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A State Police pursuit ends in a fiery crash on S. Whiting Street, Croatia regroups in Alexandria after its Dallas opener, two are hospitalized in a West End shooting, and Hard Times Cafe closes on King Street for a long-planned remodel
The city marks Juneteenth with a daylong celebration of African American history, the Housing 2040 Plan clears its public hearing and heads to final adoption Tuesday, Alexandria police bring the Public Safety Plan to community leaders at Thursday's invitation-only summit.
Croatia returns to Alexandria after a 4-2 World Cup loss to England, two new Old Town restaurants open this week, and VRE closes King Street again tonight through next Wednesday"
Alexandria marks Juneteenth Friday, the police oversight office hosts a community listening session, Olivia Troye's congressional bid appears over, and Croatia opens its World Cup tournament against England this afternoon.
King Street closes again next week for VRE bridge replacement, Croatia prepares for Wednesday's World Cup opener, the police review board sets a hearing on the in-custody death of Allan Tucker, and the city begins a $4.28 million pedestrian safety project on South Patrick Street
City Council unanimously approves the first phase of the Potomac River Generating Station redevelopment and a $135 million financing package, Croatia's Marco Pašalić tells The Alexandria Brief he feels "right at home" in the U.S., and more.
Storms knocked out power to nearly 11,000 Alexandria customers overnight with another round of dangerous weather expected today, the school board adopts its FY 2027 budget, Croatia settles into its World Cup base camp, and Sails on the Potomac arrives at the waterfront
The 2026 FIFA World Cup kicks off today as Croatia's national team holds its first public training session in Alexandria, the school board adopts the final FY 2027 budget tonight, Sails on the Potomac sets up at the waterfront for this weekend, and Virginia American Water settles its rate case.
The City Council walks through the $135 million power plant financing ahead of Saturday's vote, the school board restores Afghan liaisons before Thursday's budget adoption, and Croatia holds its first training session in Alexandria today
City officials break ground on Aspect at the former Landmark Mall, the ACHS PTSA newsletter raises alarm over the Braddock Road safety study while city records show ACPS staff helped produce its audit, and Spice Kraft sweeps Taste of Del Ray.
ACHS celebrates 962 graduates as the city heads into one of its biggest weeks of the year — a packed City Council docket Tuesday, ACPS budget adoption Thursday, the Croatian national soccer team's World Cup base camp arrival, and Sails on the Potomac at the waterfront this weekend
First ACPS superintendent search session draws a community call for trust and transparency, a Code Orange air quality alert covers the region today, and Sen. Mark Warner pushes for federal data center "guardrails" — plus a publisher's note on what it really costs to cover Alexandria
Crews knock down a Randolph Avenue house fire, Little Birdie sets a June 23 opening on Mount Vernon Avenue, the city plans a new Del Ray pocket park, and Alexandria joins a regional drought watch — plus we mark seven months of The Brief
A Safe Routes to School proposal could remove up to 20 Russell Road parking spaces near Naomi Brooks, the West End Business Association's inaugural festival lands Saturday at Cameron Station, and Pride is back with 100 exhibitors on June 27
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
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
