Ryan Belmore
@ryanbelmore.bsky.social
Founder & Publisher, @alexandriabrief.com
Community-focused journalism
📍Alexandria, VA via Newport, RI
[email protected] | Signal: RyanBelmore.703
Community-focused journalism
📍Alexandria, VA via Newport, RI
[email protected] | Signal: RyanBelmore.703
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
On this day in Alexandria - Oct. 30, 1916: Leon Day, a star baseball player in the Negro League, was born in Alexandria, where his father Ellis worked in a glass factory. Day was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on March 7, 1995, and he died six days later. [via Historic Alexandria]
October 30, 2025 at 9:33 AM
On this day in Alexandria - Oct. 30, 1916: Leon Day, a star baseball player in the Negro League, was born in Alexandria, where his father Ellis worked in a glass factory. Day was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on March 7, 1995, and he died six days later. [via Historic Alexandria]
9th edition of Morocco Day coming up.
“Connect Moroccan Americans with Morocco’s growth ahead of AFCON 2025 and World Cup 2030. Network with leaders and shape tomorrow’s bridges!”
More details x.com/cabsworldtv/...
“Connect Moroccan Americans with Morocco’s growth ahead of AFCON 2025 and World Cup 2030. Network with leaders and shape tomorrow’s bridges!”
More details x.com/cabsworldtv/...
October 29, 2025 at 11:00 PM
9th edition of Morocco Day coming up.
“Connect Moroccan Americans with Morocco’s growth ahead of AFCON 2025 and World Cup 2030. Network with leaders and shape tomorrow’s bridges!”
More details x.com/cabsworldtv/...
“Connect Moroccan Americans with Morocco’s growth ahead of AFCON 2025 and World Cup 2030. Network with leaders and shape tomorrow’s bridges!”
More details x.com/cabsworldtv/...
Somehow I make sense of this.
My process -> 1. Research items before meeting. 2. Begin draft of stories on items i’m going to focus on 3. Attend meeting- hand write, record audio 4. type into document and verify notes using audio, compare, contrast, combine, verify, get more info 5. Add to draft
My process -> 1. Research items before meeting. 2. Begin draft of stories on items i’m going to focus on 3. Attend meeting- hand write, record audio 4. type into document and verify notes using audio, compare, contrast, combine, verify, get more info 5. Add to draft
October 29, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Somehow I make sense of this.
My process -> 1. Research items before meeting. 2. Begin draft of stories on items i’m going to focus on 3. Attend meeting- hand write, record audio 4. type into document and verify notes using audio, compare, contrast, combine, verify, get more info 5. Add to draft
My process -> 1. Research items before meeting. 2. Begin draft of stories on items i’m going to focus on 3. Attend meeting- hand write, record audio 4. type into document and verify notes using audio, compare, contrast, combine, verify, get more info 5. Add to draft
Must be a Tuesday night.
Here at City Hall for Alexandria City Council’s Legislative Meeting. More to come later.
Here at City Hall for Alexandria City Council’s Legislative Meeting. More to come later.
October 28, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Must be a Tuesday night.
Here at City Hall for Alexandria City Council’s Legislative Meeting. More to come later.
Here at City Hall for Alexandria City Council’s Legislative Meeting. More to come later.
This Day in Alexandria History - Oct. 28, 1947: The submarine U.S.S. Sea Robin docked in Alexandria and received thousands of local visitors.
Via Historic Alexandria www.alexandriava.gov/historic-ale...
Via Historic Alexandria www.alexandriava.gov/historic-ale...
October 28, 2025 at 10:28 AM
This Day in Alexandria History - Oct. 28, 1947: The submarine U.S.S. Sea Robin docked in Alexandria and received thousands of local visitors.
Via Historic Alexandria www.alexandriava.gov/historic-ale...
Via Historic Alexandria www.alexandriava.gov/historic-ale...
Tis’ a good night for watching sports. Thankful for split screen option on this sports equinox night.
October 28, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Tis’ a good night for watching sports. Thankful for split screen option on this sports equinox night.
On this day in Alexandria history-Oct 27, 1748: Citizens petitioned the VA legislature to establish a town at Hunting Creek’s Warehouse. The request was approved! First land auctions were held July 14, 1749, with the condition to build a structure in two years.
Via Historic Alexandria
Via Historic Alexandria
October 27, 2025 at 9:37 AM
On this day in Alexandria history-Oct 27, 1748: Citizens petitioned the VA legislature to establish a town at Hunting Creek’s Warehouse. The request was approved! First land auctions were held July 14, 1749, with the condition to build a structure in two years.
Via Historic Alexandria
Via Historic Alexandria
Great performance by Phil Vassar tonight at The Birchmere, a homecoming and a celebration of life for the piano playing song writing hit man.
October 27, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Great performance by Phil Vassar tonight at The Birchmere, a homecoming and a celebration of life for the piano playing song writing hit man.
🤡 A child dressed as Pennywise the clown from Stephen King's "It" walks around the fountain in Alexandria's Market Square during a Halloween trick-or-treat event Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025.
📸 (Kylie Cooper/Reuters)
📸 (Kylie Cooper/Reuters)
October 26, 2025 at 1:48 PM
🤡 A child dressed as Pennywise the clown from Stephen King's "It" walks around the fountain in Alexandria's Market Square during a Halloween trick-or-treat event Saturday, Oct. 25, 2025.
📸 (Kylie Cooper/Reuters)
📸 (Kylie Cooper/Reuters)
🗳️ Reminder: You can early vote today (yes, on a Sunday) in Alexandria.
Available from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Office of Voter Registration & Elections and at Charles E. Beatley, Jr. Central Library.
Available from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Office of Voter Registration & Elections and at Charles E. Beatley, Jr. Central Library.
October 26, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🗳️ Reminder: You can early vote today (yes, on a Sunday) in Alexandria.
Available from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Office of Voter Registration & Elections and at Charles E. Beatley, Jr. Central Library.
Available from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at Office of Voter Registration & Elections and at Charles E. Beatley, Jr. Central Library.
📜 On this day in Alexandria history - Oct. 26, 1955: City Council approved the rezoning of a residential section of North Washington Street to allow commercial construction.
Read more via Historic Alexandria - www.alexandriava.gov/historic-ale...
Read more via Historic Alexandria - www.alexandriava.gov/historic-ale...
October 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM
📜 On this day in Alexandria history - Oct. 26, 1955: City Council approved the rezoning of a residential section of North Washington Street to allow commercial construction.
Read more via Historic Alexandria - www.alexandriava.gov/historic-ale...
Read more via Historic Alexandria - www.alexandriava.gov/historic-ale...
On this date in 1921 (104 years ago), the abandoned Belle Pre Glass Company plant on Madison Street burned down under mysterious circumstances—just one day before the four-acre property was set to be sold.
Read more via Historic Alexandria - www.alexandriava.gov/historic-ale...
Read more via Historic Alexandria - www.alexandriava.gov/historic-ale...
October 24, 2025 at 9:58 AM
On this date in 1921 (104 years ago), the abandoned Belle Pre Glass Company plant on Madison Street burned down under mysterious circumstances—just one day before the four-acre property was set to be sold.
Read more via Historic Alexandria - www.alexandriava.gov/historic-ale...
Read more via Historic Alexandria - www.alexandriava.gov/historic-ale...
Very long discussion on Land Acquisition happening now at ACPS Board Meeting.
We’re over an hour just on this topic. Story to come likely tomorrow after I follow up with a few folks. See the full slide presentation here go.boarddocs.com/va/acps/Boar...
We’re over an hour just on this topic. Story to come likely tomorrow after I follow up with a few folks. See the full slide presentation here go.boarddocs.com/va/acps/Boar...
October 24, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Very long discussion on Land Acquisition happening now at ACPS Board Meeting.
We’re over an hour just on this topic. Story to come likely tomorrow after I follow up with a few folks. See the full slide presentation here go.boarddocs.com/va/acps/Boar...
We’re over an hour just on this topic. Story to come likely tomorrow after I follow up with a few folks. See the full slide presentation here go.boarddocs.com/va/acps/Boar...
ACPS School Board meeting coming up at 6 p.m. Among the items is a resolution naming The Zebra Press to the 2025 Virginia School Boards Association Media Honor Roll.
Full agenda is here - go.boarddocs.com/va/acps/Boar...
Full agenda is here - go.boarddocs.com/va/acps/Boar...
October 23, 2025 at 9:45 PM
ACPS School Board meeting coming up at 6 p.m. Among the items is a resolution naming The Zebra Press to the 2025 Virginia School Boards Association Media Honor Roll.
Full agenda is here - go.boarddocs.com/va/acps/Boar...
Full agenda is here - go.boarddocs.com/va/acps/Boar...