Alexandria VA

A 108-unit active-adult community in Fort Washington just changed hands this week for $34.5 million, more than double what the property sold for in 2022. The eye-popping jump in value underscores how hungry investors have become for suburban, amenity-rich housing geared to residents 55 and older near the D.C. metro.

Mural artist Henley Bounkhong is covering a long-vacant building in Annandale with brightly colored images reflecting Asian culture. After the building, at 7219 Columbia Pike, is renovated, it will be a food hall, a contractor confirmed. The mural features a blue lion, which is a good-luck symbol in Vietnam; a...

In December, the much-anticipated Stratford Garden opened on the site of the former Stratford Motor Lodge in the heart of Falls Church, with 16 taps dispensing German lagers, Belgian witbiers, Irish red ales, local IPAs and the requisite Guinness stout. But this latest venture by brothers Arash and Afsheen Tafakor,...

Don’t forget to set those clocks ahead one hour as Daylight Saving Time begins around 2 AM Sunday morning. Sunset Saturday will occur at 6:32 p.m., but by Sunday, our first 7 p.m. sunset will be seen in the DMV. This is also a good time to check the batteries in the smoke & carbon monoxide detectors, and to make sure...

Falls Church officials this week sketched out more details in what would be the largest affordable-housing effort in city history. “What you’ve laid out today is really exciting,” said Jim Coyle, vice chair of the city’s Economic Development Commission, at a March 2 joint work session between that body, the City...

Free Lyft rides will be available on St. Patrick’s Day as part of a D.C.-area nonprofit’s efforts to curb drunk driving. Free rides totaling up to $15 will be available on Lyft from 4 p.m. Tuesday, March 17 through 4 a.m. the next morning, courtesy of the Washington Regional Alcohol Program’s SoberRide initiative.

Virginia American Water will embark next week on a six-month, $3 million water main replacement project affecting six street segments in Alexandria. The project will replace 5,000 feet of aging four-inch and six-inch cast iron pipes at the end of their lifespan with modern eight-inch ductile iron pipe. The water main...

A defendant pleaded guilty to unarmed carjacking, armed robbery, and possession of a prohibited weapon before DC Superior Court Judge Andrea Hertzfeld on March 5. Makai Bridges, 17, was initially charged with armed carjacking, three counts of possession of a firearm during a crime of violence, and two counts of armed...

Regulars at St. Elmo’s Coffee Pub will soon have to get their fix somewhere else — temporarily. Starting Monday, the coffeehouse at 2300 Mount Vernon Avenue will close for up to 10 days for interior renovations. Owner Larry Ponzi tells ALXnow that the project will give the coffee shop a fresh look.

A man was arrested after a Saturday afternoon police chase in Northeast D.C. ended with a rooftop arrest at a nearby school, according to U.S. Park Police.