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ACPS board takes up FY 2027 budget add/delete tonight ahead of Thursday's adoption vote
Board members go into tonight's work session with proposals to restore Afghan Family Liaisons, Communities in Schools funding, and parts of the renegotiated bargaining agreement that were cut from Superintendent Kay-Wyatt's $7.6 million in May adjustments
Daily Brief | June 9
City officials break ground on Aspect at the former Landmark Mall, the ACHS PTSA newsletter raises alarm over the Braddock Road safety study while city records show ACPS staff helped produce its audit, and Spice Kraft sweeps Taste of Del Ray.
CJ Abrams and Daylen Lile deliver in 9th inning as Nationals rally for 4-3 victory over Giants
Daylen Lile hit a go-ahead single in the ninth inning after CJ Abrams' tying base hit, and the Washington Nationals rallied against closer Keaton Winn to spoil Logan Webb's impressive outing and beat the San FRancisco Giants 4-3 on Monday night.
Caitlin Clark's last-second 3-pointer gives Fever a 78-76 victory over Mystics
Caitlin Clark's 3-pointer with 1.2 seconds left gave the Indiana Fever a 78-76 victory over the Washington Mystics on Monday night.
City warns of traffic near Episcopal High School for Wednesday event
The advisory doesn't name the event, but the school is Croatia's World Cup base camp.
City says it invited ACPS into Braddock Road study, but the school didn't take part; PTSA newsletter says it wasn't consulted
The ACHS PTSA's year-end newsletter raises concerns about the W. Braddock Road safety study and publishes a letter aimed at a separate, already-decided project
Spice Kraft sweeps both top prizes at 2026 Taste of Del Ray
The butter chicken pot pie took first place in both the judges' and people's choice categories at the sold-out 17th annual food festival.
City officials, developers break ground on Aspect at former Landmark Mall site
The 390-unit development anchors the 52-acre former Landmark Mall redevelopment, with delivery expected by 2028.
Daily Brief | June 8
ACHS celebrates 962 graduates as the city heads into one of its biggest weeks of the year — a packed City Council docket Tuesday, ACPS budget adoption Thursday, the Croatian national soccer team's World Cup base camp arrival, and Sails on the Potomac at the waterfront this weekend
Gabriel Moreno hits 2-run homer, Diamondbacks avoid sweep with 5-1 win over Nationals
Gabriel Moreno hit a two-run homer, Michael Soroka threw seven effective innings and the Arizona Diamondbacks avoided a series sweep with a 5-1 win over the Washington Nationals on Sunday.
Bankruptcies climb, food aid falls: the household strain behind Alexandria's slowing economy
New DMV Monitor data shows the region's personal bankruptcy rate rising faster than the nation and food-assistance rolls shrinking, as City Manager Parajon and the police chief prepare to brief council Tuesday
As federal cuts hollow out the region's job base, Alexandria's housing market shows the strain
A new Brookings analysis ties softening DMV rents and home prices to a labor market that shed jobs and added unemployment while the rest of the country grew — the latest chapter in a downturn city officials have tracked since fall
June 7 in Alexandria history: Richard Henry Lee proposes American independence, with deep ties to the Lee family of Alexandria
A 1776 resolution that would lead to the Declaration of Independence three weeks later — proposed by a Virginia Lee whose extended family helped shape Old Town Alexandria, and whose legacy in the city remains contested
Reese leads Dream to 109-77 win after Mystics coach Johnson ejected, escorted off court by security
Angel Reese had 18 points and a season-high 17 rebounds, Rhyne Howard added 19 points and six steals and Atlanta beat the Washington Mystics 109-77 on Saturday night in the Dream's highest-scoring game this season.
Nationals get homers from Mead and Crews, hold Diamondbacks to 2 hits in 6-1 victory
Curtis Mead launched a two-run homer in the first inning, Dylan Crews also went deep and the Washington Nationals held the Arizona Diamondbacks to two hits Saturday in a 6-1 victory.