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
May 30 in Alexandria history: Wilson drives the first rivet at Jones Point, and Fort Ward Park is dedicated
A former mayor's death in 1843, a presidential rivet in 1918, and a Civil War fort restored in 1964.
Raccoon in Potomac Yard neighborhood tests positive for rabies, health department warns
Officials urge residents near East Glebe Road to use caution around wildlife after the animal made contact with a dog
Alexandria remains under a drought warning despite recent rains
State officials say storms improved streamflow and topsoil, but groundwater is still far below normal across most of Virginia
Alexandria to unveil memorial Monday for 67 killed in Potomac River collision
Riverside ceremony at Rivergate City Park will honor victims of the January 2025 midair crash, with NTSB Chairwoman Jen Homendy and victims' families among those attending
Rising fuel prices are squeezing Alexandria's city fleet, but officials say it's holding up
Mayor Gaskins flagged the cost in a video post; City Manager James Parajon told the council the fleet is "in pretty good shape," helped by hybrids and bulk fuel buying
Alexandria Children's Theatre brings 'The Wizard of Oz' to the stage in June
A cast of 34 students performs the family classic across six shows at Carl Sandburg Middle School
Alexandria's drinking water stayed within federal limits for a third straight year, reports show
Tap water met every standard from 2023 through 2025, and PFAS — the contaminant class drawing the most national scrutiny — came back undetected as customers face a proposed rate increase
Alexandria sets fifth community meeting on Commonwealth, Ashby and Glebe flood project
June 4 session will cover design, utility relocation and a construction schedule that runs through 2030
Daily Brief | May 29
Alexandria police report pedestrian crashes are down 14% this year; Virginia Theological Seminary uncovers an early draft of MLK's "Letter from Birmingham Jail"; and the city joins a regional fight against utility rate hikes.
Alexandria pedestrian crashes down 14% this year, police say at Holland Lane safety unveiling
Officials and crash survivors gathered in Carlyle to celebrate a redesigned streetscape and a new round of enforcement; Assistant Chief Mike May said bicycle crashes are down 28% year-to-date
Section of Mt. Vernon Avenue to close Saturday for crane work in Del Ray
The road will be closed between W. Reed Avenue and Russell Road from 3 a.m. to 8 p.m. May 30, with traffic detoured to Russell Road and W. Glebe Road