The Alexandria Brief | Monday, Sept. 21
Inside: the Yellow Line stops short of D.C. after a derailment, council puts off a Parker-Gray barbershop's fate, and the data center at the city's edge dodges the governor's new rules.
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The Alexandria Brief | Friday, Sept. 18
Inside: early voting opens under a cloud, APD answers council's Flock questions, and fall festival season starts tonight.
The Alexandria Brief | Thursday, Sept. 17
Inside: a $3.7 million DASH overrun a spreadsheet error hid for months, an arrest in the Mount Vernon Avenue stabbing, and tourism tops $1 billion again.
The Alexandria Brief | Wednesday, Sept. 16
Inside: 241 near misses, every ICE task force agency off the Flock list, and a stabbing in Arlandria.
The Alexandria Brief | Tuesday, Sept. 15
On tap today: the ad hoc committee takes up staggered School Board elections at 6, plus three other city meetings the same hour.
The Alexandria Brief | Monday, Sept. 14
Bridge work runs late tonight, early voting opens Friday, and council hears a Russell Road address appeal Saturday.
The Alexandria Brief | Friday, Sept. 11
On tap today: the city's 9/11 remembrance ceremony, and a weekend of HalloWEIRD and the Del Ray Vintage & Flea Market.
The Alexandria Brief | Thursday, Sept. 10
On tap today: Titans football at home, the Chamber unveils its 2027 legislative agenda, and the School Board takes up redistricting.
The Alexandria Brief | Wednesday, Sept. 9
On tap today: a police hiring event this morning, a community meeting on Braddock West, Margo Price at The Birchmere, and more.
The Alexandria Brief | Tuesday, Sept. 8
On tap today: the Centenarian Celebration, goats arriving at Holmes Run, and council's first meeting back at 7 p.m.
The Alexandria Brief | Friday, Sept. 4
More than 7,000 still without power, no restoration estimates, and storms again this afternoon before the weekend clears.
The Alexandria Brief | Thursday, Sept. 3
On tap today: the Old Town North farmers market, teen voices at Beatley, and storms likely after 2 p.m.
The Alexandria Brief | Wednesday, Sept. 2
On tap today: the Board of Architectural Review's monthly hearing, Wine Tasting Wednesdays with cats, and storms rolling in after 11 a.m.
The Alexandria Brief | Tuesday, Sept. 1
On tap today: a horror bookshop opens on King Street, the Minnie Howard fields get Kerry Donley's name, and a heat index near 102.
The Alexandria Brief | Monday, Aug. 31
On tap today: a housing clinic in the West End, Bad Art Night at Barrett, and scattered storms after 2 p.m.
The Alexandria Brief | Friday, Aug. 28
On tap today: Crooked Run opens in Del Ray, the Titans open at home, and the Benjamin Thomas remembrance at Shiloh Baptist.