Metro, the Secret Service, the official inauguration committee and others are on Twitter to help you navigate the 2013 presidential inauguration weekend.
Sen. Barker is among those on a task force looking at school safety in the wake of the shootings in Newtown, Conn.
Evening meetings will be held in January and February.
The Alexandria Transit Company will offer modified service on Monday, Jan. 21, which is both Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and the second inauguration of President Barack Obama.
Police from Alexandria, Fairfax County and other areas are sending officers to help with 2013 Presidential Inauguration security.
The I-95 express lanes, currently under construction, will end with a ramp near Landmark Mall.
If you are thinking about listing your home (or a room in it) to rent for the 2013 presidential inauguration weekend, here's some advice.
Quinnipiac University poll shows the race has gotten closer as one-fifth of voters remain undecided.
Ahead of President Barack Obama's 2013 inauguration Jan. 21, we rounded up historic photos showing presidential oaths of office past.
For the 2013 presidential inauguration, the Potomac Riverboat Company is offering round trips between Alexandria and Washington, DC.
Bicycles are not allowed at the inauguration itself, but you can still bike into the district, avoid the crowds and get into and out of downtown quickly. Here’s some advice from the pros.
The commission agreed to amend the current city language so that schools and day care centers may operate in these specially zoned areas with approval of a special permit.
Following a Ticketmaster "computer glitch," buyers and sellers are trying to do business online through Craigslist and resale ticket outlets.
Senators George Barker and Adam Ebbin and Delegates Charniele Herring and Rob Krupicka are heading to Richmond to represent the western part of Alexandria.
If you didn't get a ticket from your local congressional office, there are areas of downtown DC where you can watch the 2013 Presidential Inauguration of Barack Obama without a ticket. Or, you can buy a ticket from a reputable online source.
Online survey will inform the next community dialogue on civic engagement principles.
City purchases 2.34-acre site for a future park.
Residents still can set leaf bags on their curbs.
Remember to put your tree out with your garbage between Jan. 7 and Jan. 18.
Vice President Joe Biden swore in the former Virginia Governor as a U.S. Senator Thursday in Washington.
Mayor Bill Euille said he is looking forward to working with the new council, but tough choices about budgets and infrastructure must be made in the three years ahead.
Democratic Rep. Jim Moran says the new tax-cut legislation puts Northern Virginia on the chopping block.
Several local residents report hearing helicopters in the skies over the area.
The survey is intended to help identify the needs of families in the commonwealth.
EPA offers easy ways to help keep the green in the environment during the holidays.
Soon-to-be senator will serve on three committees important to Northern Virginia.
In response to the shootings at a school in Connecticut, Del. Bob Marshall has a proposal to arm some Virginia teachers.
The city already operates a similar program, Carshare Alexandria!
In interview on WTOP Tuesday, Gov. Bob McDonnell says idea should be explored.
Northern Virginia lawmakers will likely introduce or reintroduce gun bills at 2013 legislative session. Is this the year some of them will pass?
In wake of Newtown shooting, Gov. Bob McDonnell wants to look at all resources to keep campuses from kindergarten through college safe.
Alexandria officials have not yet released cost of new field, scheduled to open soon.
Wednesday meeting focused on transitways, transportation improvements and the details of creating a road parallel to Beauregard Street.
The heavily wooded site will serve as a refuge for wildlife, local residents.
State Sen. Dick Saslaw says it's tough to get a bill offering more stricter controls on guns through the Virginia General Assembly. Sen. Adam Ebbin agrees.
Herring represents central and west Alexandria in the state House of Delegates.
Reality show star and alleged White House crasher launches a gubernatorial campaign website.
The Alexandria Transportation Commission was briefed on the proposed program Wednesday night.
Beginning in 2013, residents will no longer have the option to receive paper checks for refunds and can use only direct deposit to their bank account or receive a prepaid debit card.