School Board to hold closed hearing on a 'student matter' on April 16
The session, which is scheduled for four hours, is closed to the public under federal student privacy law
Park and Recreation Commission to hold public hearing on Old Town Pool replacement
Residents can weigh in on the $12.5 million project to replace the aging facility, which is slated for a full replacement, including a new lap pool, children's pool, and bathhouse, with a projected completion of summer 2028.
Freedom House Museum to mark 177th anniversary of historic slave escape attempt with free weekend events
Freedom House Museum will offer docent-led discussions and a public conversation on social resistance April 11-12 in honor of 77 enslaved people who sought freedom aboard the schooner Pearl in 1848
The Alexandria Brief: Thursday, April 9
It's Local News Day; state education officials surprise Jefferson-Houston teacher with regional honor; Alexandria faces nation's second-highest AI job risk
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State education officials brought Northern Virginia listening tour to Alexandria Wednesday, gathering community input on public schools
Six rounds of structured discussion at Minnie Howard covered instruction, teacher retention, accountability and more; feedback to be presented to Governor Spanberger
Alexandria's revised SRO agreement hits the board docket — with the change that stalled it for a year
The 2026-28 draft removes a provision that would have given School Resource Officers access to student records without parental consent
Major regional transportation survey launches across DMV, seeking input from 300,000 households
First such survey since 2017-18 will shape future road, transit and bike investments across the Washington region
Jefferson-Houston teacher surprised with Virginia Region 4 Teacher of the Year honor as state education officials visit Alexandria
Deedra Robinson, a 40-year educator and nationally recognized AVID trainer, will retire at the end of the school year
Del Ray's House & Garden Tour returns May 9
The biennial self-guided walking tour has been a Mother's Day weekend tradition since 1999 — and organizers expect it to sell out again
Suspect flees I-495 pursuit on foot through Alexandria, boards Metro before arrest at L'Enfant Plaza
Virginia State Police trooper struck by vehicle on interstate during chase; Gregory Newton, 57, of Springfield faces multiple charges
Already in the only major metro losing jobs, Alexandria now faces the nation's second-highest AI risk
A Tufts University analysis projects 276,000 jobs and $30 billion in annual income at risk across the Washington-Arlington-Alexandria region — arriving as federal cuts have already pushed the metro into decline.
The Alexandria Brief: Wednesday, April 8
Pedestrian struck at Braddock Road intersection amid corridor debate; state education officials hold listening session tonight; seasonal bars signal spring's return
Pedestrian struck at Braddock Road intersection amid debate over corridor safety
Driver cited for failure to pay full time attention; intersection closed for two hours on Saturday during investigation
How Alexandria's congressional delegation is responding to Trump's Iran threats
Beyer, Kaine, Warner all call for Congress to act as president warns 'a whole civilization will die tonight'
State education officials to hold Alexandria listening session Wednesday at Minnie Howard
ACPS selected as Northern Virginia stop on Spanberger administration's statewide Commonwealth Listening Tour