Lane Closure Coming Up for City Hall Renovation Project — “From Monday, July 20, until Friday, July 31, the southbound lane of N. Fairfax Street will be partly closed for the City Hall Renovation Project. During the closure, crews will install new municipal fiber lines.” [City of Alexandria]
Cooling Bus Deployed During Heat Wave — “Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it’s a bus. A cooling bus, with AC, for anyone who needs to get out of the heat. Parked at 417 King St. through Friday at 6 a.m. More places to cool off: alexandriava.gov/Alert.” [City of Alexandria/Bluesky]
Old Town North Office Building Sold for $9M in Receivership Auction — “Spanning 78,381 square feet across four levels, 11 Canal Center Plaza is the first of two Potomac River-fronting office buildings in the Canal Center office park to hit the auction block. The other, 66 Canal Center Plaza, will be auctioned next month, again by Real Insight Marketplace and Transwestern’s Mid-Atlantic Capital Markets Group.” [Washington Business Journal]
How Permanent Daylight Savings Time Would Affect D.C. Region — “Permanent daylight saving time would mean an extra hour of sunlight for running errands or exercising after work during the colder months of the year. But it would also mean darker mornings. In DC, sunrise would occur after 8 a.m. from around Thanksgiving Day until Valentine’s Day.” [Capital Weather]
Tickets on Sale for The Twig’s Historic Alexandria Homes Tour — “For one Saturday every fall, a select group of Old Town homeowners does something most people never would: They unlock their front doors and invite the public inside. Behind those familiar brick façades are elegant staircases, hidden English gardens, remarkable art collections, historic libraries and beautifully restored rooms that most people only dream about seeing. It is one of Alexandria’s most beloved traditions, and every ticket sold helps support Inova Alexandria Hospital.” [The Zebra]
Metrorail Service Impacts This Weekend — “Along with Red Line summer construction through September 6, on Saturday and Sunday, our team will continue work on the Orange Line following the same service patterns as last weekend. Trains will single track between Vienna and West Falls Church.” [WMATA/Bluesky]
Concern for Diarrhea-Inducing Parasite Remains Low in N. Va. — “Cases of the parasite, which has been linked to imported fresh produce and causes watery and sometimes ‘explosive’ diarrhea, typically increase in the spring and summer months in Virginia. Nationwide, the epicenter of recent cyclosporiasis cases is in the Midwest.” [ARLnow]
Battle Over Who Pays for New Transmission Lines — “Consumer advocates have joined Gov. Abigail Spanberger’s administration to argue that high-load customers like data centers should pay for the high-voltage lines that solely serve them, a stance now playing out as part of Dominion Energy’s case with state regulators to determine how power line costs should impact customers’ utility rates.” [Virginia Mercury]
Expect Canadian Wildfire Smoke Impacts — “Wildfire smoke from Canada may drift into the Washington, D.C., region Wednesday, creating haze and contributing to air‑quality issues through Thursday as extreme heat pushes temperatures toward 100 degrees.” [Fox5DC]
It’s Thursday — Expect patchy smoke from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. with mostly sunny and hot conditions, reaching a high near 100°F and a heat index up to 104°F. Winds will be light and variable, shifting to the west at 5 to 9 mph in the afternoon. Thursday night will be partly cloudy with a slight 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms before 11 p.m., followed by patchy smoke. The low will be around 76°F, with west winds around 6 mph turning north in the evening. [NWS]
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