Ryan Belmore
@ryanbelmore.bsky.social
Founder & Publisher, @alexandriabrief.com
📍Alexandria, VA via Newport, RI
[email protected] | Signal: RyanBelmore.703
Powering @whatsupnewp.com since 2012
📍Alexandria, VA via Newport, RI
[email protected] | Signal: RyanBelmore.703
Powering @whatsupnewp.com since 2012
On Thursday, November 27, and Friday, November 28, the Alexandria Police Department will suspend enforcement of parking restrictions at all metered spaces and residential permit parking districts throughout the City of Alexandria.
November 26, 2025 at 4:24 PM
On Thursday, November 27, and Friday, November 28, the Alexandria Police Department will suspend enforcement of parking restrictions at all metered spaces and residential permit parking districts throughout the City of Alexandria.
Its official November 25,2025, has been declared as Del Ray Turkey Trot Day in the city of Alexandria.
November 26, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Its official November 25,2025, has been declared as Del Ray Turkey Trot Day in the city of Alexandria.
Say what you normally want about the Alexandria listserv’s, but today they've been great.
November 21, 2025 at 11:31 PM
Say what you normally want about the Alexandria listserv’s, but today they've been great.
Tuned in for tonight's Board of Architectural Review Meeting. Tonight, I have my eye on the request for alterations at City Hall and Market Square. It was continued at their last meeting.
Watch here - alexandria.granicus.com/ViewPublishe...
Docket here - legistar.granicus.com/alexandria/m...
Watch here - alexandria.granicus.com/ViewPublishe...
Docket here - legistar.granicus.com/alexandria/m...
November 20, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Tuned in for tonight's Board of Architectural Review Meeting. Tonight, I have my eye on the request for alterations at City Hall and Market Square. It was continued at their last meeting.
Watch here - alexandria.granicus.com/ViewPublishe...
Docket here - legistar.granicus.com/alexandria/m...
Watch here - alexandria.granicus.com/ViewPublishe...
Docket here - legistar.granicus.com/alexandria/m...
This report from ACPS is interesting - all projects under development in the city that are expected to add 20 or more children to the school system.
November 19, 2025 at 12:20 AM
This report from ACPS is interesting - all projects under development in the city that are expected to add 20 or more children to the school system.
New report - detailed financial breakdown of the four capacity scenarios for ACPS. Being explained now at ACPS School Board Work Session, more to come from me following conclusion of meeting.
November 18, 2025 at 11:37 PM
New report - detailed financial breakdown of the four capacity scenarios for ACPS. Being explained now at ACPS School Board Work Session, more to come from me following conclusion of meeting.
Tuned in for ACPS School Board Work Session - CIP Work Session #2.
Watch the meeting via Zoom - acpsk12.zoom.us/j/9915339508...
Watch the meeting via Zoom - acpsk12.zoom.us/j/9915339508...
November 18, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Tuned in for ACPS School Board Work Session - CIP Work Session #2.
Watch the meeting via Zoom - acpsk12.zoom.us/j/9915339508...
Watch the meeting via Zoom - acpsk12.zoom.us/j/9915339508...
Some interesting Alexandria trash info/background.
Dear Virginia, here’s lots more of our trash. All the best, Maryland virginiamercury.com/2025/11/17/d...
Dear Virginia, here’s lots more of our trash. All the best, Maryland virginiamercury.com/2025/11/17/d...
November 18, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Some interesting Alexandria trash info/background.
Dear Virginia, here’s lots more of our trash. All the best, Maryland virginiamercury.com/2025/11/17/d...
Dear Virginia, here’s lots more of our trash. All the best, Maryland virginiamercury.com/2025/11/17/d...
I found this slide, and the use of headlines, interesting.
November 18, 2025 at 6:18 PM
I found this slide, and the use of headlines, interesting.
November 17, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Caught The Neighborhood Kids and Tom Morello tonight. Both are worthy of a nomination to perform at Del Ray Bands & Brews Bar Crawl in my opinion.
November 16, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Caught The Neighborhood Kids and Tom Morello tonight. Both are worthy of a nomination to perform at Del Ray Bands & Brews Bar Crawl in my opinion.
For craft beer fans, Del Ray Pizzeria has Heady Topper and Focal Banger from The Alchemist available in cans.
November 15, 2025 at 8:28 PM
For craft beer fans, Del Ray Pizzeria has Heady Topper and Focal Banger from The Alchemist available in cans.
33 members of the public signed up to speak at this morning’s City Council public hearing. 15 will speak before the regular docket, the remainder after.
November 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM
33 members of the public signed up to speak at this morning’s City Council public hearing. 15 will speak before the regular docket, the remainder after.
Full house for Alexandria City Council’s public hearing this morning.
November 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Full house for Alexandria City Council’s public hearing this morning.
On this day in Alexandria history - 11/13/1956: The City Council approved preliminary plans to build new police headquarters at North Pitt and Princess streets. The red brick building with white trim opened 2 1/2 years later, around the corner from the jail. www.alexandriabrief.com/p/whats-happ...
November 13, 2025 at 2:34 PM
On this day in Alexandria history - 11/13/1956: The City Council approved preliminary plans to build new police headquarters at North Pitt and Princess streets. The red brick building with white trim opened 2 1/2 years later, around the corner from the jail. www.alexandriabrief.com/p/whats-happ...
On this day in Alexandria history - 11/13/1873, the City Council granted permission to the Electro-Magnetic Telegraph Company to run its lines through Alexandria, providing instant communication for the first time from New York all the way to Richmond. www.alexandriabrief.com/p/whats-happ...
November 13, 2025 at 2:32 PM
On this day in Alexandria history - 11/13/1873, the City Council granted permission to the Electro-Magnetic Telegraph Company to run its lines through Alexandria, providing instant communication for the first time from New York all the way to Richmond. www.alexandriabrief.com/p/whats-happ...
Got my iced coffee and ready to go.
If you can't make it to City Council’s Legislative Meeting in person, you can watch it here apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Det.... 7 p.m. Start time.
If you can't make it to City Council’s Legislative Meeting in person, you can watch it here apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Det.... 7 p.m. Start time.
November 12, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Got my iced coffee and ready to go.
If you can't make it to City Council’s Legislative Meeting in person, you can watch it here apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Det.... 7 p.m. Start time.
If you can't make it to City Council’s Legislative Meeting in person, you can watch it here apps.alexandriava.gov/Calendar/Det.... 7 p.m. Start time.
On this day in ALX: 11/9/1949 - The Theodore Ficklin School (400 Second St) was dedicated. Costing over $500K, it was a modern marvel w/ a water fountain in every classroom! Named for a Confederate officer, it later became a crucial site in the ‘59 desegregation fight. Now, it's a townhouse complex.
November 9, 2025 at 2:22 PM
On this day in ALX: 11/9/1949 - The Theodore Ficklin School (400 Second St) was dedicated. Costing over $500K, it was a modern marvel w/ a water fountain in every classroom! Named for a Confederate officer, it later became a crucial site in the ‘59 desegregation fight. Now, it's a townhouse complex.
Heads up- “As a cold front sweeps across the area this evening, a surge of strong west-northwest winds will follow. The strongest gusts, potentially reaching 40 to 50 mph in spots, will generally last an
hour or less at any given location”.
inws.ncep.noaa.gov/a/a.php?i=12...
hour or less at any given location”.
inws.ncep.noaa.gov/a/a.php?i=12...
November 6, 2025 at 1:53 AM
Heads up- “As a cold front sweeps across the area this evening, a surge of strong west-northwest winds will follow. The strongest gusts, potentially reaching 40 to 50 mph in spots, will generally last an
hour or less at any given location”.
inws.ncep.noaa.gov/a/a.php?i=12...
hour or less at any given location”.
inws.ncep.noaa.gov/a/a.php?i=12...
Bless the citizens who volunteer to serve on boards and commissions for the City of Alexandria. Almost 90 minutes into tonight's meeting, we are on item #4 of 10 and are currently discussing the difference in color in this diagram.
November 6, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Bless the citizens who volunteer to serve on boards and commissions for the City of Alexandria. Almost 90 minutes into tonight's meeting, we are on item #4 of 10 and are currently discussing the difference in color in this diagram.
BAR Meeting: Discussing now alterations on City Hall project (301 King Street and 108 North Fairfax Street).
See staff report here - alexandria.legistar.com/gateway.aspx...
Watch meeting live here - alexandria.granicus.com/player/event...
See staff report here - alexandria.legistar.com/gateway.aspx...
Watch meeting live here - alexandria.granicus.com/player/event...
November 6, 2025 at 12:40 AM
BAR Meeting: Discussing now alterations on City Hall project (301 King Street and 108 North Fairfax Street).
See staff report here - alexandria.legistar.com/gateway.aspx...
Watch meeting live here - alexandria.granicus.com/player/event...
See staff report here - alexandria.legistar.com/gateway.aspx...
Watch meeting live here - alexandria.granicus.com/player/event...
Getting comfortable for tonight's Alexandria Board of Architectural Review meeting...I can already tell it's going to be a marathon.
November 6, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Getting comfortable for tonight's Alexandria Board of Architectural Review meeting...I can already tell it's going to be a marathon.
Mayor Gaskins to provide an "update on City matters and to take questions" at Rosemont Citizens Association Meeting on Nov. 19.
November 4, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Mayor Gaskins to provide an "update on City matters and to take questions" at Rosemont Citizens Association Meeting on Nov. 19.
On this day in Alexandria history. - Oct. 31, 1916: Alexandria’s bars closed down the day before state-wide prohibition went into effect in VA. ALX was expecting to lose an estimated $12,500 a year from liquor licenses, and the closure of Portner’s Brewery resulted in the loss of jobs and revenue.
October 31, 2025 at 9:31 AM
On this day in Alexandria history. - Oct. 31, 1916: Alexandria’s bars closed down the day before state-wide prohibition went into effect in VA. ALX was expecting to lose an estimated $12,500 a year from liquor licenses, and the closure of Portner’s Brewery resulted in the loss of jobs and revenue.
On this day in Alexandria history - Oct.31, 1850: The Alexandria Council passed a resolution requiring trustees of the Alexandria Museum to hire a “suitable person for preservation and exhibition.” The museum was located in City Hall, which was destroyed by fire in 1871.
via Historic Alexandria
via Historic Alexandria
October 31, 2025 at 9:28 AM
On this day in Alexandria history - Oct.31, 1850: The Alexandria Council passed a resolution requiring trustees of the Alexandria Museum to hire a “suitable person for preservation and exhibition.” The museum was located in City Hall, which was destroyed by fire in 1871.
via Historic Alexandria
via Historic Alexandria