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Alexandria Dispatches

Here's your roundup of this week's top headlines from West End Alexandria and nearby communities.

Welcome to Alexandria Dispatches, a collection of this week's top stories you may have missed in West End Alexandria and surrounding communities.

West End Alexandria Patch:

Beauregard Tenants Protest Redevelopment Plans [VIDEO]: Local residents voiced opposition to escalating rents, displacement under Alexandria’s plan for Beauregard redevelopment on Human Rights Day.

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: Police have not identified the male victim in the early Friday accident.

King Street Safeway to Close Early Next Year: The new store will be larger, offer more services.

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Old Town Alexandria Patch:

Departing Councilmembers Honored for Their Service [Video]: Outgoing Councilman Frank Fannon hints at making a return to elected office; Vice Mayor Kerry Donley says it's time "to do some other things."

SoberRide Offers Free Lifts Through New Year's Day: Washington Regional Alcohol Program initiative offers rides to anyone over 21 in the greater DC area through New Year's Day.

Council Pursuing FBI Headquarters to Relocate to Alexandria: Victory Center on Eisenhower Avenue considered an "emerging possibility."

: Moran's girlfriend releases statement calling police report "inaccurate," saying that she fell.

Del Ray Patch:

Council Pursuing FBI Headquarters to Relocate to Alexandria: Victory Center on Eisenhower Avenue considered an "emerging possibility."

Council to Consider Changes on Union Street: The Union Street Corridor Study, which stems from the Waterfront Small Area Plan, makes multiple short- and long-term recommendations to make the area more co-habitable for bikes, cars and pedestrians.

: Arlington, Alexandria originally planned to split the cost of a Route 1 streetcar.

Annandale Patch:

Fairfax Officials: Sequestration Would Impact Budget By Spring: County relies on $290 million in Federal dollars, including $135 million for schools.

Annandale Florist to Close Dec. 31: The longtime Annandale business has been in business for more than 50 years.


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