Daily Brief | July 7
An innovation lab lands in Potomac Yard, Rosie's Tavern eyes Del Ray, and Alexandria gears up for a 277th birthday bash
Ryan Belmore
Founder and Publisher, The Alexandria Brief 📍Alexandria, VA
Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria's July 7: The end of a federal occupation, the start of the automobile age, and nearly a century in between
Between 1838 and 1925, the seventh of July became an unusually consequential date on Alexandria's civic calendar. A federal courthouse, the end of the Civil War occupation, the cornerstone of a new high school, and the city's first traffic light all trace back to this single day.
Washington D.C.-area church volunteers collect 180 pounds of trash from Jones Point Park after Fourth of July
New Heaven New Earth Church partnered with National Park Service to restore waterfront park Monday morning
Rosie's Tavern files for liquor license at former Thai Peppers space on Mount Vernon Avenue
Paint sampling and exterior work already underway at the former Thai Peppers address as neighborhood businessman eyes November debut
Virginia Tech to hold presidential search listening session at Alexandria campus July 20
Search committee seeking input from D.C.-area faculty, staff and students on qualities for next university president
National IQ's $4M GO Virginia grant will fund an Alexandria innovation lab in Potomac Yard
The $800,000 facility — a partnership between Virginia Tech, Inova, the City of Alexandria and others — will give the bi-jurisdictional innovation district a dedicated space for prototyping and commercializing emerging technologies.
Traffic alert: Mount Vernon Ave. and Howell Ave. intersection closed following crash
Police investigating crash at busy Del Ray intersection; no additional details released
Alexandria turns 277 Saturday with free symphony, fireworks, and cupcakes at Oronoco Bay Park
The city's birthday falls this year alongside America's 250th — and the celebration doubles as both
City to mark Moses Stevens Street rededication Saturday at Black History Museum
Event will feature Mayor Gaskins, family members of the post-Civil War entrepreneur
Daily Brief | July 6
Alexandria's six-day dangerous heat stretch ends today as a Flood Watch takes effect this afternoon, 150 people from 50 countries became US citizens at Mount Vernon on America's 250th birthday, King Street construction begins near Alexandria City High, and the July 11 celebration is Saturday
Alexandria's dangerous heat stretch ends today — but a flash flood risk takes its place
The six-day heat run that peaked at a 112-degree heat index Friday afternoon closes with Monday's forecast high of 90. But a Flood Watch takes effect from 4 p.m. through midnight, with hourly rainfall rates that could push 2 to 3 inches in the strongest storms.
Alexandria marks America's 250th amid extreme heat and severe storm threat
The city, founded in 1749, is 27 years older than the country it will celebrate Saturday. An Extreme Heat Warning, a Code Purple Air Quality Alert, and a severe thunderstorm threat all overlap with Fourth of July programming.
Daily Brief | July 3
Alexandria's CBA remains unfinished, Croatia's World Cup ends in Toronto and closes a month unlike any other, dangerous heat holds through the holiday weekend, and here's what's happening in Alexandria July 3-5
Dangerous heat continues through the Fourth of July as Alexandria's warning holds
An extreme heat warning runs Friday and Saturday, with the heat index reaching 113 today. The city's cooling locations remain open through the holiday weekend.
School Board chair addresses budget, unfinished CBA, superintendent transition
In written responses to The Alexandria Brief, Chair Dr. Michelle Rief confirmed the collective bargaining agreement has not been ratified, named the administrator now running the division and made the case that ACPS's budget pressures are structural. Her full responses appear below.
Croatia's World Cup ends in Toronto, closing an unlikely month in Alexandria
Portugal rallied for a 2-1 win on a stoppage-time header, and a last-second Croatia equalizer was waved off for offside — a bitter end for the Vatreni, and for the Northern Virginia city that hosted them for a month.