Alexandria proclaims August 4 National Night Out — and police chief wants to break last year's record
More than 40 neighborhoods, civic associations and apartment communities have already signed up; registration closes July 21
Ryan Belmore
Founder and Publisher, The Alexandria Brief 📍Alexandria, VA
Alexandria, Virginia
Daily Brief | July 9
AWLA lands its biggest grant ever, a Fund for Racial Equity report charts two years of community-driven giving, and Alexandria marks 180 years since Congress voted to give the city back to Virginia
180 years ago today, Congress voted to give Alexandria back to Virginia
The retrocession of 1846 was celebrated by some and feared by others — and it shaped the city that turns 277 this weekend
Art in Every Space pilot brings local artwork to Wheeler Avenue on second night
Mayor Gaskins displays submissions on AV Actions' massive screens, teases interactive art experiences
ACT for Alexandria's Fund for Racial Equity awarded more than $200,000 to 29 organizations over two years, new report finds
Community Advisory Board of nine Alexandria residents led the grantmaking process; ACT now seeking $75,000 to fund next phase
Northern Virginia business optimism rebounds in Q2 as layoff fears hit lowest point in survey's history
18% of respondents are based in Alexandria; tax reduction and right-to-work top policy priorities for Spanberger and General Assembly
AWLA lands $600,000 PetSmart Charities grant — largest in its 80-year history — to expand veterinary access in underserved neighborhoods
Second phase of Incubator grant will deliver vaccines, grooming, pet food and behavior support to historically excluded neighborhoods near Mark Center
Alexandria's Community Cookout series wraps up tonight at Ruby Tucker Family Center
Free food, activities and community resources at Ruby Tucker Family Center Courtyard tonight from 6-7:30 p.m. — the last stop of the 2026 season
Councilman Chapman hosting three summer roundtables on economic development, nonprofit partnerships, and nightlife
Sessions at Charles Houston Rec Center on July 15, 22 and 29 will cover international economic development, nonprofit partnership with ACPS, and Alexandria's night scene
Daily Brief | July 8
Alexandria lands on Travel + Leisure's best cities list for the fifth year running, Market Square's painful history gets documented, and the mayor fills local businesses with art
King Arthur Baking is hiring in Alexandria as fall opening approaches
Job posting reveals new details about the baking school coming to 617 King Street
Alexandria ranks ninth among the best cities in the U.S., Travel + Leisure readers say
The fifth consecutive year the city has made the annual list
Congolese artists bring exhibition on resilience and memory to Old Town yoga studio
'From Pain to Power' runs July 10 through Sept. 10 at 532 Yoga, Arts, & Culture
ACPS seeks donations to fill 3,500 backpacks before the school year starts
Drop-off runs through Aug. 10 at Alexandria City High School
Mayor Gaskins kicks off 'Art in Every Space' pilot, filling Alexandria businesses with local artwork
Program launches at Corcoran McEnearney reception; second event Wednesday at AV Actions
At least 50 slave sales took place at Market Square. A new 242-page study documents what happened there — and what urban renewal erased
Historic Alexandria's documentary study traces the block Alexandrians know as a farmers market and City Hall plaza through 275 years of enslavement, civic life and demolition