Daily Brief | April 28
Alexandria area leads Virginia in job losses as federal cuts deepen; council hosts legislative meeting tonight; budget adoption tomorrow
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King Charles III to meet Trump and address Congress in bid to spotlight UK-US ties
He will become the first British monarch to address the U.S. Congress since his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in 1991.
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.
King Charles III arrives at the White House on a delicate mission to restore the UK-US relationship
The royal couple will also visit the Sept. 11 memorial in New York and attend a 250th birthday block party in Virginia, where Charles will also meet Indigenous leaders involved in nature conservation — a favorite cause of the environmentalist king.
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.
Man charged with attempted assassination of Trump in White House correspondents' dinner shooting
Federal authorities suggested an attack that disrupted one of Washington's glitziest events had been planned for at least several weeks.
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.
Virginia Supreme Court considers whether to block voter-approved US House map favoring Democrats
The Virginia Supreme Court on Monday will hear arguments in a Republican challenge to the redrawn congressional map that was approved by voters last week and could net Democrats four additional U.S. House seats.
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.
Accused attacker at Washington media dinner is a tutor and computer engineer from California
The California man arrested in the shooting at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner is a highly educated tutor and amateur video game developer opposed to the policies of President Donald Trump.
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.