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The long wait is over. The Simpson Dog Park is back…tomorrow! www.alexandriava.gov/news-rpca/20...

City Announces the Reopening of the Eugene Simpson Stadium Dog Parkwww.alexandriava.gov Visit alexandriava.gov for more information.

Yesterday, we dropped Kid2 for the @SorensenUVA High School Leaders program. Dedicated to “Preparing Ethical Leaders,” Sorensen believes that we can have better politics. Contrasted with the bullets from a would-be assassin hours later left me in despair. Is it too late?

Happy 275th Birthday Alexandria

We are ready to celebrate Alexandria’s 275th birthday!

Up early to talk live from my neat snd tidy home television studio with @fox5dc about tonight’s Alexandria Birthday Party! Join us on our waterfront to celebrate 275 years of Alexandria! Did I mention the cupcakes?

Saturday night: A party 275 years in the making! Join us in Oronoco Bay Park to celebrate the birthday of our City and our Nation. The fireworks….bigger. The cannons…boomier. The cupcakes…sweeter. The ⁦‪@Alex_Symphony‬⁩ …better than ever. …and much more!

Congrats to Mayor @JoelBruneau of Alexandria’s Sister City of @CaenOfficiel for his election to France’s National Assembly!

Last week, we held a community meeting to provide information and collect input on our "South of Airport" study in partnership with Fairfax County and Prince George's County. You can watch the meeting and provide input on this noise reduction effort: www.alexandriava.gov/Noise#info-a...

Noise Controlwww.alexandriava.gov The objective of Noise Control is to prevent any noise that annoys or disturbs the comfort, health, welfare, environment, peace, or safety of any person in the City of Alexandria.

So thrilling to see our @ACPSk12 @FCHammond students flying to new heights! When we give our students opportunity, there is no limit to where they can go! www.foxnews.com/video/635671...

Group of immigrant children compete in the world's largest student rocket-building competition | Fox News Videowww.foxnews.com Fox News chief national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin reports on a group of extraordinary children who have seized on the American Dream on 'Special Report'

Happy Birthday America, from the hills of Warwick Village! “A republic, if you can keep it.” -Benjamin Franklin

It’s election time in the UK! Time to post your favorite United Kingdom Parliamentary constituency names. I’ll start with my favorites: “Great Grimsby and Cleethorpes” “Kingston upon Hull West and Haltemprice” “Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard” Almost time for exit polls!

Scene from our Independence Day Run: The @virginia_tech Innovation Campus and North Potomac Yard Park are nearing completion!

Alexandria was excited to host our friends from @HUDgov to accept one of the inaugural PRO grants to accelerate our efforts to expand housing supply. Thanks to @MWCOG for their leadership convening the region and creating such a competitive application! www.alexandriava.gov/news-citywid...

City of Alexandria Among Regional Partners to Receive Multimillion-Dollar Grant for Affordable Housing Initiativeswww.alexandriava.gov Visit alexandriava.gov for more information.

We have just sworn in Felipe Hernandez Jr., the new Chief for @AlexandriaVAFD Congrats Chief Hernandez! Welcome to Alexandria.

“After watching Monday’s Senate session devolve into multi-directional bickering that produced nothing, military families described Virginia’s halls of power as a place where rampant egos have gotten in the way of listening to regular people.” Hmmm. virginiamercury.com/2024/07/02/v...

Va. Senate again fails to pass bill on tuition benefit for military families • Virginia Mercuryvirginiamercury.com For the second time this summer, the state Senate came up short on efforts to address an issue that's angered veterans across the state.

The @AlexandriaVAPD has provided an additional update regarding Saturday’s shooting and death investigation on Hooff’s Run Drive. The victim and the suspect were known to each other. This remains an active investigation. Please contact 703-746-4444 with any information.

“With fear for our democracy, I dissent.” Justice Sonia Sotomayor (July 1, 2024)

The Heritage redevelopment, homelessness, changes to Metro Bus, waterfront redevelopment, short-term rentals, Alexandria West, electric vehicles, skill games and much more My July newsletter is here! conta.cc/4cLAWFV

July 2024 Council Connectionconta.cc The Council Connection your connection to City Council by Mayor Justin M. Wilson July 1, 2024 View this newsletter in your web browser In This Month's Edition: Heritage Redevelopment Homelessness

Oh my. @GoSydGo is amazing. Another World Record. We are not worthy.

The @AlexandriaVAPD has provided the latest update on this afternoon’s shooting incident on Hooff’s Run Drive. The alleged shooter and the victim have now succumbed to their injuries. The Medical Examiner will determine the cause of death for both.

The @AlexandriaVAPD has issued an additional update regarding the shooting on Hooff’s Run Drive this afternoon that has now turned into a death investigation. If you have information regarding the incident, please contact 703-746-4444.

The @AlexandriaVAPD has released an update regarding a shooting on Hooffs Run Drive this afternoon that left two individuals with life-threatening injuries. APD does not believe that there is a threat to the public from this incident and they will provide further information.

Again, the Supreme Court has let a corrupt politician out of jail (using Gov. McDonnell as precedent). Elected officials should not enrich themselves for official acts. If the Feds cannot criminalize this, we need states to step up public integrity prosecutions to fix this.

This evening at 6 PM the City will be hosting a virtual community meeting to discuss our airport noise reduction efforts. In partnership with our friends in Fairfax and Prince George’s counties we have been working to mitigate impacts on quality of life. www.alexandriava.gov/news-tes/202...

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If you have a housing shortage, the first thing you should do: build more housing. Great to see the @POTUS & @VP providing Federal resources to replicate Alexandria’s “Zoning for Housing” policy package in jurisdictions across our nation.

Yesterday, we had a full house at Charles Houston Rec as we dedicated a bench for Rev. Martin Luther King, honored Ira Robinson, the first African-American elected to Council since Reconstruction and celebrated MacArthur Myers and his tireless work to tell Alexandria’s stories!

“In another instance, the curriculum references a quote from King calling “White moderates” a “great stumbling block” in the fight for equality. A proposed revision suggests changing the language from “White moderates” to “those moderates.”” www.washingtonpost.com/education/20...

Va. proposed changes to African American history course, documents showwww.washingtonpost.com Virginia’s education department proposed revisions to the elective course, striking references to White supremacy and systemic racism among other changes, documents show.

The @MEACSports and the @usatf failed Kai Cole. Kai is a 2018 graduate of @AlexCityTitans and he SHOULD be competing this weekend at the US Olympic Trials. Alexandria is proud of you Kai! We honor your achievement. hbcugameday.com/2024/06/20/h...

HBCU sprinter loses Olympic dream due to USATF sanction issuehbcugameday.com Kai Cole ran an Olympic Trials qualifying time at the MEAC championships, but the USATF has rejected the time saying that the event wasn't sanctioned.

Nearly a century after the George Mason Hotel opened at the corner of Washington and Prince, it is now reborn as the Hotel Heron! Led by AEDP this hotel was brought to life with a partnership with the Commonwealth leveraging the Tourism Development Financing Program!

Today is Juneteenth in Alexandria! Once home to one of the largest domestic slave-trading operations in our nation and later a refuge for “Contrabands.” We commemorate the end of that horrific chapter and recommit ourselves to the work ahead.