Good morning, Alexandria!
🗓️ Today is Monday, July 21, the 202nd day of 2025. There are 163 days left in the year.
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Good Sunday morning, Alexandria!
🗓️ Today is Sunday, July 20, the 201st day of 2025. There are 164 days left in the year.
A man was found dead at a Duke Street bus stop early Saturday morning (July 19), prompting a temporary closure of westbound lanes as police investigated the incident.
Alexandria Police reported that an adult male was discovered unresponsive at the bus stop at Duke Street and Sweeley Street around 6:15 a.m. The discovery was made by an off-duty Alexandria firefighter who was driving to work when he noticed the man slumped over at the transit stop.
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Good Saturday morning, Alexandria!
🗓️ Today is Saturday, July 19, the 200th day of 2025. There are 165 days left in the year.
Governor Glenn Youngkin announced Friday (July 18) that three more Alexandria residents have been selected for state board positions, continuing a notable trend of Northern Virginia appointments that has seen at least 14 Alexandria locals named to state roles in recent weeks.
The latest appointees include Scott Kopple, Senior Director of Government Relations at BWX Technologies, Inc., who will serve on the Virginia Nuclear Energy Consortium Authority. BWX Technologies is a major supplier of nuclear components and fuel to U.S. Navy and commercial nuclear power programs.
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Welcome to Friday, Alexandria! Nearly all of our top stories this week are about local businesses.
Just in time to catch the end of the summer, our top story is on the beta launch of Continues Arcade, a new bar and restaurant featuring more than 60 restored classic arcade games. In anticipation of next week’s soft opening, ALXnow got a sneak peek inside the space at 1050 N. Fayette Street.
The opening date of the Four Mile Run Kayak Launch has been pushed back two months, according to the city.
Alexandria listed July 19 (Saturday) as the completion date, although weather conditions over the summer and “recurring tidal inundations” have pushed that date to mid-September, according to the city.
The City of Alexandria is calling on residents to help identify and celebrate community members who have reached the remarkable milestone of 100 years or more.
The City of Alexandria and the Successful Aging Committee will host a Centenarian Celebration on Tuesday, September 9, from 5:00 to 6:00 p.m. at Alexandria City Hall, located in the Vola Lawson Lobby at 301 King Street. The in-person event will honor Alexandrians who have lived a century or longer.
A new petition has been launched against part of Alexandria’s plan to combat flooding in Old Town.
The Change.org petition opposing the installation of a two-story pump station at Waterfront Park to recirculate floodwaters back to the Potomac River has garnered 275 signatures so far. The organizer wrote in the petition that the pump station “is destructive, unnecessary, wasteful, and in violation of public trust.”
There’s nothing like a good birthday cake, and on Friday (July 18), 24 cupcakes were delivered to make two-year-old Matilda feel special on the big day.
Natasha Gannon baked the cupcakes and delivered them to the United Community – Early Learning Center in the Alexandria area of Fairfax County. Since 2020, Gannon has baked upward of 50 cakes for the Northern Virginia chapter of Cake4Kids, which recently delivered its 10,000th cake to underserved youth.
Corcoran McEnearney has appointed Evan Lacopo as Managing Broker of its Alexandria office, which the company says is the top-performing residential real estate office in Alexandria by sales volume.
The appointment, announced Thursday (July 18), brings a seasoned luxury real estate leader to the role. Lacopo previously held leadership positions at TTR Sotheby’s International Realty and Douglas Elliman Metro DC.