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After three hard years, Phil Vassar is back at the Birchmere and feeling good
The Virginia native plays acoustic on Oct. 22, three years after a heart attack and a stroke. "I just feel calmer and I feel very blessed to be alive."
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Three teenagers dead after State Police pursuit that began in Alexandria
Virginia State Police say the stolen vehicle reached about 90 mph over roughly five miles before crashing on the Shirlington exit ramp. Troopers had positioned tire deflation devices farther north on I-395. The survivor is a 16-year-old Alexandria girl.
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.
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.