Daily Brief | April 22
Sandy Marks wins City Council seat; council drops Sunday parking meters proposal, approves jail study; Spring2ACTion underway
Ryan Belmore
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Alexandria, Virginia
Spring2ACTion tops $912,000 by sunrise as Alexandria's 16th giving day gets underway
ACT for Alexandria's 24-hour campaign has already drawn 2,925 donors across 165 of 196 participating nonprofits, with Alexandria Singers, King Street Cats and Housing Alexandria leading their respective size tiers
City Council reaches budget consensus, drops Sunday parking meters, and approves jail study
Council reached majority support on all 11 add/delete proposals on Tuesday, cancelling next week's follow-up session; the budget heads to final adoption April 29
Sandy Marks wins Alexandria City Council special election
The Democratic nominee defeats Frank Fannon and Alison Virginia O'Connell to fill the seat vacated by Del. Kirk McPike
Alexandria seeks residents to fill more than 70 vacancies on city boards and commissions
Applications for dozens of advisory bodies — from the Transportation Commission to the Waterfront Commission — are due by 5 p.m. May 1, with council set to make appointments May 12
More than 42,000 Alexandrians have voted in today's special election — polls close at 7 p.m.
With three hours left, turnout has already reached 42.93% of registered voters — well above typical special election levels.
ACPS chair: School board is 'disappointed' no additional city funding is coming as budget season closes
The school board is seeking $5.6 million more than the city manager proposed; tonight's work session is the last major decision point before April 29 adoption
Alexandria police seek public's help finding missing 34-year-old woman
Grace Hudgins was last in contact Friday, four days before the department issued a critical missing adult alert Tuesday afternoon
More than 34,000 Alexandrians have voted in today's special election — polls close at 7 p.m.
At the halfway point of a 13-hour voting day, more than 35% of Alexandria's registered voters have already cast ballots.
Beautification Commission opens nominations for 2026 Alexandria Beautification Awards
A new America250 category challenges at least 250 property owners to plant red, white and blue native gardens — a nod to the "patriotic gardens" that bloomed across the city during the 1976 bicentennial
Daily Brief | April 21
It's Election Day — polls close at 7 p.m.; flooding concerns dominate Braddock Road Metro hearing; council takes up budget add/delete decisions tonight.
Flooding dominates public hearing on Braddock Road Metro redevelopment
A council member and neighbors urged WMATA to address the site's chronic drainage problem.
62-year-old woman killed after being struck by vehicle in Old Town, Alexandria police say
The driver of a black Chevrolet Suburban remained at the scene of Monday evening's fatal crash at N. St. Asaph and Montgomery streets and is cooperating with investigators
Adaptive signal upgrades reach Duke and Quaker Lane intersections this week
Installation is the latest stage of Alexandria's $14.5 million Smart Mobility push to replace fixed-timing signals with real-time adaptive control
Alexandria heads into Election Day with more than 22,800 early votes already cast — polls open tomorrow at 6 a.m.
Saturday was the biggest single day of the entire early voting period. Here's everything you need to know before tomorrow.
Alexandria City Council takes up budget add/delete decisions Tuesday
The preliminary add/delete work session begins at 7 p.m. — the same night residents vote to fill the vacant council seat