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Coverage for the 22 million people whose data was stolen expires Sept. 30. The Alexandria senator says the region holds a disproportionate share of them. He also introduced a bill to ban paid early access to Trump's social posts.
The 18.5-mile path along the Potomac is one of three finalists for the Rails to Trails Conservancy honor. The winner is decided by public vote.
Rep. Don Beyer, state Sen. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker, Mayor Alyia Gaskins and four City Council members are confirmed. The chamber will unveil its 2027 legislative agenda.
Metropolitan Police say Jeremiah Greene, 21, was detained at the scene Wednesday night. The victim was identified as Bobby Lee Cannon, 35, of Southeast D.C.
Participants practice parting, ponytails and three-part braids on mannequin heads at the Alexandria taproom on Sept. 13. The 90-minute session costs $50 and includes a beer.
Four lectures at The Lyceum trace Alexandria's part in the run-up to independence, from the Fairfax Resolves to slavery at Market Square. Tickets are $60, or $40 for museum members and students.
The council urges Fairfax County to deny a data center substation near the city line, the schools superintendent returns part time, and two PTAs earn national recognition.
Alexandria City High School PTSA and Cora Kelly School PTA are among 321 honorees nationwide, and 25 in Virginia, to earn the 2025-2027 designation.
School Board Chair Christopher Harris said the superintendent has resumed a more active role as of Aug. 3 but has not returned full time, with Chief of Staff Dr. Grace Taylor still serving as the primary designee.
The Oct. 1 dinner at The Satire carries the theme "Breaking Barriers for the Next Generation." The Black and Missing Foundation will also be recognized.
Twosome Place, owned by the Washington private equity firm Carlyle, registered an Alexandria operating company for 404 King St. last fall. In March, it registered a second one for a Ballston address that Compass Coffee moved to abandon in bankruptcy.
In an Aug. 3 letter, Mayor Alyia Gaskins says the Edsall Road project would put heavy industrial use within feet of Alexandria homes. The Fairfax County Planning Commission votes Sept. 24.
23 homes closed across the city at an average price of $843,336, led by an 1840 townhouse on Duke Street
The free evening features NAACP Deputy General Counsel Myesha Braden and marks the 1899 mass meeting that protested the lynching of the 16-year-old Alexandrian.
Applications are due Aug. 28. The council will act on the appointments Sept. 8.
Beyer cruises to renomination, Mizusawa sets up a Warner matchup, and a storm-battered kayak launch ends up under a bridge.