AlexRenew begins testing massive waterfront tunnel system
RiverRenew program nears completion of largest infrastructure project in Alexandria history
Ryan Belmore
Founder and Publisher, The Alexandria Brief 📍Alexandria, VA
Alexandria, Virginia
Arlington prosecutor Maana Parcham joined Alexandria juvenile court bench this month
New judge brings experience from both sides of the criminal justice system to the court, serving families and youth.
Daily Brief | April 28
Alexandria area leads Virginia in job losses as federal cuts deepen; council hosts legislative meeting tonight; budget adoption tomorrow
Sister Cities Committee pours five Scotches at the Lyceum on May 2
Annual whisky tasting benefits cultural and educational exchanges with Dundee, Scotland, and Helsingborg, Sweden; the venue caps the event at 40 guests, and roughly a dozen general admission tickets remained as of Monday.
City to brief residents May 11 on South Patrick Street median project ahead of June construction start
Pre-construction community meeting at Nannie J. Lee Recreation Center will preview eight months of work on Route 1 between Jefferson and Wolfe streets.
City to host free virtual suicide prevention training Tuesday
Two-hour QPR session teaches participants to recognize warning signs and connect people in crisis with help; registration is open.
RecFest marks 10 years Saturday with games, music, and on-site camp signups
Free anniversary edition runs 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Patrick Henry Recreation Center, with summer camp and program registration available throughout the event.
Alexandria area leads Virginia in job losses as federal cuts deepen
The Washington region lost 62,100 federal jobs in a year — a 16.5% drop that outpaces every major U.S. metro except Baltimore — and the Arlington-Alexandria-Reston division shed more total jobs than any other Virginia metro, fresh data shows two days before the city adopts a $977.3 million budget.
Bailey honored with 2026 Ellen Pickering Environmental Excellence Award at Del Ray GardenFest
Longtime Alexandria volunteer recognized for park restoration, tree canopy work and role in reshaping Taylor Run project
Mayor Gaskins to host resident roundtable Saturday at Beatley Library
Residents invited to share concerns and ideas at next installment of community series.
Daily Brief | April 27
Mayor Gaskins rejects bill to return Alexandria to D.C.; Hillyard, Gill win PNC Alexandria Half Marathon; Trump fires entire National Science Board
Hillyard, Gill win PNC Alexandria Half Marathon; Hodgins, Garson-Shumway take 5K titles
Alex Hillyard finished in 1:07:45 and Halle Gill in 1:21:03 in the second running of the event's new format.
From King Street to Ground Zero: How the Old Town Run Club is serving, honoring, and remembering heroes
Three years ago, two runners hashed out an idea over Guinness at a King Street pub. This September, the Old Town Run Club will retrace the path from Shanksville to the Pentagon to Ground Zero for a third time — and is aiming to deliver $50,000 to the Tunnel to Towers Foundation.
Five D.C.-area scientists among 24 ousted as Trump fires entire National Science Board
Catholic University chair and vice chair, Virginia Tech and Maryland professors, and MITRE engineer among dismissed members of body that oversees Alexandria-based NSF
A Star Wars 5K, free for kids, lands at Cameron Run on May 3
Light swords for finishers, pizza and beer at Atlas after, and all profits to Tunnel to Towers — the Old Town Run Club's Intergalactic 5K & Kids 1 Miler returns Sunday morning.
Stardust Vintage & Gift to close June 30, just over a year after Del Ray opening
Owner Amy Eggers cites family and post-cancer focus on balance; liquidation sale underway through final weeks