Code Orange air quality alert issued for Alexandria on Friday
COG warns the air will be unhealthy for sensitive groups as a hot, dry stretch settles over the region already under a drought watch
Ryan Belmore
Founder and Publisher, The Alexandria Brief 📍Alexandria, VA
Alexandria, Virginia
AlexRenew's RiverRenew tunnel on track to go live July 1
The city's largest-ever infrastructure project enters its final phase as crews finish testing; sewer inspections begin this month
Warner pushes data center 'guardrails' as Northern Virginia electric bills climb
The senator tied rising energy costs to data center growth as Alexandria wages its own fight against utility rate hikes
Publisher's Note: What it really costs to cover Alexandria
Seven months in, an honest look at the numbers behind your community newsroom
NVTC webinar on June 12 to focus on improving the bus rider experience
Free online event features Alexandria Vice Mayor Sarah Bagley and local transit officials from across Northern Virginia
Daily Brief | June 4
Crews knock down a Randolph Avenue house fire, Little Birdie sets a June 23 opening on Mount Vernon Avenue, the city plans a new Del Ray pocket park, and Alexandria joins a regional drought watch — plus we mark seven months of The Brief
June 4 in Alexandria history: Friendship Firehouse declared structurally unsound after just 15 years
An 1870 inspection found the South Alfred Street home of Alexandria's first volunteer fire company twisted by high winds and weakened by deferred Civil War-era maintenance — leading to a major 1871 remodel
Backyard fire feature sparked Randolph Avenue house fire, Alexandria officials say
Fire marshal ruled the blaze accidental; one resident was displaced and the home is uninhabitable
Alexandria sets National Night Out for Aug. 4, asks neighbors to host
City was named a top-15 community nationally last year; residents can register block parties and cookouts with police
Alexandria plans new Del Ray pocket park, seeks resident input in June
City would convert a parking island on Clifford Avenue into green space; first community meeting is June 11
Regional drought watch issued for Alexandria amid third dry year
COG urges voluntary conservation as a hot, mostly rainless week pushes Alexandria temperatures toward the mid-90s
Chamber ALX opens applications for next Leadership Alexandria class
Nine-month civic program runs September through May; scholarships available and deadline is June 30
Little Birdie sets June 23 opening on Mount Vernon Avenue
Matt and Tony's team brings a chicken-focused menu to the former Benny DiForza's space in Del Ray
Audi Field will host the 2026 NWSL Championship, league announces
The Nov. 21 title match marks the second time Washington's soccer-specific stadium has hosted the league's championship — and the league's return to the East Coast for the first time since 2022
Daily Brief | June 3
A Safe Routes to School proposal could remove up to 20 Russell Road parking spaces near Naomi Brooks, the West End Business Association's inaugural festival lands Saturday at Cameron Station, and Pride is back with 100 exhibitors on June 27
June 3 in Alexandria history: The Alexandria Herald begins publication, and the Great Strand Fire destroys Pioneer Mills
An 1811 newspaper founding and an 1897 inferno that consumed the waterfront's signature industrial landmark