Arlandria-Chirilagua Business Association holds kickoff event at the Four Mile Run Park Community Building.
Alexandria Mayor Bill Euille charged the new Arlandria-Chirilagua Business Association with advocating positive change in the neighborhood for decades to come at the group’s kickoff event Thursday evening at the Four Mile Run Park Community Building. “This part of the city is very important and vital,” Euille said. “Everyone focuses on Old Town, Del Ray and the West End. Arlandria is important to the growth of the city as a whole. … This group will advocate to make positive change.” Euille mentioned longtime staples like RT’s and The Birchmere that have made the neighborhood a destination. But he also said the neighborhood is poised for significant change with its location between areas of growth like Shirlington and Potomac Yard. “It’s …
38.843793
-77.064329
Four Mile Run Park
4109 Mount Vernon Ave, Alexandria, VA
/articles/mayor-euille-arlandria-is-very-important-and-vital
1734212
/locations/5842002
Modern facility also houses city's new Department of Emergency Communications.
The Alexandria Police Department officially pulled back the curtain on its new headquarters Wednesday morning during a ceremony at the $81 million building located at 3600 Wheeler Avenue. Alexandria Mayor Bill Euille called the bold new structure “an iconic building” along the lines of City Hall and the George Washington Masonic Memorial. The 124,000-square foot, four-story building will house 441 police employees and 55 workers of the city’s Department of Emergency Communications, a new office established this year that consolidates the emergency communications functions of the police and the fire departments. “This modern, world-class facility reflects the efforts of many people,” Acting City Manager Bruce Johnson said, adding that he …
38.80732
-77.09285
3600 Wheeler Ave, Alexandria, VA
/articles/alexandria-police-unveil-new-headquarters
/locations/5778060
