Alcova Heights

🎃 You’re Invited to the 2025 Alcova Heights Halloween Parade and Party 👻

Posted on October 8, 2025 by Elly Burke

Grab your costumes, wagons, strollers, and spooky spirit — it’s time for our neighborhood’s favorite fall tradition! Due to the church parking lot being in use this year, we’ll meet up and parade from the entrance to Alcova Heights Park at South Quincy and 6th Street South over to Picnic Shelter #2 inside the park.

The route is still being finalized, but trust that we’ll have music, streamers, bubbles, and pom poms for everyone to use along the way!

Here are all the details you’ll need for the day:

When: Sunday, Oct. 26 | 3:30–6:00 p.m.

Where: Starts at S. Quincy St & 6th St S → ends at Alcova Heights Park (Picnic Shelter #2)

Following the parade, we’ll have tricks and treats at Picnic Shelter #2 inside the park, including:

Costume contest (kids, families & pets!)
Family photo booth
Pumpkin painting
Bonfire & s’mores
Snacks, drinks, & more!

As always, we welcome volunteers! Please sign up here.

See you on the spooky side of the street!

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Stay updated on what’s happening in Alcova Heights

Posted on April 11, 2025 by Elly Burke

There are many ways to keep in touch with the goings on in Alcova Heights – and many opportunities to meet your neighbors, hang out at a community event, or find out what the Citizens Association is up to!

If you’d like to receive the Alcova Heights neighborhood newsletter via email, please click here.

If you’d like to receive more regular updates and engage in community conversation, you can join the Alcova Heights Google Group by clicking here or sending an email to: alcovaheights+Subscribe@googlegroups.com

Important Note! Please include your mailing address along with your request to join the Google group so that we can confirm your residency in Alcova Heights. For more details, click here.

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Share Your Input with the Citizens Association Board

Posted on April 11, 2025 by Elly Burke

To better understand how to support the community, the AHCA board is conducting a survey of neighbors to help inform our work over the next year. Please click here to share your feedback with us!

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Please read the new AHCA Social Media Rules of Conduct

Posted on June 24, 2024 by Koset

The Social Media Code of Conduct applies to the email listerv and Facebook group.
You are required to read and acknowledge all points before joining or participating in our social media.

https://alcovaheights.com/social-media-code-of-conduct/

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AHCA Meeting 2/28/23 minutes

Posted on March 2, 2023 by mikerhode

AHCA Meeting 2/28/23

Minutes

Board Members present: Alex Stevens, President; Lisa Chesnel, Secretary; Kristina Dorville,, Shannon Bailey

Board Members missing: Scott Green and Heidi Ross, Vice President

Meeting was in person at the Arlington Baptist Church and online through Google Meets.

Rosalind Reischer delivered a PowerPoint presentation in support of the Missing Middle on behalf YIMBYs (yes in my backyard) of NOVA

Kristina Dorville spoke about a recent Arlington County CIVFED (Civic Federation) resolution around transparency regarding the Arlington County Board, “Resolution to Restore the Public’s Confidence in Arlington County Government”

Diane Dunston and Kristina Dorville spoke about their work as a part of 16 civic association groups that are working together on the Missing Middle Initiative

Arlington County Board is voting on the Missing Middle initiative at their March 18 Board meeting. If you haven’t already filled out the County’s current survey, it’s here: latest Arlington County government questionnaire on MM housing

You can write to the County Board (countyboard@arlingtonva.us)

The Arlington Planning Commission is planning to hold a public hearing at 7 PM on March 6 regarding the Arlington County government’s current Missing Middle plan.

Board Amends Missing Middle Draft Zoning Text Ahead of March HearingOn Wednesday, January 25, 2023, the Arlington County Board authorized public hearings in March on proposed Zonin…

Katie Cristol and Christian Dorsey aren’t running again for County Board. Several candidates have already announced they’re running.

Bank of America–apparently everything was done as planned, but the construction will be a disruption to the neighborhood. We’ll pass along more information as we get it.

Sunrise is forming a subgroup for its site plan review. We can have two reps, please let the board know if you’re interested.

The community would like AHCA to update our website.

The community would like an update on Alcova Heights Park renovation. Alex reached out the County.

Shannon also serves on the Board of the Columbia Pike Partnership and spoke briefly about the latest meeting where the Arlington County Police spoke about two recent isolated gun incidents on the Pike (both reported in ArlNow)