ACPS will dedicate the Jean B. Reid Media Center on Tuesday
The honor for a reading specialist who spent 30 years with the division was one of three the superintendent recommended against last year before the School Board approved all four
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School Board committee says an error in the walk zone locator confused families, and ACPS is short 18 bus drivers
The fullest account yet of what went wrong at the start of the school year comes from three board members, a week after Chirilagua parents told the board their children had lost bus service
Belmore's Notebook: Three different counts of Alexandria's cameras, and a question the mayor couldn't get answered either
Plus $2.5 million in school bonuses with no appropriation on the docket, a superintendent search that named the one person not in it, and goats for $9,500 — Ryan Belmore's Alexandria roundup for Sept. 5, 2026
Snell throws 6 shutout innings and Tucker ends home run drought as Dodgers beat Nationals 5-3
The NL West-leading Dodgers won their fifth in a row against the Nationals dating to June 22, 2025.
The Alexandria Brief | Friday, Sept. 4
More than 7,000 still without power, no restoration estimates, and storms again this afternoon before the weekend clears.
Power restored to nearly all of Alexandria a day after severe storms
Dominion listed 14 customers out Saturday morning, down from more than 9,000 at the peak; eight traffic signals were dark during Friday's commute
Korean café chain Twosome Place confirms U.S. debut on King Street, opening in mid-October
The Carlyle-owned brand's first American store will seat 78 at 404 King St., with a second Northern Virginia location already in the works
EPA proposal could leave the public in the dark on data center plans
The EPA proposal would eliminate a federal requirement that states notify the public and seek comment before issuing air pollution permits for data centers and other industrial facilities.
The Alexandria Brief | Thursday, Sept. 3
On tap today: the Old Town North farmers market, teen voices at Beatley, and storms likely after 2 p.m.
City will launch recreation campaign at William Ramsay, with a new mural and a Friday night party
"Where You Belong" starts Sept. 18 at the West End center. The city describes it as both a new look and the start of a broader investment, without saying yet what that investment includes.
Kiwi Kuisine will reopen its Eisenhower Avenue pie shop with a ribbon-cutting and a pie-eating contest
The New Zealand-style pie maker marks 20 years in the region Oct. 10. The event is free, and there will be sheep to find.
Council returns from recess Tuesday with Flock camera update, tax bill for furloughed federal workers
The first regular legislative meeting since June 23 also brings reports on the economy and City Hall construction, two Russell Road vacation ordinances and 15 contested board appointments
Ronald Acuña Jr. becomes fastest to 200 homers, 200 steals as Braves beat Nationals 9-0
Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a three-run homer to become the fastest player in major league history to reach 200 home runs and 200 stolen bases.
SPA opens classified analytics lab at Alexandria headquarters
The 14,400-square-foot space holds 78 workstations.
The Alexandria Brief | Wednesday, Sept. 2
On tap today: the Board of Architectural Review's monthly hearing, Wine Tasting Wednesdays with cats, and storms rolling in after 11 a.m.
Yohandy Morales homers and has 3 hits in his debut as the Nationals top the Braves 9-5
Yohandy Morales homered in his first major league game and Jared Simpson earned the win in relief in his own debut, helping the Washington Nationals beat the Atlanta Braves 9-5 on Tuesday night.