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
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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
Bench, engraved bricks, sign and trees at Rivergate City Park designed with families of the 67 killed
Dontavious Whitaker and Woodbridge co-defendant ran years-long pill operation that fled an Alexandria traffic stop in February 2025, prosecutors say
June 4 open house comes weeks after City Council hears appeal of the Metro-end project
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
Second extension in 24 hours means Alexandria commuters face another day of Duke Street detours
Department's high-visibility traffic enforcement campaign, first announced in April, is now citywide
Wellness Festival on hold a year after its ninth edition; pivot follows First Thursday handoff to citizens association
King Street store sits cleared with no closure notice; social media silent since March
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
Mayor Gaskins, Croatian ambassador frame Torpedo Factory exhibit as the start of a 'family' relationship ahead of Team Croatia's June arrival
Commission also holds 6 p.m. work session on draft Duke Street Land Use Plan; some items move to City Council May 16
Jim Parajon and Mark Schwartz to address shifts in federal funding and the new Richmond administration; free program at Walter Reed Recreation Center
Three ceremonies set across the city this week as part of Alexandria Police Week 2026
Annual event moves to John Carlyle Square; Rear Adm. Samuel Cox to deliver June 4 lecture at The Lyceum
Washington went 3-0-0 with four straight clean sheets; team hosts Seattle Reign May 30 at Audi Field