Daily Brief | May 7
Chamber ALX names 40 Under 40 honorees; Planning Commission backs Old Town Pool, defers beekeeping rules; Bethesda REIT to acquire Potomac Yard senior living communities for $249M
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From Dupont Circle to Old Town: Inaugural Commodore to Commodore run set for June 6
The Old Town Run Club's 9-mile fundraiser for September's 9/11 Remembrance Run kicks off at 9:30 a.m. from The Commodore Dupont Circle. Walking and running groups welcome; $30 registration includes beer at both ends.
Abrams has grand slam and 5 RBIs, House, Tena and Millas also homer as Nationals rout Twins 15-2
The Nationals hit four homers in a four-inning span after hitting none in their previous four games.
Bethesda REIT to acquire Potomac Yard's Landing and Riviera in $249 million deal
Chiron Real Estate's first move into senior housing will combine the two adjacent communities into a unified campus; closings expected June 1
Planning Commission backs Old Town Pool replacement, defers beekeeping rules
Beekeepers and a D.C. regulation expert told commissioners the proposed setbacks and hive limits were unworkable and that zoning was the wrong tool
McLean man sentenced to four years for $1.5 million Alexandria-based precious metals Ponzi scheme
Warith Deen Muhammad lured more than a dozen investors with promises of 5% to 10% returns, then used new investors' money to pay earlier ones and finance luxury cars and designer shopping, prosecutors said
Arlington Ridge Road/Mount Vernon Avenue bridge to close during off-peak hours May 16-23
Crews to install five steel girders over Four Mile Run; Metrobus A11 and A12 routes will detour via West Glebe Road, skipping stops along Mount Vernon Avenue in Alexandria
Alexandria officials urge e-bike, e-scooter battery safety
City and AFD share charging, storage and warning-sign guidance as the lithium-ion-powered devices grow more common
FBI searches Virginia Senate leader's office as part of corruption probe, AP source says
The FBI searched the Virginia state Senate leader's hometown office and her neighboring cannabis shop Wednesday, bringing into public view what was described as a yearslong corruption investigation.
Weather pushes Alexandria's Community Cookout kickoff to Thursday
Tonight's event at Mount Vernon Recreation Center has been moved to its May 7 rain date; eight more neighborhood cookouts to follow through June
Protester comes down from atop Washington bridge ending 5-day stand against AI and Iran war
A protester who camped out atop one of Washington’s bridges for five days came down Wednesday morning, ending his stand against AI and the war in Iran.
Chamber ALX names 40 Under 40 honorees for 2026
Tenth class to be celebrated July 16 at the American Physical Therapy Association headquarters; 40 Over 40 list to follow this month
Commission on Aging to honor five at May 12 awards ceremony
Mayor Gaskins to present annual Excellence in Aging Awards at Del Pepper Community Resource Center; RSVP deadline May 9
Daily Brief | May 6
Second Braddock Road safety project heads to public; VRE bridge work drags King Street closure into third day; Kay-Wyatt to unveil adjusted ACPS budget Thursday
Alexandria sets June 1 unveiling for Potomac midair collision memorial
Bench, engraved bricks, sign and trees at Rivergate City Park designed with families of the 67 killed
Buxton hits 3-run HR, Bradley has 8 strikeouts to help Twins beat Nationals 10-3
Byron Buxton hit a three-run homer, Brooks Lee drove in three runs and Taj Bradley struck out eight in six solid innings to help the Minnesota Twins beat the Washington Nationals 11-3 on Tuesday night.