City Wins Technology Solutions Award
PTI lauds email migration to cloud services.
The City of Alexandria, the first jurisdiction in the state to transition from on-premise enterprise messaging to cloud services, has been awarded the Technology Solutions Award for 2011-2012 by the Public Technology Institute.
Historical Society To Honor Madison, Lee
The Alexandria Historical Society has selected local historian Robert L. Madison and journalist Michael Lee Pope as winners of Special Alexandria History Awards for 2012.
Keep Pets Out of Hot Vehicles
As the region transitions into spring and the warm weather that accompanies it, Alexandria’s animal control officers will be enforcing the new ordinance passed in November 2011 prohibiting the confinement of animals in vehicles when the outside temperature is at or above 70 degrees Fahrenheit.
Firefighters Respond to House Fire in Alexandria
On Sunday, April 8, at approximately 10:15 p.m., the Alexandria Fire Department assisted by the Arlington County and Fairfax County Fire Departments responded to a reported house fire at 1147 Palmer Place in Alexandria.
City Council To Hold Hearing on Tax Rates
The Alexandria City Council will hold a public hearing on the 2012 Real Estate and Personal Property Tax Rates on Saturday, April 14, beginning at 9:30 a.m. in City Council Chambers, Room 2400 (2nd Floor) at Alexandria City Hall, 301 King St. On March 13, the Alexandria City Council voted 5-2 to authorized advertising a maximum possible real residential property tax increase to $1.008 per $100 assessed value, an increase of one cent.
Police Investigate Attempted Abduction
Alexandria Police are investigating an attempted abduction and assault that occurred in the 2200 block of Mill Road. Around 5:30 P.M. on Tuesday, April 10, two females were grabbed by a man and pulled into a vacant building.
New Board Members at Volunteer Alexandria
Seven new members have been elected to Volunteer Alexandria’s Board of Directors.
Notice of Hearing
A criminal hearing will be held in Alexandria General District Court on Thursday, April 19, 2012, located on the second floor of 520 King Street, Alexandria, VA, on the following: Case GC12-1410.
Ireton Grad Rodriguez Earns Prestigious Sports Award
Football star served as Army Football team captain last fall.
Andrew Rodriguez, a 2008 graduate of Bishop Ireton High (Alexandria) and a member of the Army football team, was awarded the 2011 James E. Sullivan Award by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) at the prestigious New York Athletic Club on March 20.
Ireton Graduate Earns Prestigious Sports Award
Andrew Rodriguez, a 2008 graduate of Bishop Ireton High (Alexandria) and a member of the Army football team, was awarded the 2011 James E. Sullivan Award by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) at the New York Athletic Club on March 20.
TC Crew Concludes Spring Break with Intra-Squad Scrimmage
The T.C. Williams crew team wrapped up a week of two-a-day practices over spring break by holding a time trial and an intra-squad scrimmage on April 7 at the Dee Campbell Boathouse in Old Town.
SSSAS Girls’ Lax To Host ‘Spring Fling’
The 21st Annual St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes School Girls’ Lacrosse "Spring Fling" will take place on Saturday, April 14 at SSSAS. First games start at 10 a.m.
Business Matters
The city’s latest round of business and professional license taxes, which were due in March, reveal a city on the rebound.
Council Notebook
Del Ray is sometimes called “the little neighborhood that could,” a reference to the area’s history as a residential spot for railroad workers at Potomac Yard.
School System Presents Site Plan to City Hall for Jefferson-Houston
Old school would be demolished; new school to be constructed in its place.
After years of failing test scores and faltering attendance, school officials now have a plan to demolish the existing Jefferson-Houston School and build a new one.
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