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Jefferson-Houston's Deedra Robinson named ACPS Teacher of the Year, capping a 40-year career
George Washington Middle's Jeanette Vinson honored as Principal of the Year as the school division celebrates educators across all 18 schools
Visit Alexandria, Aslin Beer land $40K in state tourism grants
City's two awards are part of a $2.2 million round from Gov. Spanberger aimed at boosting travel across Virginia
Berlin Brun named Alexandria's 2026 Foster Parent of the Year
Resource parent celebrated for adoptions, Quinceañera and bond with teen in her care — as city seeks more local foster families
Chamber ALX names public safety honorees for May 21 Community Champions Honors
Sheriff's Project Lifesaver Team, an APD officer who revived an unresponsive child, a DECC dispatch group and Fire Department members who responded to last year's Potomac mid-air collision round out the 2026 slate
What's happening in Alexandria this weekend: May 8-10
Four Mile Run kayak launch ribbon cutting, Del Ray House & Garden Tour, Croatian postage stamp exhibit, and more
Marks to take oath Tuesday; City Council to receive lone Torpedo Factory bid from Scout Urban
The May 12 legislative meeting opens with a 6 p.m. swearing-in for Alexandria's newest council member before turning to a single proposal to lease and run the Torpedo Factory Arts Center for as long as 40 years.
Planning Commission backs Old Town Pool replacement, defers beekeeping rules
Beekeepers and a D.C. regulation expert told commissioners the proposed setbacks and hive limits were unworkable and that zoning was the wrong tool
A second Braddock Road safety project heads to the public — this one near the high schools
June 4 open house comes weeks after City Council hears appeal of the Metro-end project
Alexandria Planning Commission to take up beekeeping rules, Old Town Pool replacement Tuesday
Commission also holds 6 p.m. work session on draft Duke Street Land Use Plan; some items move to City Council May 16
Jefferson-Houston's Deedra Robinson named ACPS Teacher of the Year, capping a 40-year career
George Washington Middle's Jeanette Vinson honored as Principal of the Year as the school division celebrates educators across all 18 schools
ACPS school board approves police partnership agreement, sending two-year deal to city for final action
2026-28 MOU includes new immigration protections and clarified guidance for principals on drug-possession reporting; agreement now awaits APD signature and a May 26 city hearing
Kay-Wyatt unveils $5.6M in ACPS budget cuts, eliminating 45.6 positions and reducing negotiated raises
Adjusted FY 2027 spending plan slashes 27 homeroom teachers, six kindergarten aides and 3.6 student support staff; collective bargaining agreement renegotiated to smaller raises after city falls short of school board's request
Kay-Wyatt to unveil adjusted ACPS budget Thursday after city falls $5.6M short of board's request
Superintendent's recommendations are the centerpiece of a packed agenda that also includes the police-in-schools agreement — newly amended to bar denial of education based on immigration status — a year-two report on the ACHS academies and a slate of nominees for the Athletic Hall of Fame
Hank's Pasta Bar's official dine-in launch set for May 7, with grand opening ribbon cutting May 14
Upstairs trattoria above the Old Town oyster bar has been operating in soft opening since April 15; free prosecco for grand opening guests May 14-17
Six weeks in, The Commodore leans into its role as Old Town's neighborhood bar
Co-owner says the "five-star dive bar" is meant to feel like a home off King Street — and after launching weekend brunch and lining up Friday-night live music, they're filling out the programming to match.
Hi-Tide tiki pop-up drops anchor on the Old Town waterfront
The summer-season bar inside Vola's Dockside Grill opens Thursday with rum punches, island bites and a walk-in-only policy through Aug. 31
Sen. Bennett-Parker's bill that modernizes Virginia restaurant liquor regulations signed by governor
Gov. Spanberger signs HB975, replacing the state's 38-year-old food-to-alcohol ratio with a tiered system Alexandria restaurants had long sought
ACPS school board approves police partnership agreement, sending two-year deal to city for final action
2026-28 MOU includes new immigration protections and clarified guidance for principals on drug-possession reporting; agreement now awaits APD signature and a May 26 city hearing
Alexandria man convicted of deleting 96 federal databases
Sohaib Akhter, 34, faces up to 21 years after retaliating against former employer, prosecutors say
McLean man sentenced to four years for $1.5 million Alexandria-based precious metals Ponzi scheme
Warith Deen Muhammad lured more than a dozen investors with promises of 5% to 10% returns, then used new investors' money to pay earlier ones and finance luxury cars and designer shopping, prosecutors said
Alexandria officials urge e-bike, e-scooter battery safety
City and AFD share charging, storage and warning-sign guidance as the lithium-ion-powered devices grow more common
Richmond Highway bus lane work begins May 11; expect delays through May 25
Two-week maintenance project will close BRT lanes between Swann Avenue and Glebe Road, with buses routed into regular travel lanes
Cones, detours, and overnight crews: Your guide to road and transit work across Alexandria right now
From a Metro shutdown that knocks out three Alexandria-adjacent stations this weekend, to a state highway repave on I-395, to a months-long median rebuild on Route 1, here's what's underway, what's next, and how to plan around it.
Arlington Ridge Road/Mount Vernon Avenue bridge to close during off-peak hours May 16-23
Crews to install five steel girders over Four Mile Run; Metrobus A11 and A12 routes will detour via West Glebe Road, skipping stops along Mount Vernon Avenue in Alexandria
A second Braddock Road safety project heads to the public — this one near the high schools
June 4 open house comes weeks after City Council hears appeal of the Metro-end project
Ruiz powers the Nationals past the Twins 7-5 with a go-ahead 7th-inning homer and 4 RBIs
Keibert Ruiz homered, doubled twice and drove in four runs to lift the Washington Nationals to a 7-5 victory over the Minnesota Twins on Thursday.
D.C. United to host Ethiopia's national team at Audi Field on July 11
Friendly match marks third annual Ethiopia Soccer Legacy Match; tickets go on sale to the public Thursday afternoon
Abrams has grand slam and 5 RBIs, House, Tena and Millas also homer as Nationals rout Twins 15-2
The Nationals hit four homers in a four-inning span after hitting none in their previous four games.
Buxton hits 3-run HR, Bradley has 8 strikeouts to help Twins beat Nationals 10-3
Byron Buxton hit a three-run homer, Brooks Lee drove in three runs and Taj Bradley struck out eight in six solid innings to help the Minnesota Twins beat the Washington Nationals 11-3 on Tuesday night.
Trump drives across Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool to inspect new blue coating he's putting on it
President Donald Trump on Thursday went on an unannounced trip to the Lincoln Memorial to see the Reflecting Pool after he had it coated in a color he calls “American flag blue.”
Trump's plan to paint the Eisenhower office building could cost at least $7.5M, the White House says
The National Capital Planning Commission is scheduled to begin considering the plan on Thursday, according to its meeting agenda.
Abrams has grand slam and 5 RBIs, House, Tena and Millas also homer as Nationals rout Twins 15-2
The Nationals hit four homers in a four-inning span after hitting none in their previous four games.
FBI searches Virginia Senate leader's office as part of corruption probe, AP source says
The FBI searched the Virginia state Senate leader's hometown office and her neighboring cannabis shop Wednesday, bringing into public view what was described as a yearslong corruption investigation.
Editors’ Picks
Nine claims about the Braddock Road Corridor Improvements Project — and what the record shows
A reader's guide to the factual disputes, contested inferences, and real tradeoffs in the project City Council will decide May 16
Alexandria City Council unanimously adopts $979.1M FY 2027 budget, holds tax rate flat
Sunday meters formally rejected; BPOL, parking, stormwater and fire fees all approved 6-0 — but Chapman warns the city is filling budget holes with fee hikes that "I don't think is sustainable"
Council authorizes $20 million in revenue bonds for Ladrey rehabilitation, preserving 159 affordable senior units in Old Town
Aguirre pulls item from consent to highlight changes from original project; vote comes on McIlvaine's last legislative meeting as housing director
Alexandria considers $135 million in tax increment financing to redevelop former Potomac River Generating Station
City Manager James Parajon presents framework for HRP Group request; council vote on TIF authorization, new Community Development Authority and Phase I development approvals scheduled for June 13
City Council appoints Rosemont Civic Association officer to Traffic and Parking Board after March deadlock
Rosemarie Spano, who testified on her association's behalf against parking removal in the board's recent Braddock Road decision, will take an oath of office to join a body statutorily mandated to "prioritize safety of all users"; she prevailed 4-2 over bike advocate Jacquelyn Kittredge
Alexandria area leads Virginia in job losses as federal cuts deepen
The Washington region lost 62,100 federal jobs in a year — a 16.5% drop that outpaces every major U.S. metro except Baltimore — and the Arlington-Alexandria-Reston division shed more total jobs than any other Virginia metro, fresh data shows two days before the city adopts a $977.3 million budget.