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The incoming superintendent of Alexandria City Public Schools has his work cut out for him.

Before starting work with ACPS on Feb. 1, 2027, Jharrett Bryantt will wrap up more than four years as superintendent for the Anchorage School District in Alaska by preparing a budget for his successor. In Alexandria, Bryantt will have had less than three weeks on the job before the Alexandria City School Board votes on the ACPS fiscal year 2028 combined funds budget, which will have been drawn up by Interim Superintendent Grace Taylor and ACPS staff.


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After Alexandria’s mayor and City Council spoke out against an electric substation for a data center development near the city, some elected officials joined a march against data centers.

On Saturday (Oct. 10), residents and community groups marched from Aslin Beer Company in Alexandria’s West End to the nearby Plaza 500 site in Lincolnia where a data center campus is planned.


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After nearly five years in executive leadership with Alexandria Restaurant Partners, Nazia Millwala has been named the company’s president.

Millwala’s ascension is part of a “planned evolution” for the company as ARP partners Dave Nicholas, David Clapp and Scott Shaw are moving away from day-to-day operations, the company announced. In Alexandria, ARP owns Vola’s Dockside Grill and Hi-Tide Lounge, Joe Theismann’s Restaurant, Ada’s on the River, Barca Pier and Wine Bar, Mia’s Italian Kitchen and Royal Restaurant. The company also owns Palette 22 in Arlington and a Mia’s Italian Kitchen and Café Tu Tu Tango in Orlando, Fla.


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The Alexandria Health Department will see a leadership change next month after director Dr. David Rose departs his role.

After Nov. 9, Rose will be leaving the AHD to take a role as regional director of the north/northwest region at the Virginia Department of Health. The AHD is part of the state-run Virginia Department of Health and falls under the northern region that Rose will oversee.


Event

Join Breast Cancer Collective for the 2026 Walk to Bust Cancer on Sunday, October 18, at Fort Hunt Park in Alexandria.
Walk alongside survivors, caregivers, friends, families, and neighbors for an uplifting community event supporting access to breast cancer screening and care across the DMV.
Walk to Bust Cancer brings our community together to turn hope into action and help expand access to timely breast health care. Register to walk, gather your team, and join us at Fort Hunt Park.


Around Town

A professional choir and orchestra hopes to hit the right note as it debuts at an Alexandria venue this week.

The Thirteen will open its fifteenth season, titled “In Our Time,” at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 16 at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall (4915 E. Campus Drive). The same show will follow in D.C. and Bethesda, Md. on Saturday, Oct. 17 and Sunday, Oct. 18, respectively.


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On This Day in Alexandria History — “On October 13, 1905, the Cole & Rogers Circus opened in at the old fairgrounds along upper King Street. The circus, featuring performers and live animals, had a free parade at noon and then paid performances in the afternoon and evening.” [Historic Alexandria]

City Council Convenes Tuesday for Legislative Meeting — At the 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13 meeting, City Council will have an economic update, presentation on the 911 system and the Ben Brenman Award presentation as well as consider a friendship city with Osijek, Croatia. [City of Alexandria]


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A fourth “No Kings” protest against the Trump administration is coming to Alexandria.

Indivisible Do Something Alexandria is hosting the event to highlight a nationwide day of early voting before the Nov. 3 midterm elections outside the Charles E. Beatley, Jr. Central Library (5005 Duke Street) on Saturday, Oct. 17. Protesters will line Duke Street from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m.


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Dominion Energy customers in Alexandria’s West End were experiencing outages Monday afternoon.

According to Dominion Energy’s outage map, more than 2,200 customers lost power in the city as of 3 p.m. Most outages were concentrated in neighborhoods along Duke Street, Edsall Road and Interstate 395, extending into Fairfax County. The majority were resolved by 4:15 p.m.


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On the evening of Saturday, Oct. 17, onlookers on lower King Street might feel like they’ve been transported into a Michael Jackson music video.

Coldwell Banker Realty real estate agents Barb Scheeler and Rachel Knapp are coordinating a “Thriller” Zombie Flash Mob in the unit block of King Street in Old Town, at 5 p.m. Saturday. Scheeler and Knapp told ALXnow there are about 100 dancers signed up to participate, and hundreds of spectators are expected to attend with the dancers.