Alexandria to offer free AI training to all city employees
A partnership with the nonprofit InnovateUS aims to equip about 2,000 workers, building on the city's growing use of the technology
Ryan Belmore
Founder and Publisher, The Alexandria Brief 📍Alexandria, VA
Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria police review board sets hearing on in-custody death of Allan Tucker
The June 29 hearing comes after prosecutors declined to charge officers in the August death, which a medical examiner ruled accidental
Alexandria begins work to improve pedestrian safety on South Patrick Street
The $4.28 million median project aims to connect neighborhoods divided by Route 1
Fireworks? Flyovers? Croatia's players slept just fine, thanks
Two days before facing England, Croatia's Ante Budimir and Nikola Moro shrugged off a weekend of fireworks and a late-night flyover near their hotel — turns out, they grew up next to airports.
Daily Brief | June 15
City Council unanimously approves the first phase of the Potomac River Generating Station redevelopment and a $135 million financing package, Croatia's Marco Pašalić tells The Alexandria Brief he feels "right at home" in the U.S., and more.
June 15 in Alexandria history: When Alexandria's favorite son was appointed Commander in Chief
On June 15, 1775, the Second Continental Congress unanimously voted to appoint George Washington — a 43-year-old Virginia delegate and longtime Alexandria churchgoer, Masonic Lodge member, and frequent customer at the city's taverns — Commander in Chief of the Continental Army.
John Malkovich joins Croatian cultural showcase at team's Alexandria hotel
The Oscar-nominated actor, now a Croatian citizen and the face of a US-focused tourism campaign, appeared at a private "Croatia in the Game" event at the team's Alexandria hotel, the country's football federation said.
June 14 in Alexandria history: When an Alexandria airship startled the U.S. Capitol
A 19-year-old aviator named Lincoln Beachey lifted off from Luna Park at what was then the north end of Alexandria, crossed the Potomac, and circled the Washington Monument twice at 400 feet — pulling senators and congressmen out of committee meetings to watch from the Capitol balconies
"I feel right at home": For Croatia's Marco Pašalić, a World Cup on familiar soil
The Orlando City winger — one of two MLS players on Croatia's roster — told the Brief he's glad the U.S. is hosting, while defender Marin Pongračić turned his focus to England and Harry Kane.
Alexandria City Council unanimously approves first phase of Potomac River Generating Station redevelopment, $135 million financing package
Council clears HRP Group's Phase I permits and tax increment financing for the long-shuttered Old Town North coal plant site; groundbreaking anticipated in 2027
School board member defends central office staff amid pressure to cut administrators
During a presentation on community partnerships, Tim Beaty said it "burns" him to hear residents argue the central office should be cut — pointing to the staff who secure millions in federal grants.
June 13 in Alexandria history: When Robert E. Lee's daughter was arrested in a Jim Crow streetcar dispute
One hundred and twenty-four years ago today, Mary Custis Lee, 66, refused to move from the Black section of an Alexandria streetcar. Her arrest made the front page of The New York Times — in a city that was one of only two in Virginia with streetcar segregation laws
Alexandria man charged in West Glebe Road stabbing that followed hit-and-run, police say
Detectives investigating in the 800 block; road closed temporarily in both directions
Inside Croatia's Alexandria camp: veterans turn focus to England — and to the city adopting them
Five days from their World Cup opener, Mario Pašalić and Nikola Vlašić broke down the England test — and thanked a city that's adopting them — at a press conference the Brief was the only English-language outlet to attend.
Police arrest man suspected in string of Old Town package thefts
Investigators believe the suspect may be tied to multiple thefts reported across the neighborhood Friday morning
'America was made in Virginia': Fiorina ties Alexandria festival to the founding's full story
At the Sails on the Potomac opening, the Virginia 250 honorary chair argued the nation was built on ideas — and urged Americans to reckon with the whole of their history