Daily Brief | May 6
Second Braddock Road safety project heads to public; VRE bridge work drags King Street closure into third day; Kay-Wyatt to unveil adjusted ACPS budget Thursday
Ryan Belmore
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Alexandria, Virginia
Alexandria sets June 1 unveiling for Potomac midair collision memorial
Bench, engraved bricks, sign and trees at Rivergate City Park designed with families of the 67 killed
Alexandria man sentenced to 20 years in carfentanil trafficking case
Dontavious Whitaker and Woodbridge co-defendant ran years-long pill operation that fled an Alexandria traffic stop in February 2025, prosecutors say
A second Braddock Road safety project heads to the public — this one near the high schools
June 4 open house comes weeks after City Council hears appeal of the Metro-end project
Kay-Wyatt to unveil adjusted ACPS budget Thursday after city falls $5.6M short of board's request
Superintendent's recommendations are the centerpiece of a packed agenda that also includes the police-in-schools agreement — newly amended to bar denial of education based on immigration status — a year-two report on the ACHS academies and a slate of nominees for the Athletic Hall of Fame
King Street, Commonwealth Avenue closures pushed to Wednesday morning as VRE bridge work drags on
Second extension in 24 hours means Alexandria commuters face another day of Duke Street detours
Alexandria pedestrian safety: What police are asking drivers and pedestrians to do
Department's high-visibility traffic enforcement campaign, first announced in April, is now citywide
Del Ray Business Association pauses Well Ray Festival, pivots to smaller wellness events
Wellness Festival on hold a year after its ninth edition; pivot follows First Thursday handoff to citizens association
Creative Classics closes Old Town showroom; full inventory heads to auction May 16
King Street store sits cleared with no closure notice; social media silent since March
Daily Brief | May 5
Croatian stamp exhibit opens at Torpedo Factory; King Street closure extended after VRE bridge work runs long; Planning Commission takes up beekeeping rules, Old Town Pool tonight
Croatian stamp exhibit opens in Alexandria, kicking off summer of World Cup cultural exchange
Mayor Gaskins, Croatian ambassador frame Torpedo Factory exhibit as the start of a 'family' relationship ahead of Team Croatia's June arrival
Alexandria Planning Commission to take up beekeeping rules, Old Town Pool replacement Tuesday
Commission also holds 6 p.m. work session on draft Duke Street Land Use Plan; some items move to City Council May 16
Alexandria, Arlington managers to discuss local government at May 7 League of Women Voters event
Jim Parajon and Mark Schwartz to address shifts in federal funding and the new Richmond administration; free program at Walter Reed Recreation Center
Alexandria Police Department to hold wreath-laying ceremony Wednesday for fallen officers
Three ceremonies set across the city this week as part of Alexandria Police Week 2026
Alexandria to mark 82nd anniversary of D-Day with commemoration, lecture
Annual event moves to John Carlyle Square; Rear Adm. Samuel Cox to deliver June 4 lecture at The Lyceum
Spirit's Adrián González named NWSL Coach of the Month for April
Washington went 3-0-0 with four straight clean sheets; team hosts Seattle Reign May 30 at Audi Field