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Late-night travelers should be aware: there may be some delays caused by the opening of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge tonight.

According to an alert system, the bridge will be opening tonight (Monday) at 10 p.m. to allow for the passage of the “Deep Playa Boat”. The opening should not last longer than 15-20 minutes, but there could be other openings due to scheduled maintenance later that night.


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A massage therapist at Alexandria Massage Envy (4539 Duke Street) in the Shoppes at Foxchase shopping center has been arrested and charged in relation to sexual assault against two clients.

According to the Alexandria Police Department (APD):


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The Alexandria Police Department says that the shooting death of a 23-year-old resident Saturday night (Oct. 19) is a homicide, and released the identity of the victim.

Carl Harris was found in a parking lot of an apartment building in the 800 block of Manor Road just before 8 p.m. He was put into an SUV and driven to Inova Alexandria Hospital, but was dead on arrival, according to police dispatches.


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The conduct and power of the Alexandria School Board was criticized by multiple City Council candidates on Wednesday night.

The hour-and-a-half-long debate was moderated by Washington Post reporter Teo Armus and hosted by the Potomac Yard and Taylor Run Civic Associations.


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With less than three weeks until election day on Nov. 5, more than 15,000 Alexandria residents have cast early and by-mail ballots, according to the city’s Office of Voter Registration and Elections.

On the ballot this year are nominees for president and vice president, U.S. Senate, Congress, Alexandria’s mayor, City Council and School Board.


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If you’re looking for those new Ray-Ban smart glasses, look no further than the new Sunglass Hut in Old Town.

After being vacant nearly four years, the shop officially opened last week in the former longtime home of Gap Outlet at 622 King Street.


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ACT for Alexandria is giving $38,000 to 19 nonprofits and community leaders to dismantle systemic racism and advance racial equity, the nonprofit announced today.

The $2,000 individual donations were made from the organization’s Fund for Racial Equity, and approved projects include a spelling bee for local students, a mobile eye health clinic, and a mentorship program for community pharmacists, according to ACT.


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Virginia Tech will open its Innovation Campus on the first day of classes on Tuesday, Jan. 21.

The school is still lining up speakers for the ribbon cutting in late February, and the exact date for that event hasn’t been lined up, according to Franki Fitterer, the campus director of communications and marketing.


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The staffing crisis at Alexandria City Public Schools has simmered, according to a recent presentation to the School Board.

The school system was significantly challenged by a shortfall of more than 150 positions in the 2023/2024 school year. Now ACPS is short 12 .75 teachers, 12 bus drivers and 23 central office staffers.


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A year after being distinguished as one of 15 Girls Leading Change by First Lady Jill Biden, Alexandria’s Zahra Rahimi just returned to the White House.

The 18-year-old Rahimi says that being named to the group motivates her, and that she briefly spoke with the First Lady after the announcement of this year’s cohort.


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