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Alexandria partners with Brady to distribute gun locks with su***de prevention information
12/09/2025

Alexandria partners with Brady to distribute gun locks with su***de prevention information

The Alexandria Circuit Court Clerk's office is distributing gun locks featuring su***de prevention information through a new partnership with Brady, officials announced Friday evening. Circuit Court Clerk Greg Parks said his office gives out about 60 gun locks monthly to concealed carry permit appli...

Systems Planning and Analysis expansion into Alexandria leads this week's top stories
12/09/2025

Systems Planning and Analysis expansion into Alexandria leads this week's top stories

Here's a rundown of our top stories. Our top story this week is on the Thursday, Sept. 11, announcement that Systems Planning and Analysis (SPA) will expand its Alexandria headquarters and create 1,200 new jobs over the next five years as part of a $46.9 million investment across Northern Virginia.....

Holmes Run Trail opens 2 more sections, creating continuous path
12/09/2025

Holmes Run Trail opens 2 more sections, creating continuous path

The city of Alexandria opened two more sections of the Holmes Run Trail on Friday, creating a continuous off-street path for walkers and cyclists between Beauregard Street and Eisenhower Avenue. Sites 2 and 3 of the multi-year trail repair project were completed in September, according to Jack Browa...

Video: Inside Pupatella's new Old Town North location opening Sunday
12/09/2025

Video: Inside Pupatella's new Old Town North location opening Sunday

It takes about one minute to cook a pie in the 1000-degree oven at Pupatella Neapolitan Pizza, and ALXnow just got a sneak peek inside their newest location in Old Town North. The new restaurant is the twelfth for the company, and has been in development for more than two years. It will officially o...

25 Northern Virginia residents take citizenship oath in Alexandria City Hall ceremony
12/09/2025

25 Northern Virginia residents take citizenship oath in Alexandria City Hall ceremony

Twenty-five Northern Virginia residents from 17 countries became United States citizens Friday afternoon during a naturalization ceremony at Alexandria City Hall, marking Constitution Day with a celebration of America's newest citizens. The ceremony, administered by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration....

141 new homes just hit the market in Alexandria with prices ranging from $190,000 to nearly $4M—explore your options tod...
12/09/2025

141 new homes just hit the market in Alexandria with prices ranging from $190,000 to nearly $4M—explore your options today

Just Listed highlights Alexandria properties that came on the market within the past week. This feature is sponsored by Corcoran McEnearney, the leader in Alexandria real estate since 1984. After a few quiet weeks at the end of the summer, new listing activity has picked up this week. According to B...

Teen charged with armed robbery on Metro train in Alexandria
12/09/2025

Teen charged with armed robbery on Metro train in Alexandria

A 15-year-old Alexandria male has been issued a detention order and charged with robbery using a firearm after allegedly robbing a man on a Metro train near the King St-Old Town Metro station. The incident occurred on Monday, Aug. 4, just after 7 p.m. The victim was on a train traveling from the Van...

Youngkin orders election security changes one week before early voting begins
12/09/2025

Youngkin orders election security changes one week before early voting begins

Gov. Glenn Youngkin on Friday signed an executive order requiring Virginia to strengthen coordination with federal agencies and conduct a statewide election preparedness exercise before early voting begins next week. Executive Order 53 directs the state Department of Elections to expand data sharing...

Popular Del Ray open mic marks third anniversary Wednesday
12/09/2025

Popular Del Ray open mic marks third anniversary Wednesday

A popular open mic night in Del Ray is celebrating its third anniversary next Wednesday (Sept. 17). Greg Roth and Gabe Fry started the What-Have-You open mic at Evening Star Cafe (2000 Mount Vernon Avenue) in September 2022, and since then -- with the exception of January -- have hosted the event fr...

Warner warns up to 600,000 Virginians could lose healthcare coverage
12/09/2025

Warner warns up to 600,000 Virginians could lose healthcare coverage

Sen. Mark Warner warned Thursday that between 500,000 and 600,000 Virginians will lose healthcare coverage due to Medicaid cuts and the expiration of Affordable Care Act tax credits, while also calling for national unity on the 24th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The Virginia Democra...

ARHA board terminates CEO amid ongoing investigation into public housing residency
12/09/2025

ARHA board terminates CEO amid ongoing investigation into public housing residency

The Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority Board of Commissioners voted during a special meeting on Wednesday to terminate CEO Erik Johnson, effective immediately, ending a weeks-long controversy over his unauthorized stay in a public housing unit. The decision comes as an independent invest...

Notes: Alexandria City Council to consider King Street closure, climate resilience measures at Saturday hearing
12/09/2025

Notes: Alexandria City Council to consider King Street closure, climate resilience measures at Saturday hearing

Good Friday morning, Alexandria! ☀️ Today's weather: Sunny, with a high near 82 degrees. North wind 5 to 8 mph becoming east in the afternoon. Mostly clear tonight, with a low around 59 degrees. East wind around 6 mph becoming light and variable after midnight. 🚨 You need to know The Alexandr...

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