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
Ryan Belmore
Founder and Publisher, The Alexandria Brief 📍Alexandria, VA
Alexandria, Virginia
City seeks input on Russell Road parking changes near Naomi Brooks Elementary; comment deadline June 10
Two concepts would remove between 4 and 20 spaces; project is latest in series of Safe Routes improvements on corridor
Alexandria Black History Museum to host free lecture and book signing Saturday on untold stories of Virginia's Black Belt
Author Jeffrey Bennett discusses new book June 6 at 11 a.m.; seating limited
FOX 5 to broadcast live from Alexandria's waterfront Friday morning as part of annual Zip Trips series
Broadcast runs 7-11 a.m. at Waterfront Park; World Cup, America 250 among featured topics
Alexandria Pride returns June 27 with 100 exhibitors, drag story hours and live music at John Carlyle Square Park
9th annual celebration runs 2-6 p.m.; event hosted by Alexandria LGBTQIA+ Task Force
Best of the West End Festival is this Saturday — here's what to know
First-ever WEBA outdoor festival features 50-plus vendors, Port City beer garden, Passport Auto showcase and live music
ACPS to officially dedicate 'Owen's Place' at Early Childhood Center Tuesday afternoon
Ceremony honors late teen who volunteered at the school and aspired to become a teacher
Daily Brief | June 2
ACPS hires a national firm and opens community sessions in its search for a new superintendent, Thai Peppers will close its Del Ray location after 28 years, and Alexandria's first tech startup accelerator begins accepting applications — plus tonight's Planning Commission hearing on Housing 2040
Thai Peppers closing its Del Ray location after 28 years; final day is June 15
Founding generation retiring; Bristow and Haymarket locations will continue under family's second and third generations
Alexandria ACHS grad named city's top public health honoree for Medical Reserve Corps work
Alexandria ACHS grad named city's top public health honoree for Medical Reserve Corps work
Applications open for Accelerate ALX, Alexandria's first tech startup accelerator
Info session set for June 16; application deadline June 30
ACPS launches superintendent search with community sessions set for June 4 and June 10
HYA, a national education search firm, will lead the process; new superintendent expected by October 1
Daily Brief | June 1
The city unveils a riverside memorial tonight to the 67 killed in the Potomac midair collision, ACHS hits the final week before Saturday's graduation, and Mayor Gaskins lays out how rising fuel prices are squeezing the city fleet
May 31 in Alexandria history: Parker-Gray High School is dedicated, opening the city's first Black high school
The 1950 ceremony came after a years-long campaign by Alexandria's Black community and NAACP attorney Charles Houston, whose legal strategy would lead to Brown v. Board of Education four years later
Three repaving projects carry over to the week of June 1 as Holland Lane is added
The Abingdon drives and Madison Street, on the schedule since mid-May, return alongside a new Holland Lane segment
Spirit beat Seattle 2-1, head into June break on a five-game winning streak over the Reign
Leicy Santos and Hal Hershfelt score as Washington wins a third straight at home before a sellout Audi Field crowd