ACPS to officially dedicate 'Owen's Place' at Early Childhood Center Tuesday afternoon
Ceremony honors late teen who volunteered at the school and aspired to become a teacher
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Alexandria, Virginia
Daily Brief | June 2
ACPS hires a national firm and opens community sessions in its search for a new superintendent, Thai Peppers will close its Del Ray location after 28 years, and Alexandria's first tech startup accelerator begins accepting applications — plus tonight's Planning Commission hearing on Housing 2040
Thai Peppers closing its Del Ray location after 28 years; final day is June 15
Founding generation retiring; Bristow and Haymarket locations will continue under family's second and third generations
Alexandria ACHS grad named city's top public health honoree for Medical Reserve Corps work
Alexandria ACHS grad named city's top public health honoree for Medical Reserve Corps work
Applications open for Accelerate ALX, Alexandria's first tech startup accelerator
Info session set for June 16; application deadline June 30
ACPS launches superintendent search with community sessions set for June 4 and June 10
HYA, a national education search firm, will lead the process; new superintendent expected by October 1
Daily Brief | June 1
The city unveils a riverside memorial tonight to the 67 killed in the Potomac midair collision, ACHS hits the final week before Saturday's graduation, and Mayor Gaskins lays out how rising fuel prices are squeezing the city fleet
May 31 in Alexandria history: Parker-Gray High School is dedicated, opening the city's first Black high school
The 1950 ceremony came after a years-long campaign by Alexandria's Black community and NAACP attorney Charles Houston, whose legal strategy would lead to Brown v. Board of Education four years later
Three repaving projects carry over to the week of June 1 as Holland Lane is added
The Abingdon drives and Madison Street, on the schedule since mid-May, return alongside a new Holland Lane segment
Spirit beat Seattle 2-1, head into June break on a five-game winning streak over the Reign
Leicy Santos and Hal Hershfelt score as Washington wins a third straight at home before a sellout Audi Field crowd
May 30 in Alexandria history: Wilson drives the first rivet at Jones Point, and Fort Ward Park is dedicated
A former mayor's death in 1843, a presidential rivet in 1918, and a Civil War fort restored in 1964.
Raccoon in Potomac Yard neighborhood tests positive for rabies, health department warns
Officials urge residents near East Glebe Road to use caution around wildlife after the animal made contact with a dog
Alexandria remains under a drought warning despite recent rains
State officials say storms improved streamflow and topsoil, but groundwater is still far below normal across most of Virginia
Alexandria to unveil memorial Monday for 67 killed in Potomac River collision
Riverside ceremony at Rivergate City Park will honor victims of the January 2025 midair crash, with NTSB Chairwoman Jen Homendy and victims' families among those attending
Rising fuel prices are squeezing Alexandria's city fleet, but officials say it's holding up
Mayor Gaskins flagged the cost in a video post; City Manager James Parajon told the council the fleet is "in pretty good shape," helped by hybrids and bulk fuel buying
Alexandria Children's Theatre brings 'The Wizard of Oz' to the stage in June
A cast of 34 students performs the family classic across six shows at Carl Sandburg Middle School