Plans for upgrades at two NOVA Parks-owned Alexandria properties are getting a boost under the regional park system's latest capital budget. The fiscal years 2027-2031 budget adopted by the NOVA Parks ...

Alexandria's City Council, on Saturday (Sept. 19), deferred a plan to convert a vacant lot and a one-story barbershop in the Parker-Gray Historic District into five four-story townhomes. If approved, ...

As it weighs the city's future with automatic license plate recognition (ALPR) technology, Alexandria City Council got an earful from residents on the subject at Saturday's public hearing. One speaker ...

Alexandria is well-represented in the record-breaking 2026 Northern Virginia Senior Olympics. A total of 1,356 residents ages ...

A water main break over the weekend in the West End didn't just cause disruptions for drivers. Virginia American Water responded to a water main break on a 12-inch main near the 700 block of S.

A derailment involving a track vehicle Sunday (Sept. 20) has prompted Metro to scale back Yellow Line service. According to Metro, a track vehicle, not a train, derailed amid weekend bridge and track ...

On This Day in Alexandria History — "On 1955, Alexandrians held a special ceremony to commemorate the issue of a 30-cent postage stamp honoring Robert E. Lee. The stamps, which had been flown in that ...