Board of Zoning Appeals Meets Tonight — On the board’s docket at 7 p.m. are two requests for special exceptions and one request for variance for additions to properties. [City of Alexandria]
Former ACPS Superintendent Takes Educational Advising Roles — “[Melanie] Kay-Wyatt has joined the Virginia Department of Education as senior adviser to the State Superintendent on Agencywide School Improvement and the ILO Group, an education policy firm, as a superintendent-in-residence, according to the Aug. 24 post.” [Alexandria Times]
Groundbreaking Held for New Apartments in West End — “The city broke ground Wednesday on Newport Village II, an eight-story, 383-unit apartment building that will replace two garden-style buildings at 4898 W. Braddock Road near Northern Virginia Community College.” [Alexandria Brief]
1971 T.C. Williams High School Cheerleaders Share Stories — The cheerleaders during the “Remember the Titans” 1971 football season and other generations of cheerleaders gathered for a conversation about desegregation and women in sports. They also raised funds for student-athlete scholarships at the event over the weekend. [NBC Washington]
Alexandrian Makes State Board Appointment Official — “A new statewide role for Alexandria resident Jaime Christopher Pierce began in a place that made the moment especially personal: the Alexandria Circuit Court Clerk’s Office. On Sept. 3, Pierce—who goes by Christopher and uses they/them pronouns—was sworn in as a member of Virginia’s LGBTQ+ Advisory Board. Greg Parks, clerk of the Alexandria Circuit Court and Virginia’s first openly gay elected circuit court clerk, administered the oath.” [The Zebra]
9/11 Pentagon Memorial Visitor Center Takes Step Forward — “The 9/11 Pentagon Memorial Visitor Education Center is planned for a site about 200 yards southwest of the memorial, across Washington Blvd, on land that opened up through Arlington National Cemetery’s southern expansion. Plans call for exhibits, educational programming, a cafe, a bookstore and event space, with free admission.” [ARLnow]
Street Maintenance Schedule This Week Set — Streets on the schedule for repaving starting this week are Bayliss Drive (from Cross Drive to end), Cross Drive (from Scroggins Road to end), Hilton Street (from Duke Street to Upland Place), North Galliard Street (from Seminary Road to end), Murray Lane (from North Pickett Street to end), North Pickett Street (from Seminary Road to Finley Lane), Fillmore Avenue (from Seminary Road to North Chambliss Street), East Alexandria Avenue (concrete work on the 200 and 300 blocks), East Braddock Road (concrete work on the 300 block), East Monroe Avenue (concrete work on the 600 block) and Terrett Avenue (concrete work on the 2400 block). [Alexandria T&ES]
Giant Panda Qing Bao Celebrates 5th Birthday at National Zoo — “To match the 70s theme, the cake was shaped like a van that read ‘The Bamboo Machine.’ She also received birthday presents, including colorful enrichment boxes filled with some of her favorite treats and a toy that looked like a giant Kong you might give your dog.” [WTOP]
Fall Foliage Peak Still a Ways Away — “As for feeling more like fall, sure we could see some frost in October, but sometimes our first hard freeze waits until early to mid-November for parts of Virginia near I-95 and the Beltway area.” [Capital Weather]
New Legal Notice — Estate creditors: submit claims within six months/ninety days, whichever later. [Public Notices]
It’s Monday — It will be sunny with a high of around 80°F, and a north wind blowing at 13 mph, occasionally gusting up to 24 mph. Monday night will be clear, with temperatures dropping to about 57°F and a gentle north wind at 5 to 7 mph. [NWS]
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