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Six-Week Holiday Market Pop-Up to Return to Fairfax Corner

Creative Collective’s annual holiday pop-up is returning to Fairfax Corner in a new location. The six-week holiday market will run from Friday, November 13, to Thursday, December 24. In this year’s smaller space, located next to Chico’s, shoppers will be able to discover goods from seven small businesses across the region.

Fairfax, VA · 1d
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Alexandria City High School to start locking student phones in pouches in early 2027

Alexandria City High School is planning to roll out phone pouches with magnetic locks for its students in January or February, Principal Michael Burch told ALXnow. In August, ACHS started the 2026-27 school year with a “bell-to-bell” ban of smartphones and other smart devices. The number of policy violations has dropped from 179 in the first week of school to under 100 in most recent weeks. During the week of Nov. 2, 2026, the number of cellphones collected due to policy violations dropped to 48, Burch said.

Alexandria, VA · 20h
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Floriana aims for January opening in Alexandria as D.C. location prepares to close

Italian restaurant Floriana will make its debut in Alexandria not long after closing its longtime D.C. location. The Italian restaurant is leasing space in the Atrium Building at 277 S. Washington Street, replacing a vacancy left by Virginia’s Darling and Mae’s Market. The new location is co-owned by Jamie Branda and Dino Tapper, son of restaurant founder Floriana Nestore.

Alexandria, VA · 2d
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Special committee pitches four-year School Board terms to Alexandria City Council

Alexandria City Council received a recommendation from the joint ad hoc committee on School Board election reforms Tuesday (Nov. 10), but it is unclear if and when the council will take up the proposed city charter amendment. The committee recommended moving the Alexandria City School Board from three-year to four-year...

Alexandria, VA · 22h
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Beyer and four Virginia Democrats ask SCC to reject Dominion-NextEra merger as written

The letter, filed on the deadline for public comment, joins the governor, the attorney general, SCC staff and the City of Alexandria in opposing the deal in its current form. The evidentiary hearing begins Tuesday.

Virginia · 22h