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The Alexandria Brief | Friday, Sept. 11
On tap today: the city's 9/11 remembrance ceremony, and a weekend of HalloWEIRD and the Del Ray Vintage & Flea Market.
Chamber's 2027 agenda seeks large event venue, opposes local rent regulation
The business group's annual policy wish list, unveiled Thursday night, also asks Richmond to rework two economic development grant programs and create a state rental assistance fund
Council's Sept. 19 hearing brings an address appeal, two Russell Road vacations and a shutdown tax deadline change
The docket also carries five townhouses on North Patrick Street and a special use permit for outdoor live entertainment on Mount Vernon Avenue
City Council to hear appeal of Russell Road address change on Sept. 19
Staff recommend renumbering 3600 and 3600½ after nine years of misdeliveries. The owners of 3600 say their number dates to 1939.
In rare move, SCC orders three in-person hearings for NextEra-Dominion merger case
First public hearing would be Nov. 5, with other dates to be announced.
'Silver Linings Playbook' author Matthew Quick to discuss memoir about his father at the Lyceum
The Sept. 26 talk and an afternoon letter-writing workshop at the same museum are both free, with registration required
City Council to hear appeal of Russell Road address change on Sept. 19
Staff recommend renumbering 3600 and 3600½ after nine years of misdeliveries. The owners of 3600 say their number dates to 1939.
Royal Nepal raised about $7,400 on Labor Day, sends $6,150 to Nepal flood relief
The Del Ray restaurant opened on its day off with staff volunteering, and beat its $5,000 goal
Water returns to Colasanto Park
The interactive fountain opened Thursday on the site of a neighborhood pool that closed in 2010, 11 months later than the city last anticipated
'Silver Linings Playbook' author Matthew Quick to discuss memoir about his father at the Lyceum
The Sept. 26 talk and an afternoon letter-writing workshop at the same museum are both free, with registration required
Things to do in Alexandria: Sept. 11 - 13
On tap this weekend: the 9/11 remembrance ceremony, HalloWEIRD, and the Del Ray Vintage & Flea Market.
Mobius Records opens Saturday in Del Ray
The Fairfax City shop's second location debuts at 2016 Mount Vernon Ave.
Alexandria Choral Society's 57th season: four main concerts, and you pay what you can
Plus two collaborations and free pop-up holiday singing around the city. The season runs October through May.
ACPS says walk zone reviews lacked educators who could judge whether a 5-year-old can walk to school
Arlandria-Chirilagua parents again asked the School Board to restore their buses. Decisions on appeals are due Sept. 30, and staff are still writing the standard for what makes a route unsafe.
Four police agencies, one state law, four different sets of rules for license plate cameras
Two adopted the state's model policy. Two wrote their own. They differ on how long data is kept, how much of it gets audited, and whether you can find out what the system holds about you.
Gaskins: 'I do not think there's a role for Flock in this community'
Councilman Elnoubi and Councilwoman Marks said the same. The police chief said he's meeting with other vendors but has no timeline. The contract can be canceled at any time.
Pedestrian killed on I-395 in Alexandria, state police say
Two troopers attempted life-saving measures. The driver stopped and called 911. The crash closed a ramp to Duke Street Monday night.
ACPS says walk zone reviews lacked educators who could judge whether a 5-year-old can walk to school
Arlandria-Chirilagua parents again asked the School Board to restore their buses. Decisions on appeals are due Sept. 30, and staff are still writing the standard for what makes a route unsafe.
Kay-Wyatt has taken state and consulting roles since leaving Alexandria schools
The former superintendent is listed as a senior adviser at the Virginia Department of Education and a superintendent-in-residence at a national education firm. Neither organization has announced the appointments.
City staff lay out how funding Alexandria's schools by category would work
Six months after council voted to appropriate ACPS money by classification, the plan comes with an earlier budget calendar, a new role in council's add-delete process, and a $500,000 ceiling on moving money between categories
ACPS dedicates the Jean B. Reid Media Center on International Literacy Day
Reid worked as a reading specialist for ACPS from 1971 until she retired in 2001, teaching and holding leadership positions at several schools across the division.
Royal Nepal raised about $7,400 on Labor Day, sends $6,150 to Nepal flood relief
The Del Ray restaurant opened on its day off with staff volunteering, and beat its $5,000 goal
Korean café chain Twosome Place confirms U.S. debut on King Street, opening in mid-October
The Carlyle-owned brand's first American store will seat 78 at 404 King St., with a second Northern Virginia location already in the works
Kiwi Kuisine will reopen its Eisenhower Avenue pie shop with a ribbon-cutting and a pie-eating contest
The New Zealand-style pie maker marks 20 years in the region Oct. 10. The event is free, and there will be sheep to find.
Royal Nepal will open on Labor Day to give a full day's sales to Nepal flood relief
Every dollar the Alexandria restaurant takes in that day goes to flood relief.
Council's Sept. 19 hearing brings an address appeal, two Russell Road vacations and a shutdown tax deadline change
The docket also carries five townhouses on North Patrick Street and a special use permit for outdoor live entertainment on Mount Vernon Avenue
Alexandria names Aspasia Xypolia its housing director
The former Prince George's County housing chief has run the office on an acting basis since May, when Helen McIlvaine retired after 20 years
Water returns to Colasanto Park
The interactive fountain opened Thursday on the site of a neighborhood pool that closed in 2010, 11 months later than the city last anticipated
From $200,000 to $1.2 million: Homes sold in Alexandria last week
19 homes closed across the city at an average price of $560,316.
Commanders' Jayden Daniels is ready to quiet the critics entering his third NFL season
Daniels said Wednesday he's not concerned about the outside scrutiny.
Merrill homers twice and drives in 6 runs in the Padres' 9-2 victory over the Nationals
The Padres swept the three-game series and have a four-game winning streak as they fight Arizona for the final NL wild card.
Machado and Campusano rally Padres past skidding Nationals 5-4 to keep pace in NL wild-card chase
Washington (67-80) lost its sixth in a row and dropped into last place in the NL East, a game behind the New York Mets.
Nick Pivetta throws 5 shutout innings in return from injured list as Padres beat Nationals 3-2
Jackson Merrill and Fernando Tatis Jr. both finished with three hits for the Padres, who remained a half-game behind Arizona for the final NL wild card.
In rare move, SCC orders three in-person hearings for NextEra-Dominion merger case
First public hearing would be Nov. 5, with other dates to be announced.
Commanders' Jayden Daniels is ready to quiet the critics entering his third NFL season
Daniels said Wednesday he's not concerned about the outside scrutiny.
Merrill homers twice and drives in 6 runs in the Padres' 9-2 victory over the Nationals
The Padres swept the three-game series and have a four-game winning streak as they fight Arizona for the final NL wild card.
EPA proposal could leave the public in the dark on data center plans
The EPA proposal would eliminate a federal requirement that states notify the public and seek comment before issuing air pollution permits for data centers and other industrial facilities.
Pedestrian killed on I-395 in Alexandria, state police say
Two troopers attempted life-saving measures. The driver stopped and called 911. The crash closed a ramp to Duke Street Monday night.
School Board committee says an error in the walk zone locator confused families, and ACPS is short 18 bus drivers
The fullest account yet of what went wrong at the start of the school year comes from three board members, a week after Chirilagua parents told the board their children had lost bus service
Alexandria parking permits to be mailed by Friday after vendor delay
Mayor Alyia Gaskins said residents do not need to pick up a sticker in person, contrary to what their tax bills say. Current permits are valid through Nov. 15.
Alexandria's first week of school brought late buses, missed stops and children with no ride at all
ACPS acknowledges the disruption. Parents told the School Board the deeper problem is who the division decided no longer needs a bus.
Belmore's Notebook: Three different counts of Alexandria's cameras, and a question the mayor couldn't get answered either
Plus $2.5 million in school bonuses with no appropriation on the docket, a superintendent search that named the one person not in it, and goats for $9,500 — Ryan Belmore's Alexandria roundup for Sept. 5, 2026
Belmore's Notebook: a new Saturday column on what didn't make it into the story
This week: DHS won't answer my questions about its Alexandria arrests, three agencies quietly leave the city's Flock list, and ACPS has a good week and a bad one at the same time
Publisher's Note: Punching above our weight
A World Cup team made Alexandria home for a month. As Croatia prepares to leave, here's a case for making the friendship last — starting with a fifth sister city.
Publisher's Note: No one took the easy route
Nobody's ever happy with a budget. That's not the same as nobody trying.
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Things to do in Alexandria: Sept. 11 - 13
On tap this weekend: the 9/11 remembrance ceremony, HalloWEIRD, and the Del Ray Vintage & Flea Market.
Four police agencies, one state law, four different sets of rules for license plate cameras
Two adopted the state's model policy. Two wrote their own. They differ on how long data is kept, how much of it gets audited, and whether you can find out what the system holds about you.
Gaskins: 'I do not think there's a role for Flock in this community'
Councilman Elnoubi and Councilwoman Marks said the same. The police chief said he's meeting with other vendors but has no timeline. The contract can be canceled at any time.
Police won't publish Flock camera locations and have no plans to shorten data retention
APD answered three questions from the Brief on Saturday, three days before council receives an update on the license plate reader program
School Board committee says an error in the walk zone locator confused families, and ACPS is short 18 bus drivers
The fullest account yet of what went wrong at the start of the school year comes from three board members, a week after Chirilagua parents told the board their children had lost bus service
Belmore's Notebook: Three different counts of Alexandria's cameras, and a question the mayor couldn't get answered either
Plus $2.5 million in school bonuses with no appropriation on the docket, a superintendent search that named the one person not in it, and goats for $9,500 — Ryan Belmore's Alexandria roundup for Sept. 5, 2026