Debate night has arrived.
The presidential debate between Vice President Kamalah Harris and former President Donald Trump is tonight, and we’ve found a number of Alexandria local businesses that will be viewing the event on televisions behind the bar.
City Council will soon consider a proposal to approve $10 million in bond financing to fund development of the massive Mount Vernon-Glebe Arlandria Project that city staff consider to be Alexandria’s “highest housing priority.”
Alexandria is offering low-income residents with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) a chance to clean up the air quality in their homes for free.
The program, which launched last year, is part of the city’s Healthy Homes initiative. Eligible applicants will get a number of home visits from the Alexandria Health Department (AHD) to make a plan for healthier air.
Alexandria experienced a nearly 13% rise in Part 1 crime so far this year, with larcenies jumping 23%.
Part 1 crimes, or crimes against people, include homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny and auto theft. There have been 2,692 total Part I incidents so far this year, a 13.5% increase over the 2,371 total incidents reported until this point last year, according to the Alexandria Police Department Crime Dashboard.
An APD officer called for assistance shortly after 7 a.m., and the Alexandria Fire Department responded to a cardiac arrest call for service, according to radio dispatches.
The man’s body was located near a children’s playground, and was found just feet away from where a man accidentally drowned in April.
Car wash chain Mr Wash is offering free car washes tomorrow (Thursday) to celebrate the back-to-school season.
A release noted that customers don’t need to do anything but visit the car wash to participate. The deal is open to anyone, a change from the similar deal last year offered only to teachers, administrators and school faculty.
Hot on the heels of changes to streets near William Ramsay Elementary School, the City of Alexandria is looking to make streets safer near a local Catholic school.
Changes (page 15) to West Glebe Road and Russell Road are headed to the Traffic and Parking Board on Monday, July 22 with the goal of making the intersection near Saint Rita Catholic School safer.
Sanse Apartments, described by city leaders as one of the biggest affordable housing projects in Alexandria, is making progress and is scheduled to start vertical construction this fall.
Director of Housing Helen McIlvaine told the City Council at a meeting this week said the housing development, which the city is developing with nonprofit Housing Alexandria, is “larger than any project we’ve undertaken with a partner.”
Alexandria Police Department officers are being hailed as heroes after resuscitating a lifeless baby boy after its mother suddenly gave birth in Arlandria last month.
APD officers David Hiltz and Liam Reilly responded to a “frantic” 911 call in the 3800 block of Executive Avenue on Wednesday, May 29, to find that a woman “suddenly” gave birth and that the baby boy had no heartbeat, according to APD.
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.
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.
