Alexandria Dispatches: Landmark Mall, Shooting Suspect in Court

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:

Landmark Mall Redevelopment: Residents Hopeful: Howard Hughes Corp. shared plans Monday to redevelop central portion of mall into town center.

Expanding Trail Access: Holmes Run Getting Second Bridge: A bridge at the Chambliss Street crossing will increase connectivity with Fairfax County trails.

Old Town Alexandria Patch:

Prosecutor: Bashir 'Intentionally and Maliciously' Shot Officer Laboy: Witnesses during a preliminary hearing Wednesday in Alexandria General District Court offered details into the case of the Alexandria police officer who was shot in the head.

New Waterfront Complaint Filed in Circuit Court: Three women who filed a previous lawsuit say the city is not playing by the rules with its rezoning plans.

: Members say they want to keep pool open through at least summer 2013, but creation of a new competition-size pool seen as priority in Alexandria's aquatics master plan.

Del Ray Patch:

Capital Bikeshare in Del Ray: Where Would You Place Stations? Capital Bikeshare is expanding in Alexandria. Help Patch build a map of suggested station locations.

Animal Control Seeking Info on Dog Involved in Biting Incident: Incident occurred Saturday afternoon near Four Mile Run Park.

Preparations Underway for Upscale Sushi Bar in Del Ray: "Mango" Mike Anderson says new sushi spot will be exclusively for the 18-and-over crowd.

Annandale Patch:

Fairfax County Employees to Supervisors: 'Value us!' Employees have 8.66 percent less purchasing power than they did six years ago, they said, which may cause them to leave for jurisdictions with better compensation plans.

: Seventy-six percent of applicants were from Fairfax County.

Speakers Urge Fairfax County to Restore Human Services Funding: Residents and stakeholders advocated for human services and employee compensation funding on Wednesday night.

Fairfax County School Board Makes Superintendent Pick: Karen Garza, currently a superintendent in Texas, will likely become the next leader of Fairfax County Public Schools.