Alexandria takes two top prizes at 37th annual Wammie Music Awards
Eight city artists earn 12 nominations in record-turnout night for DMV music
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Alexandria Library invites teens to join recorded dialogue program this spring
The CHAT program, co-created by a local 10th grader, will use small group conversations to build a roadmap for improving teen life in the city
Judge postpones termination of temporary status for Ethiopians
The ruling has direct implications for Alexandria, where Ethiopians represent the largest share of the city's immigrant population at 16.4% — more than any other country of origin
Construction underway at former Big Wheel Bikes site as Waterfront Taco Factory takes shape in Old Town
The distinctive yellow building at 2 Prince St. is boarded up as the long-anticipated waterfront taco restaurant moves from permit to job site
Virginia to raise minimum wage to $15 by 2028 under new law
“The reality is that inflation and tariffs have driven up prices, and wages have fallen behind — this law is a key component of rectifying that divide,” Majority Leader Charniele Herring, D-Alexandria, said.
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
What's happening in Alexandria this weekend: April 10-12
Del Ray Dog Fest, Alexandria Film Festival presents “Becoming Wild” World Premiere, Remember the Pearl Weekend, and much more.
Sid and Ovi through the years: A look at the Crosby-Ovechkin rivalry as its final acts loom
Whether the 100th and 101st all-time meeting between the two icons will also be the last is anyone's guess.
Spanberger signs bills to aid low-income utility customers, manage power demand
HB 770 by Del. Charniele Herring, D-Alexandria, and SB 650 by Sen. David Marsden, D-Fairfax, allow water and sewage companies to offer discounted rates for customers that make less than 200% of the federal poverty level.
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
Era of political violence means higher costs for candidate security, a new report says
It comes after a grim roll call of political violence over the past decade. That includes the 2017 shooting at a Republican congressional baseball team practice in Alexandria, Virginia.
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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