Bringing Neighbors Together
The MV Big Flea, a giant flea market that serves as the major fundraiser for the Mount Vernon Community School, will be accepting as well as selling donations on Saturday, February 22, between 2 and 4 p.m., at 3815 Mount Vernon Ave. (in the same shopping center as MOMS Organic Market). If you can’t deliver Read More …
The Scholarship Fund of T.C. Williams High School is seeking 100 volunteers to read the applications of students applying for need-based and merit scholarships. This reading event will take place on Saturday, March 8, from 8 a.m. to noon, but volunteers can arrive whenever is convenient and stay as long as you can. Coffee and Read More …
Feb 6 Shooting Briefing/Safety Update By Captain Scott Ogden David Huckler – Dept Chief Ashley Hildebrant – public information officers Brief update on crime Review of composite sketch: Older white male with balding head and gray salt and pepper beard, possibly wearing tan jacket. PD has invested resources into trying to solve crime, keep community safe – Read More …
Tonight’s (February 13) DRCA Land Use Committee Meeting is CANCELED Due to the snowpocalypse, all City facilities are closed. We will try to reschedule this meeting for later in February. The next regularly scheduled Land Use Committee Meeting is Thursday, March 13. In the meantime, stay warm!
Land Use Committee Monthly Meeting Agenda February 13, 2014 – 7:00PM Mount Vernon Recreation Center Simpson Park Alterations Discussion Ease Yoga Studio and Juice Bar parking reduction at Del Ray Central New Restaurant at 2309 Mt. Vernon Ave Update 2014_02-13 LUC Meeting Agenda
By Bill Hendrickson On January 13, the city released a draft plan for improvements to the city’s six major parks, including Eugene Simpson Stadium Park (Simpson Park) in Del Ray. It’s an impressive plan, and clearly a lot of hard work and creative thought went into it. The staff of the city’s Department of Recreation, Read More …
By Drew Hansen The developer of the 18.6-acre Oakville industrial triangle on the eastern edge of Del Ray is planning a mixed-use concept with residential and retail elements as well as potentially a hotel. Doug Firstenberg of StonebridgeCarras, the real estate firm teaming with parcel-owner Blackstone Group, said both parties are happy Alexandria’s planning department Read More …
Drew Hansen opted to leave his job at the Patch last week, after declining an offer to oversee 14 Patches in Virginia and Maryland. His departure comes amid a major retrenchment of the Patch operation, the hyper-local news websites sold in January by AOL to Hale Global. Last Wednesday, the new owner said it was Read More …
The first DRCA-sponsored chili cookoff will be held on Saturday, February 8, from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at fire station 202 at 213 E. Windsor Ave. If you would like to enter the competition, please visit the registration page. The entry fee is $25, with the money being applied to current or future DRCA membership Read More …