Alexandria Dispatches: Beauregard Rezoning, Safeway Renovations

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 Plan OK'd Amidst Pleas for More Affordable Housing: Alexandria Vice Mayor Allison Silberberg casts the lone dissenting vote; residents asked for more affordable housing.

Alexandria Parks Cleanup Set for April 27: Volunteers will remove trash from Holmes Run Park, Fort Williams Park.

King Street Safeway Renovations Delayed: The outdated Safeway supermarket will undergo major renovations.

Old Town Alexandria Patch:

ACPS Adopts $245 Million Budget for Fiscal Year 2014: The budget represents a 2.4 percent increase over the prior budget.

Officer Laboy Continues Recovery Process: The next fundraiser for the injured Alexandria police officer will be held April 21 in Kingstowne.

D.C.-Area Schools: How Does T.C. Williams Stack Up?: In annual Washington Post Challenge Index that ranks difficulty of high schools locally and nationally, Alexandria's high school is in the top half.

Del Ray Patch:

Jim Moran Returning to Del Ray: Longtime Virginia congressman moving back to the same Alexandria neighborhood where he launched his political career more than 30 years ago.

: Following the Boston Marathon bombing attacks this week, the City of Alexandria and race organizers have increased police presence and will close a number of roads. Trashcans will be sealed.

Police Step Up Enforcement of Litter Laws: April is Litter Enforcement Month in Alexandria and local law enforcers are stepping up enforcement of litter laws.

Annandale Patch:

Fairfax School Board Names Karen Garza Superintendent [Video]: Superintendent from Lubbock, Texas will step in as leader of Fairfax County Public Schools on July 1.

New Fairfax Superintendent: 'I Am A Constant Learner': Fairfax County Public Schools new leader says she'll focus on teaching and learning as she succeeds Superintendent Jack Dale, who retires June 30.

Annandale Woman Pulls Man to Safety After Falling off Metro Tracks: The man had fallen off the tracks while texting at the Pentagon City Metro Stop.

Which Middle Schools Had the Most Students Accepted to TJHSST?: Of the 3,121 students who applied to Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology, 76 percent of applicants were from Fairfax County.