City Of Alexandria Police Department Celebrates 150th Anniversary

The Alexandria Police Department will be celebrating its 150th anniversary in July 2020. City Council will present a resolution recognizing the anniversary of the department. The resolution will honor one constable and sixteen police officers who died throughout the police department's history. The police department was one of the first police departments in the US to earn national accreditation in 1986. Continue reading

A Little About Colonial Acres

Colonial Acres is a neighborhood in Fairfax County. It is a collection of recently built homes in the Mount Vernon area of Fairfax County in the 22309 ZIPcode. The homes in Colonial Acres are about $310,000 – $1,000,000 and sit on half-acre lots with four bedrooms and three bathrooms. Properties in Colonial Acres typically do have basements. Continue reading