Alexandria Pride returns June 27 with 100 exhibitors, drag story hours and live music at John Carlyle Square Park
9th annual celebration runs 2-6 p.m.; event hosted by Alexandria LGBTQIA+ Task Force
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First-ever WEBA outdoor festival features 50-plus vendors, Port City beer garden, Passport Auto showcase and live music
ACPS to officially dedicate 'Owen's Place' at Early Childhood Center Tuesday afternoon
Ceremony honors late teen who volunteered at the school and aspired to become a teacher
Daily Brief | June 2
ACPS hires a national firm and opens community sessions in its search for a new superintendent, Thai Peppers will close its Del Ray location after 28 years, and Alexandria's first tech startup accelerator begins accepting applications — plus tonight's Planning Commission hearing on Housing 2040
Alcantara rebounds on the mound and the Marlins snap their 5-game skid with a 7-3 win over the Nats
Sandy Alcantara pitched seven steady innings and the Miami Marlins hit three home runs, snapping their five-game losing streak with a 7-3 win over the Washington Nationals on Monday night.
Virginia marriage equality amendment campaign launches at start of Pride Month
Alexandria Democrat Del. Kirk McPike, who is also campaign co-chair, said marriage equality advocates will engage voters in communities statewide in the coming months.
Thai Peppers closing its Del Ray location after 28 years; final day is June 15
Founding generation retiring; Bristow and Haymarket locations will continue under family's second and third generations
Alexandria ACHS grad named city's top public health honoree for Medical Reserve Corps work
Alexandria ACHS grad named city's top public health honoree for Medical Reserve Corps work
Applications open for Accelerate ALX, Alexandria's first tech startup accelerator
Info session set for June 16; application deadline June 30
ACPS launches superintendent search with community sessions set for June 4 and June 10
HYA, a national education search firm, will lead the process; new superintendent expected by October 1
Daily Brief | June 1
The city unveils a riverside memorial tonight to the 67 killed in the Potomac midair collision, ACHS hits the final week before Saturday's graduation, and Mayor Gaskins lays out how rising fuel prices are squeezing the city fleet
Virginia lawmakers are set to return to Richmond as budget deadline nears
Special session resumes June 18 with data center tax incentives still at the center of a standoff between Spanberger, House Democrats and Senate Finance Chair Louise Lucas.
Virginia budget impasse threatens school funding, poses potential staffing challenges
The House is scheduled to meet June 18 and the Senate on June 22
James Wood, Luis García Jr. each homer and Nationals beat Padres 4-2
James Wood and Luis García Jr. each homered, Zack Littell allowed two earned runs and the Washington Nationals beat the San Diego Padres 4-2 in the rubber game of the series on Sunday.
May 31 in Alexandria history: Parker-Gray High School is dedicated, opening the city's first Black high school
The 1950 ceremony came after a years-long campaign by Alexandria's Black community and NAACP attorney Charles Houston, whose legal strategy would lead to Brown v. Board of Education four years later
Three repaving projects carry over to the week of June 1 as Holland Lane is added
The Abingdon drives and Madison Street, on the schedule since mid-May, return alongside a new Holland Lane segment