Author: ALXnow.com

Pop-up apartment hotel planned for Carlyle Crossing — “Fully furnished “pop-up apartment’ hotel rooms will be available beginning in late May for short and long-term stays at Carlyle Crossing, a new apartment community in Alexandria.” [Alexandria Living Magazine]

It’s Friday — Overcast throughout the day with some patchy fog. Showers likely, with thunderstorms also possible after 2 p.m. High of 69 and low of 59. Sunrise at 5:59 am and sunset at 8:13 pm. [Weather.gov]

Electric bike store coming to Old Town North — “The shop, which is supposed to open this month, will offer all things electric bikes.” [Alexandria Living Magazine]

It’s Thursday — Mostly cloudy throughout the day. High of 67 and low of 58. Sunrise at 6:00 am and sunset at 8:12 pm. [Weather.gov]

Wellness service opening in Bradlee Shopping Center — “Restore Hyper Wellness, which provides services such as compression and infrared sauna, will hold its grand opening in Alexandria.” [Patch]

It’s Wednesday — Partly cloudy throughout the day. High of 69 and low of 52. Sunrise at 6:01 am and sunset at 8:12 pm. [Weather.gov]

New Wegmans partners with ALIVE — “As an effort to reduce food waste, the Wegmans store in the Carlyle neighborhood will provide unused food donations to ALIVE.” [Patch]

It’s Tuesday — Clear throughout the day. High of 67 and low of 48. Sunrise at 6:02 am and sunset at 8:11 pm. [Weather.gov]

Dueling message signs pop up in Old Town — “A community that has often stayed above the culture wars questions whether a dueling war of words exposes division.” [Washington Post]

It’s Monday — Partly cloudy throughout the day. High of 62 and low of 45. Sunrise at 6:03 am and sunset at 8:10 pm. [Weather.gov]

Alexandria man cited bringing knives to airport — “Bringing a large stash of knives to the airport probably wasn’t the sharpest idea, in retrospect.” [ARLnow]

It’s Friday — Rain throughout the day. High of 64 and low of 57. Sunrise at 6:06 am and sunset at 8:07 pm. [Weather.gov]

Parklet planned for Mt. Vernon Plaza — “The shopping center along Richmond Highway will gain a 3,200-square-foot space with seating, green space and other features.” [Patch]

It’s Thursday — Possible light rain overnight. High of 67 and low of 57. Sunrise at 6:07 am and sunset at 8:06 pm. [Weather.gov]

Church lawsuit could stall Arlandria development — “The Catholic Diocese of Arlington is suing Alexandria over a land dispute.” [WUSA9]

It’s Wednesday — Possible light rain in the morning. High of 76 and low of 60. Sunrise at 6:08 am and sunset at 8:05 pm. [Weather.gov]

125K meals packaged for families in need — “The Islamic Relief USA yearly Ramadan event made its comeback bigger and better than before, after taking a two-year break due to the pandemic.” [NBC4]

It’s Tuesday — Rain overnight. High of 74 and low of 57. Sunrise at 6:09 am and sunset at 8:04 pm. [Weather.gov]

Catholic diocese sues Alexandria over affordable housing development — “Three months later, that plan is facing a legal challenge by one of its neighbors, which also happens to serve many of the residents who might benefit from the two-building complex: the local Catholic church.” [Washington Post]

It’s Monday — Partly cloudy throughout the day. High of 76 and low of 61. Sunrise at 6:10 am and sunset at 8:03 pm. [Weather.gov]