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A new independent preschool opens on Duke Street
Alexandria Schoolhouse takes children ages 2 to 5 in multi-age classrooms and caps its full-day program at 12. Nine children are enrolled.
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Arctic beavers, a suppressed book and a missing soccer star: LTA picks its one-act winners
Three plays chosen from 200 submissions will get staged readings at the Little Theatre of Alexandria in January. The theater is looking for directors.
Titans rally past Woodson 17-13 on homecoming to open district play at 5-0
Alexandria City is unbeaten a year after losing its opener 32-0. Four of its next five opponents beat the Titans last fall.
Alexandria to host national Faith & Blue kickoff Oct. 9 at Virginia Tech's Innovation Campus
Chief Tarrick McGuire and Rev. Markel Hutchins, who leads the organization behind the weekend, spoke with The Alexandria Brief on Friday. Hutchins said Alexandria was chosen for its faith community and for a connection formed on a civil rights walk in Selma.
Police chief tells residents the research on license plate readers is thin, but he still sees a role for them
At the first of two listening sessions, McGuire said the 2023 rollout needed more public conversation and that the decision to remove the cameras belongs to City Council.
Alexandria Democrats adopt resolution urging APD to investigate federal agents who break the law
The party committee wants council and the city manager to put the city's stated commitments into written police policy, and asks the attorney general for guidance on the duty to intervene
Traffic and Parking Board to vote Monday on parking near Naomi Brooks Elementary
Staff propose adding 11 spaces and two loading zones under the design the T&ES director chose in August, after rejecting both the board's recommendation and her own staff's.