The Alexandria Brief: Wednesday, March 25
Council signals support for scaled-back waterfront flood plan; Winter Storm Fern response cost $9.6M; Braddock Road appeal hearing set for May 16
Ryan Belmore
Founder and Publisher, The Alexandria Brief 📍Alexandria, VA
Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria's Winter Storm Fern response cost $9.6 million and took 19 days. Here's what the city is changing.
An after-action report presented to city council Tuesday details the response to the most significant weather event in the region since 2016 — and lays out policy changes coming this fall
City Council signals support for scaled-back waterfront flood plan as costs balloon and federal roadblock holds
With the original pump station blocked by the Interior Department, city staff recommends an enhanced gravity system — and council indicated Tuesday it agrees
Alexandria releases six-month look-ahead tracking city council priorities
Document outlines initiatives across housing, health, economic development, and city operations through June 2026
Alexandria earns 2025 Tree City USA recognition from Arbor Day Foundation
City meets four standards required for designation, including per-capita forestry spending
Alexandria housing director to retire after 20 years advancing affordable housing
Deputy director to step in as acting director beginning May 1
City Council schedules May 16 hearing on Braddock Road appeal as opposition organizing intensifies
Online petition reaches 936 signatures; second church joins appeal; yard signs appear along corridor
Metro proposes closing Braddock Road Kiss & Ride to make way for development
A public hearing is set for April 20. Here's what's proposed, what it means for riders, and how to weigh in before the April 30 comment deadline.
The Alexandria Brief: Tuesday, March 24
Final budget work session Wednesday before add-delete begins; Little Theatre wins six WATCH awards; 860 students will change schools this fall
860 ACPS students will change schools next fall as redistricting enters final phase
With placement letters already sent, the district is now focused on transportation, staffing and transition support for families ahead of the 2026-27 school year
Alexandria's week ahead: City Council acts on Arlandria housing, budget reaches final stretch
Council takes up $4 million in affordable housing funding and the last budget work session before add-delete begins, while a busy Thursday puts the School Board and three infrastructure meetings on the same night
City Council takes up government operations budget Wednesday as final work session before add-delete begins
Work Session #6 covers a $189.9 million functional area encompassing IT, finance, legal, elections, and the city's largest single budget line — arriving as the calendar turns toward final budget decisions
Little Theatre of Alexandria wins six WATCH awards; mother-daughter duo takes top acting honors
Real-life family members recognized for playing mother and daughter in 'Lost in Yonkers'
The Alexandria Brief: Monday, March 23
Traffic and Parking Board weighs Old Town changes tonight; city kicks off spring maintenance season; council to consider $4.4M housing investment Tuesday
Alexandria kicks off spring maintenance season with street sweeping, pothole repairs, and more
City launches four seasonal programs aimed at cleaner streets, safer roads and sustainable resources
The Alexandria Brief: Saturday, March 21
Former FCC employee sentenced in Metro station assaults; The Majestic relaunches under new ownership April 10; Metro pauses weekend closures for cherry blossom season