Daily Brief | April 27
Mayor Gaskins rejects bill to return Alexandria to D.C.; Hillyard, Gill win PNC Alexandria Half Marathon; Trump fires entire National Science Board
Ryan Belmore
Founder and Publisher, The Alexandria Brief 📍Alexandria, VA
Alexandria, Virginia
Hillyard, Gill win PNC Alexandria Half Marathon; Hodgins, Garson-Shumway take 5K titles
Alex Hillyard finished in 1:07:45 and Halle Gill in 1:21:03 in the second running of the event's new format.
From King Street to Ground Zero: How the Old Town Run Club is serving, honoring, and remembering heroes
Three years ago, two runners hashed out an idea over Guinness at a King Street pub. This September, the Old Town Run Club will retrace the path from Shanksville to the Pentagon to Ground Zero for a third time — and is aiming to deliver $50,000 to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation.
Five D.C.-area scientists among 24 ousted as Trump fires entire National Science Board
Catholic University chair and vice chair, Virginia Tech and Maryland professors, and MITRE engineer among dismissed members of body that oversees Alexandria-based NSF
A Star Wars 5K, free for kids, lands at Cameron Run on May 3
Light swords for finishers, pizza and beer at Atlas after, and all profits to Tunnel to Towers — the Old Town Run Club's Intergalactic 5K & Kids 1 Miler returns Sunday morning.
Stardust Vintage & Gift to close June 30, just over a year after Del Ray opening
Owner Amy Eggers cites family and post-cancer focus on balance; liquidation sale underway through final weeks
Six weeks in, The Commodore leans into its role as Old Town's neighborhood bar
Co-owner says the "five-star dive bar" is meant to feel like a home off King Street — and after launching weekend brunch and lining up Friday-night live music, they're filling out the programming to match.
'We are proud Virginians': Mayor Gaskins rejects bill to return Alexandria to D.C.
Rep. Rich McCormick's "Make DC Square Again Act" would undo the 1846 retrocession of Alexandria and Arlington — days after Virginia voters approved a Democratic redistricting plan.
Alexandria's annual paving season ramps up with 13 streets on tap next week
Crews will resurface about 50 lane miles citywide by November; drivers warned to heed "No Parking" signs or risk towing
I-395 southbound to face nightly lane closures from Shirlington Circle to Duke Street through mid-June
Up to three lanes will shut between 11 p.m. and 5 a.m. Sunday through Thursday as VDOT crews mill and repave the corridor
Spirit's 4-0 rout of Kansas City plays out before second sellout crowd of the season
Friday's 19,215-fan turnout at Audi Field marks the fastest the NWSL club has reached two sellouts to start a year
Alexandria to adopt FY 2027 budget, set 2026 tax rate Wednesday
Seven ordinances and five resolutions up for final passage, including parking, stormwater, business license and fire department fee increases
Alexandria weighs first zoning rules for backyard beehives
Proposal would cap hive numbers by lot size, require 10-foot setbacks and allow closer placement behind a "flyway barrier"
Alexandria defense journalist Drew F. Lawrence wins two Marine Corps Heritage Foundation awards
DefenseScoop reporter and Army veteran is one of only two honorees to win multiple 2026 awards; he will be recognized Saturday at the National Museum of the Marine Corps for his coverage of Marines training in the Arctic
Driver strikes building with vehicle in 600 block of King Street
Alexandria police closed a stretch of King Street and part of Washington Street on Friday afternoon after a driver drove a vehicle into a building. The department has not released information about injuries.
PNC Alexandria Half returns Sunday; police detail road closures across Old Town
Some closures begin Saturday morning, with the full race route shut down by 6 a.m. Sunday. Roads are expected to reopen by 11:40 a.m.