Alexandria VA

Built after the Civil War to fulfill Pierre L’Enfant’s grand plan for Washington, the traffic circle then called Pacific Circle—later renamed for Union general Samuel Francis Du Pont—began shaping the Dupont Circle neighborhood that we know today. Over the decades, the area expanded with an influx of embassies, shops, restaurants, and residences. Meanwhile, its neighbor to the east, Logan Circle, experienced a...

Three residents were injured and 12 apartments damaged in a two-alarm fire Monday afternoon at the Meridian Bay Apartments in Woodbridge. Crews were dispatched to the 2900 block of Fox Lair Drive just before 2 p.m. and arrived to find heavy fire and smoke showing, with residents still inside the building, Prince William County Deputy Fire Marshal Brian Ferguson said in a news...

Let’s be honest, asking a New York style deli in Northern Virginia to represent the entire state’s food is like asking a cheesesteak to stand in for a barbecue sandwich. It is bold, slightly confusing, and absolutely guaranteed to start a fight at the dinner table. You have...

Roughly 37% Arlington voters have cast ballots in the statewide redistricting referendum as of this afternoon. About 14% of voters visited a polling place as of 1:30 p.m., while 23% of local voters cast ballots early, according to the latest numbers from Arlington’s elections office. Both of those numbers...

On Christmas night 2025, Annandale High School sophomore Annie Vu was killed in a high-speed crash on I-495 while heading home from a holiday dinner — a tragedy that shook the Annandale community and left many students and parents searching for answers. Some of those answers came through the...

The Inn at Warner Hall announces the opening of Austin's, an elegant new restaurant showcasing seasonal American cuisine within one of Virginia's most treasured historic estates. The inn is about a two-hour, 40-minute drive from Alexandria. Opening this week, on Thursday, April 23, 2026, Austin’s is named in honor of...

MoCo’s Founding Farmers at 12505 Park Potomac Ave in Potomac has been named the best brunch spot in Maryland by Cheapism in its recently published list of “The Best Brunch in Every State.”. The ranking was based on a combination of reviews, online rankings, and editorial input, highlighting...

It looks like Northern Virginia is about to get its first Love & Honey Fried Chicken restaurant. The brand is actively expanding into the DC market and now we have a location. The Burn has learned that Love & Honey is taking a space at 6546 Little River Turnpike in the Lincolnia area.

WASHINGTON (7News) — A road rage incident in Northwest D.C. escalated into an armed confrontation Monday morning, leading to an arrest, according to the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Officers responded around 10 a.m. to the 1700 block of 7th Street Northwest for reports of an armed assault in progress.

Over the weekend, local social media feeds were awash with two particular missives from TMZ’s new DC bureau. The first was a seemingly earnest post from new-to-town producer Jacob Wasserman informing us of the wonders of the bacon, egg, and cheese sandwich at Call Your Mother. Among the withering...