Bringing Neighbors Together
Get ready, Del Ray! This Tuesday, August 5 is National Night Out where we partner with Police and Fire Departments, the Sheriff’s Office and others for an evening of safety-awareness and community-building. Join us on fields at the Mt Vernon Community School for family-friendly fun, entertainment, and refreshments from 5:30pm to 8:00pm.
A groundbreaking ceremony for the region’s first dedicated bus transitway will take place Friday, July 18, 9:00 am at 33rd Street and Crystal Drive in Arlington. The transitway is described as a mechanism for providing faster, more reliable bus service along the congested Route 1 corridor. The bus route will connect the Braddock Road Metro Station to the Crystal Read More …
By Ginny Hill-Obranovich Volunteer Coordinator, Alexandria Police Department The fall session of the Citizens’ Police Academy is scheduled to start on Wednesday, September 10th and run thru Wednesday, November 12th with graduation on Wednesday, November 19th. For those of you who are not familiar with the academy, it is a 10 week program for citizens and employees Read More …
The Del Ray Citizens Association will be hosting a community gathering in conjunction with the National Night Out. Tuesday, August 5, 2014 5:30pm to 8:30pm Mount Vernon Recreation Center Field Details to follow soon.
By Judy Lo, ASLA, PLA City of Alexandria, Virginia Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities Several months have passed and I would like to provide an update on the relocation of the off leash Dog Exercise Area and the Stewart Avenue pedestrian/maintenance entrance. Comments from last fall’s November 9 meeting are re-attached for reference. Read More …
By Bill Hendrickson, President Del Ray Citizens Association I have long been a supporter of a Metro station at Potomac Yard, and continue to be. But I am concerned about recent talk indicating that the city may be considering changing its preferred location from alternative site B to site A. It’s not clear that site Read More …
The public is invited to a Complete Streets Open House on Tuesday, June 17, from 6 to 8 p.m. The open house will be held at City Hall, Sister Cities Room 1101, 301 King Street. This meeting will be open to the public and formatted as an informational open house. Participants may come and go Read More …
Del Ray Citizens Association Meeting Minutes: June 9, 2014 @ 7:30pm Association President Bill Hendrick called the May general membership meeting to order at 7:39 pm. Police Report was given by Captain Scott Ogden Part I crime stats: DRCA down -21.21% (property crimes at extreme lows), city-wide down -3.42% Potomac Yard has seen a Read More …
The June meeting of the Land Use Committee will be held at 7:00 pm on Thursday June 12, 2014 at the Mount Vernon Recreation Center. Please join us to discuss: A proposed residential porch addition at 402 E. Bellefonte Update from the 3rd Oakville Triangle Advisory Group Meeting At our next meeting (date TBD) Read More …
Last week, outgoing DRCA President Bill Hendrickson wrote a letter to the city, proposing that the city pocket park at East Del Ray and Commonwealth Avenues be named for the late Judy Lowe, a Del Ray icon and longtime DRCA board member. The text of the letter follows. James Spengler Director City of Alexandria Department Read More …