Bringing Neighbors Together
By DRCA President Bill Hendrickson At our March 10th membership meeting, I will ask the membership to formally support the city’s draft plan for improvements to Simpson Park. A presentation of the plan was given at the February membership meeting, and the Del Ray Citizen has included information about the plan. I will be especially Read More …
Representatives of the Alexandria Police Foundation have requested that the DRCA consider a $1,000 contribution to a Fallen Officers Memorial to Alexandria police officers who have died in the line of duty. We will consider the request at our meeting tomorrow. Contributors of at least $1,000 will have their names inscribed on the giving wall Read More …
In a report last spring, the DRCA Nominations and Elections Committee recommended that the association revise its bylaws to clarify DRCA Executive Board member responsibilities. Below is a proposal to at least partially implement this recommendation regarding the responsibilities of the three vice presidents. Currently, the responsibilities for these positions are very general in nature. Read More …
The City Council will hold a pubic hearing on the city‘s proposed fiscal year 2015 budget tomorrow (Monday, March 10) beginning at 4 p.m. in the Council chambers at City Hall. You can sign up to speak online at the city’s website, call the City Clerk’s office in advance, or fill out a form at Read More …
Residents can begin placing orders for delivery of mulch beginning tomorrow, March 10. Delivery dates and times are limited, and appointments are on a first-come, first-served basis. The mulch is free, but there is a $40 delivery charge for a half or a full truckload. Mulch can also be picked up for free from 7 Read More …
Beginning May 5, residents that receive city refuse collection services should separate yard waste from regular trash for special collection. This material will be collected on your regular collection day. Yard waste includes sticks, twigs, grass, leaves, and dead plants. Yard waste should be placed next to your trash container in a reusable container or Read More …
The next meeting of the Duncan Library Poetry Society will feature Del Ray resident Jodie Hollander reading from her poetry collection, The Humane Society. The reading is tomorrow, March 10, at 8 p.m. in the Duncan Library meeting room. The event is free.
The names of several possible tenants for the space now occupied by the Giant grocery store on East Monroe Avenue emerged last week, including ALDI, a 1,300-store national grocery store chain that specializes in selling its own private-label brands. Kin Properties of Boca Raton, Florida, the property owner, has begun actively marketing the 16,000-square-foot space Read More …
Valerie Loomer (left) and Tina Chancey perform during a recent concert in the circa-1920s home of Deborah Brautigam and David Hirschmann on Dewitt Avenue. They performed Irish music from the earliest sources on original instruments. Chancey played baroque violin and viol, and Loomer played theorbo, early guitar, and cittern.
Please attend the rescheduled meeting of the DRCA Land Use Committee this Thursday February 27th at 7:00pm at the Mt. Vernon Rec Center. This meeting will focus around the proposed redevelopment of Route 1 West/ Oakville Triangle. We will have a presentation from City of Alexandria Planning and Zoning Staff as they get ready to Read More …