A funding plan to facilitate the redevelopment of the former Potomac River Generating Station site in Old Town North will be on Alexandria City Council’s agenda this week.
City Council will receive a briefing on the funding plan Tuesday (June 9), then hold a public hearing and consider approval of the agreement on Saturday (June 13).
One of Alexandria City High School’s largest graduating classes walked the stage at George Mason University’s EagleBank Arena to get their diplomas on Saturday (June 6).
Outgoing Superintendent Melanie Kay-Wyatt said that the 962 graduates are walking into an increasingly complex world.
Alexandria’s unemployment rate in April was its lowest in nearly a year, but the region still faces ongoing headwinds in keeping both jobs and workers in place, according to a panel of experts.
With 96,031 city residents counted in the civilian workforce and 3,088 looking for jobs, the city’s unemployment rate of 3.1% in April was the lowest since 3% in June 2025, according to figures reported June 3 by the Virginia Department of Workforce Development and Advancement.
A kitten had the luck of nine lives when it was rescued from Interstate 395 late Friday (June 5) in Alexandria.
Virginia State Police were alerted around 11:54 p.m. to a kitten that a driver observed on the interstate near the King Street exit. A state trooper safely retrieved the 4-week-old kitten, which was then taken to a nearby animal hospital.
Croatian Festival Precedes World Cup Team Arrival — “On the eve of the arrival of the Vatreni to Alexandria, visitors had the chance to experience Croatian culture through traditional music and dance performances by Klapa Podvorje and Kolo Club Marian from Steelton, Pennsylvania, as well as Croatian food, wine, and olive oil. The event is a continuation of the wonderful cooperation that has grown from the Croatian National Team choosing Alexandria as its World Cup base camp.” [Croatian Embassy in Washington D.C./Facebook]
City Council Meets Tuesday — Items of note on City Council’s Tuesday, June 9 agenda are a briefing on the proposed funding plan for the Potomac River Generating Station, a presentation by the Alexandria Police Department, end-of-year budget adjustments and a proposed polling place change. [City of Alexandria]
Good Friday evening, Alexandria. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.
The following articles were published earlier today — Jun 5, 2026.
Here are today’s most-read articles:
Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.
Here is what’s going on Saturday in Alexandria, from our event calendar.
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
Expect mostly sunny weather with a high near 92 degrees, and a light west wind that will pick up to 5 to 9 mph in the morning. On Saturday night, there’s a slight 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms between 11 p.m. and midnight. The night will be partly cloudy with a low around 72 degrees, and a west wind at 5 to 8 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
“The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt
We hope you have a great weekend, Alexandria!
Alexandria City High School seniors will embark on new beginnings after walking the stage at tomorrow’s graduation at George Mason University’s EagleBank Arena in Fairfax.
The doors open at the arena (4400 University Drive) at 8 a.m. and the student processional begins at 8:45 a.m. for the class that Alexandria City Public Schools calls “the Class that Changes Tomorrow.”
On This Day in Alexandria History — “On June 5, 1922, groundbreaking for the George Washington Masonic Memorial at Shuter’s Hill took place. Memorial association president Louis A. Watres and Charles H. Callahan, Past Master of Alexandria-Washington Lodge No. 22 turned the first dirt.” [Historic Alexandria]
Good Thursday evening, Alexandria. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.
The following articles were published earlier today — Jun 4, 2026.
Here are today’s most-read articles:
Here is what’s going on Friday in Alexandria, from our event calendar.
Expect a sunny day with a high of 93°F and calm winds shifting to the west at about 6 mph in the afternoon. Friday night will be partly cloudy with temperatures dropping to around 69°F and a gentle south wind blowing at 3 to 5 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
“Success is not how high you have climbed, but how you make a positive difference to the world.”
– Roy T. Bennett
Thanks for reading!
A 23-year-old man suspected of smashing the front window of a jewelry store on King Street in Old Town this morning (June 4) was arrested a half hour after the incident in the basement of nearby Christ Church.
The Alexandria Police Department was notified that a suspect in a mask and wearing all black smashed a front window to the jewelry store in the 600 block of King Street and fled the scene on foot, according to radio dispatches.
A 37-year-old Maryland man is being held without bond after allegedly brandishing a handgun in an apartment in the Taylor Run neighborhood, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.
The suspect was arrested on April 5, soon after the victim reported that the father of her daughter took out a firearm, racked the slide and then pointed it at her and her son in the 2800 block of Seay Street, according to the affidavit. The suspect, a man from Landover, Md., was charged with being a violent felon in possession of a firearm, concealing a stolen firearm, two counts of reckless handling of a firearm, and two counts of brandishing a firearm.
