Inside the Kennedy Center as it prepares for a 2-year renovation
Matt Floca, the Kennedy Center’s new executive director and chief operating officer, guided a group of journalists through the building on Wednesday.
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Inside Alexandria's 1,026 write-in ballots: Primary rivals, former mayors, Mickey Mouse, and Joseph Stalin
The write-in assignment file, provided to The Alexandria Brief on request on Wednesday, offers a look at how 1,026 voters rejected all three ballot candidates
VRE to close King Street on three May weekends for Alexandria Union Station bridge work
Drivers will be detoured to Duke Street as crews replace aging spans over King Street and Commonwealth Avenue
Democrats win in Virginia but it won't be the final say in a national redistricting competition
The Virginia Supreme Court will now decide whether Democratic lawmakers violated procedural rules when they referred a constitutional amendment to the ballot authorizing the new U.S. House districts that could help Democrats win as many as four additional seats in the state.
Broadband leaders from 34 states convene in Old Town
Gov. Spanberger headlines two-day national workshop at Hotel AKA
Sandy Marks to be sworn in May 12 as Alexandria's newest city council member
The special election winner will take office nearly three weeks after her victory — in time for a May 16 public hearing on the Braddock Road Improvements appeal
The US has a long history of changing voting districts for political reasons. Is it legal?
The word has stood the test of time, in part because American politics remain fiercely competitive. And with time and technology, politicians have become even more adept at drafting voting districts that benefit their political party.
Spring2ACTion blows past $1.3 million by late morning, more than halfway to $2.5 million goal
Alexandria animal rescues lead the field, with King Street Cats ranking third citywide and Casa Chirilagua pacing all organizations at more than $56,000
A work vehicle hits a stopped Washington Metro train, leaving 11 people with minor injuries
Metro warned riders to expect delays Wednesday.
Daily Brief | April 22
Sandy Marks wins City Council seat; council drops Sunday parking meters proposal, approves jail study; Spring2ACTion underway
Beneath Trump's ballroom legal case: A brief history of the White House bunker
Secrecy surrounding White House security makes details hard to come by, but President Donald Trump's court fight over his $400 million ballroom casts some light on an underground bunker at the site that has had a role in history.
Spring2ACTion tops $912,000 by sunrise as Alexandria's 16th giving day gets underway
ACT for Alexandria's 24-hour campaign has already drawn 2,925 donors across 165 of 196 participating nonprofits, with Alexandria Singers, King Street Cats and Housing Alexandria leading their respective size tiers
City Council reaches budget consensus, drops Sunday parking meters, and approves jail study
Council reached majority support on all 11 add/delete proposals on Tuesday, cancelling next week's follow-up session; the budget heads to final adoption April 29
Wood's homer, García's 4 hits power the Nationals to an 11-4 win, snapping Atlanta's streak at 6
James Wood homered, Luis García Jr. had four hits and the Washington Nationals snapped the Atlanta Braves' six-game winning streak with an 11-4 victory on Tuesday night.
Virginia voters approve redistricting plan that could boost Democrats’ seats in Congress
Virginia voters approved a mid-decade redistricting plan Tuesday that could boost Democrats’ chances of winning four additional U.S. House seats in November’s midterm elections that will decide control of the closely divided Congress.
Sandy Marks wins Alexandria City Council special election
The Democratic nominee defeats Frank Fannon and Alison Virginia O'Connell to fill the seat vacated by Del. Kirk McPike