide art activities for kids and families.
For a second year, the Robinson Landing development on the waterfront has announced a series of programs for late summer and early fall, from live music to amateur archeology.
The Owner’s Association for Robinson Landing (7 Pioneer Mill Way) announced a series programs yesterday and a new partnership with the Office of Historic Alexandria.
Armed Man Stopped at National Airport — “A Transportation Security Administration officer at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) stopped an Alexandria Va. man from bringing a loaded handgun on his flight Monday, a TSA press release said.” [ABC7]
It’s Wednesday — Rain in the morning. High of 84 and low of 73. Sunrise at 6:06 am and sunset at 8:26 pm. [Weather.gov]
