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Alexandria gets three new Opportunity Zones to incentivize revitalization

Published November 9, 2026 at 1:45PM

N. Beauregard Street near Roanoke Avenue in Alexandria West (via Google Maps)

Three additional Opportunity Zones have been added in Alexandria’s West End to support revitalization, Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) announced Friday (Nov. 6).

The U.S. Department of the Treasury approved all 153 new Opportunity Zones the Spanberger administration requested in Virginia. The zones are intended to promote long-term private investment in low-income urban, suburban and rural census tracts through federal tax benefits such as deferral of previous capital gains, step-up of previously earned capital gains and exclusion of taxable income on new capital gains in Opportunity Zones. The program was created by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

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Community Lodgings seeks late 2026 approvals for 91-unit affordable housing complex in Arlandria

By James Cullum

Published October 30, 2026 at 9:15AM

Community Lodgings’ proposed redevelopment of 3908, 3912 and 3916 Elbert Avenue in the city’s Arlandria neighborhood (via City of Alexandria)

The Alexandria City Council on Tuesday (Oct. 27) got a sneak peek at plans to replace three apartment buildings with a 91-unit affordable housing building in the city’s Arlandria neighborhood.

Last February, Community Lodgings, Inc. [CLI] asked the city for an extension on the construction timeline for its project at 3908, 3912 and 3916 Elbert Avenue. The special use permit to demolish three 1940s-era buildings with 28 apartments and replace them with a six-story, 91-unit building with 182 total bedrooms was previously approved by City Council in 2023, but it expired earlier this year.

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Artist Patrick Kirwin starts his biggest mural yet in Alexandria

By James Cullum

Published October 9, 2026 at 1:45PM

Muralist Patrick Kirwin is working on a new piece behind The Birchmere in Arlandria, October 2026 (staff photo by James Cullum)

Muralist Patrick Kirwin is at it again in Alexandria.

Kirwin recently started work painting a large new mural behind The Birchmere (3701 Mount Vernon Avenue) in Alexandria’s Arlandria neighborhood. The work will feature generations of builders in the city and was commissioned by Rust Construction, a fourth-generation, Alexandria-based home remodeling firm.

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Old Town Oyster Week, Paws in the Park lead packed weekend of Alexandria events

By Emily Leayman

Published October 9, 2026 at 9:15AM | Updated October 11, 2026 at 4:45PM

Paws in the Park (via Duane Rogers for AWLA)

It’s shaping up to be another busy October weekend in Alexandria.

There are plenty of festivals going on, including the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria’s Paws in the Park with its largest Rescue Row yet. For those looking for a shucking good time, Old Town Oyster Week returns starting with an oyster shucking competition.

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Man charged after machete attack in Alexandria’s Arlandria neighborhood

By James Cullum

Published October 7, 2026 at 12:30PM | Updated October 7, 2026 at 5:05PM

Alexandria police cruiser (staff photo by James Jarvis)

A man was charged with malicious wounding and is being held without bond after an alleged machete attack against a homeless man in the Arlandria neighborhood on Sunday (Oct. 4), Alexandria police say.

Around 1:35 p.m., the Alexandria Police Department received multiple calls about a man in a gray Toyota Camry getting out and attacking the victim with a machete near the intersection of W. Glebe Road and Executive Avenue.

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ACPS returns bus service to 450+ students across Alexandria after walk zone backlash

By James Cullum

Published October 5, 2026 at 3:45PM

School buses preparing at Alexandria City High School (staff photo by James Cullum)

Hundreds of families have found relief after Alexandria City Public Schools reinstated school bus routes to neighborhoods across the city.

The new routes went into effect today (Oct. 5). ACPS approved 183 appeals and denied 138 appeals. In all, the school system found that 456 students are newly eligible for bus service, with routes returned in Arlandria, the West End and Old Town.

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JUST IN: Arlandria stabbing suspect arrested, was recently indicted after traffic incident

By James Cullum

Published September 16, 2026 at 2:45PM

Tiger Mart and Bakery at 3903 Mount Vernon Avenue in the city's Arlandria neighborhood (via Google Maps)

A 21-year-old Alexandria man is under arrest for allegedly stabbing a man early Tuesday morning (Sept. 15) outside a convenience store in the city’s Arlandria neighborhood.

Jelzon Garcia Gonzales was arrested in the 7000 block of Columbia Pike in Annandale after the Alexandria Police Department received “multiple tips from the community” and a photo of the suspect from a nearby business, APD announced today (Sept. 16). He was charged with aggravated malicious wounding and is being held without bond.

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Suspect wanted in early morning stabbing in Arlandria

By Emily Leayman

Published September 15, 2026 at 5:40PM | Updated September 16, 2026 at 9:02AM

Alexandria Police Department cruisers on Nov. 7, 2024 (staff photo by James Cullum)

The Alexandria Police Department is seeking a suspect after a stabbing early Tuesday (Sept. 15) in Arlandria.

Around 3:20 a.m., police believe an unknown man approached a man sleeping on the ground near the Tiger Market parking lot (3903 Mount Vernon Avenue) and stabbed him multiple times. EMS requested officers to respond around 4:08 a.m. for “unknown trouble,” and the victim reported that the stabbing happened an hour or two prior.

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Hundreds of near-misses prompt push for stop sign cameras, more measures in Alexandria

By Emily Leayman

Published September 15, 2026 at 3:45PM

The roundabout at Hickory and Kennedy Streets in Alexandria's Potomac West neighborhood, November 2024 (staff photo by James Cullum)

After collecting reports on hundreds of near-miss crashes over the last year and a half, Northern Virginia Families for Safe Streets is calling on Alexandria to deploy new authority over stop sign cameras and other measures to address driver behaviors.

Northern Virginia Families for Safe Streets, which includes an Alexandria chapter, collected 241 near-miss reports in the city between January 2025 and June 2026. While crashes are recorded on the city’s dashboard, the organization takes resident reports of near-misses by text and online survey.

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Tree on power lines causes power outage for 2,500 in Arlandria, Arlington neighborhoods

By James Cullum

Published September 14, 2026 at 12:00PM | Updated September 14, 2026 at 2:50PM

Power outage in Arlandria and neighboring Arlington to the north, Sept. 14, 2026 (via Dominion Energy)

About 2,500 homes lost power Monday morning (Sept. 14) in the city’s Arlandria neighborhood and in Arlington’s Long Branch Creek and Arlington Ridge neighborhoods.

The outage was reported around 11 a.m, and was caused by a fallen tree on power lines, according to Dominion Energy. Dominion Energy crews were on scene to assess damage.

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UPDATED: Juvenile pedestrian not seriously injured in crash at Arlandria intersection

By Emily Leayman and James Cullum

Published August 31, 2026 at 4:15PM

Bystanders at the scene of a pedestrian crash at Mount Vernon Avenue and Russell Road, Aug. 31. 2026 (staff photo by James Cullum)

A juvenile pedestrian was struck in the Arlandria neighborhood Monday afternoon, leading to a police and fire response.

The crash was reported around 3:49 p.m. at Mount Vernon Avenue and Russell Road.