Special Meeting for School Board Tonight — “The Alexandria City School Board has scheduled a special called meeting on August 12, 2026, at 6 p.m. to convene a closed session to discuss a personnel matter.” [Alexandria City Public Schools/Facebook]
Youth Leadership Conference Continues — “The 2026 Alexandria Youth Leadership Conference will be held August 11-13 at the Del Pepper Community Resource Center (4850 Mark Center Dr.) This free event is open to rising 9th through 12th graders residing in the City of Alexandria. The Youth Leadership Conference empowers emerging young leaders by providing training opportunities and connecting them to resources in their community.” [City of Alexandria]
Over 1,300 Sign Letter Opposing Plaza 500 Substation — “The Save Bren Mar Coalition, an organization of residents of the Bren Mar Park neighborhood near the Alexandria city line where the planned data center would be located, says 1,312 individuals and 29 organizations signed a letter to Governor Abigail Spanberger over the weekend, asking her to publicly support denial of the Edsall Data Center Substation application before the Fairfax County Planning Commission votes on it on September 24.” [Patch]
Board’s Russell Road Approval on Pause Amid New T&ES Recommendation — “What is now subject to appeal is the alternative plan the director of Transportation and Environmental Services chose instead. The deadline is 5 p.m. Aug. 24. City Clerk Gloria Sitton told residents who had submitted appeal petitions that because Director Leah Riley notified the board on Aug. 7 that the city would not implement its recommendation, appeals of that recommendation are no longer applicable and will not be docketed for council’s consideration.” [Alexandria Brief]
VRE Plans Weekend Service Date — “Riders, let’s race into the end of summer together! VRE will run service Sunday, August 23, getting you into the city safely, quickly, and just in time for the 250 Grand Prix!” [Virginia Railway Express/X]
Protests on First Anniversary of National Guard Deployment in D.C. — “Multiple protests were held to mark one year since President Donald Trump declared a crime emergency and deployed National Guard troops to D.C. Protesters with the Free D.C. movement gathered on 16th street near the White House Tuesday to push back on what the group describes as a 12-month-long occupation by the National Guard.” [WTOP]
Restaurant Association Seeks to Host James Beard Awards in D.C. Area — “[RAMW President and CEO Shawn] Townsend said he’s communicated with a large group of local and regional stakeholders and government officials to be ready in the event D.C. is among a short list of cities chosen to move on to the competition’s next phase. The foundation expects to issue a more formal request for proposals Aug. 17, with responses due by Sept. 30. The winning city will be announced in early 2027.” [Washington Business Journal]
Tourism Spending Hits Record $36.2B in Virginia — “Visitor spending rose 3.1 percent, an increase of $1.1 billion over the previous year, as the Commonwealth welcomed 46.6 million domestic and international overnight visitors, nearly one million more than the year before. Visitors spent $99 million per day across Virginia, up from $96 million the previous year.” [Fox5DC]
It’s Wednesday — Expect partly sunny skies with a high near 87°F, accompanied by a northwest wind at 3 to 6 mph. Wednesday night will have a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11 p.m., followed by a small chance of showers until 2 a.m. Skies will be mostly cloudy before clearing, with temperatures dropping to around 70°F and light winds from the west. The chance of precipitation is 20%. [NWS]
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