1+ hour, 13+ min ago   (328+ words) Outgoing Superintendent Melanie Kay-Wyatt’s time at Alexandria City Public Schools has come to an end. During a special meeting Wednesday (Aug. 12), the Alexandria City School Board appointed ACPS Chief of Staff Grace Taylor as acting superintendent. According to a statement…...

1+ day, 20+ hour ago   (451+ words) When 17-year-old Charlotte Barnes observes the stormwater system, she understands it’s not just rainwater flowing underground but something that affects local waterways. That thought inspired the rising St. Stephen’s & St. Agnes high school senior to make waterway health the focus…...

2+ day, 22+ hour ago   (526+ words) After the Traffic and Parking Board approved the removal of 20 parking spaces on Russell Road near Naomi L. Brooks Elementary in July, the director of Alexandria’s Transportation and Environmental Services is proposing a different option. First reported by Alexandria Brief, T…...

6+ day, 16+ hour ago   (488+ words) The Del Ray Montessori School, earlier this month, won approval from the city to change ownership and reopen a decades-old daycare that closed in Old Town last year. The city’s planning and zoning director, on Aug. 5, approved change of ownership…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (188+ words) The Del Ray Montessori School, earlier this month, won approval from the city to change ownership and reopen a decades-old daycare that closed in Old Town last year. The building was constructed in 1950, sits on 4,500-square-feet and has four large…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (531+ words) The start of the 2026-27 school year is just around the corner in Alexandria. The first day back for most Alexandria City Public Schools students is Monday, Aug. 24. That’s not the case for students and staff at Samuel W. Tucker Elementary,…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (594+ words) The number of Alexandria residents counted as unemployed in June was at the highest level since March and stood 36% higher than at the start of the second Trump administration, according to new state data. A total of 95,925 city residents were…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (932+ words) On This Day in Alexandria History — "On July 31, 1934, a contract was let for the construction of George Washington High School at 1005 Mount Vernon Avenue in the city’s Del Ray neighborhood. The new school, which opened a year later, replaced the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (813+ words) Parking changes will be coming to Russell Road near Naomi L. Brooks Elementary School after action by the Traffic and Parking Board Monday. The Traffic and Parking Board voted 5-2 to remove 20 parking spaces in several blocks of Russell Road. Board Member…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (347+ words) City Council Special Meeting Tomorrow — “City Council will hold a special meeting on Wednesday, July 29 to approve more investigation into the August 2025 death of a man in Alexandria Police Department custody. Earlier this month, the city’s Independent Community Policing Review…...