The Alexandria Aces have achieved a new milestone, setting a franchise record with seven former players selected in the 2025 MLB Draft held July 13-14.
The previous record was five draft selections in 2019, with the team also seeing four players chosen in both 2017 and 2015. This year’s draft class brings the Aces’ total to 50 players sent to MLB organizations over their 17 seasons, averaging nearly three draftees per year.
Good morning, Alexandria! Today is Wednesday, July 16, the 197th day of 2025. There are 168 days left in the year.
⛈️ Today’s weather: Expect showers and thunderstorms mainly after 5pm, with partly sunny skies and a high near 90. Heat index could reach up to 100, accompanied by a south wind at 5-9 mph. A 60% chance of precipitation brings potential rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, with higher possibilities during thunderstorms. Wednesday night’s forecast includes storms mainly before 8pm, mostly cloudy conditions, a low around 76, southwest wind at 7 mph, and similar precipitation chances and rainfall amounts.
Alexandria has exceeded the 2030 regional goals for developing new affordable housing, and now the city is setting its sights on establishing a new benchmark for 2040.
On July 30 (Wednesday), the Alexandria Housing Affordability Advisory Committee will discuss housing affordability targets and other considerations going into the city’s Housing 2040 Master Plan. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. via Zoom.
There’s a new business in Old Town that’s not only raising eyebrows, but extending lashes.
Wink Lash Art moved to its new location on the second floor of 201 King Street (above Comfort One Shoes) at the end of June. Owner Bianca Claudia Briscan says that the 850-square-foot space more than doubles the area she and her staff worked with the last six years at their previous location at 300 S. Washington Street.
One burn victim was transported to the hospital after a fire in a shed containing paint and chemicals behind the Hertz office at 3800 Richmond Highway.
The incident was reported at approximately 9:45 a.m., with the incorrect address listed as Alexandria Toyota, located at 3750 Richmond Highway. Instead, Alexandria and Arlington firefighters found a storage shed in the rear parking lot of the next-door Hertz property “actively on fire.”
Alexandria is fundraising for one of its historic crown jewels, which is undergoing renovation.
The Office of Historic Alexandria is conducting a historical discussion and fundraiser on Sunday, July 20, at the Morrison House Hotel (116 S. Alfred Street) to benefit the Freedom House restoration project. The event features a historic discussion on the former slave pen with actor William T. Newman and town crier Ben Fiore-Walker, as well as readings from the Alexandria-based mystery novel “Spite House” by John Wasowicz.
Good morning, Alexandria! Today is Tuesday, July 15, the 196th day of 2025. There are 169 days left in the year.
⛈️ Today’s weather: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2 p.m. Patchy fog before 8 a.m. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 89 degrees. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation is 50%.
A great end-of-summer event is right around the corner in Alexandria’s Del Ray neighborhood.
The 5th annual Bands & Brews: Del Ray’s Summer Bar Crawl returns on Saturday, Aug. 16. From 12 to 6:30 p.m., more than 20 venues will host live music throughout the neighborhood. The Del Ray Business Association is expecting up to 2,000 visitors at the event, according to a recent event listing.
Attention Swifties: There are only a few weeks left before Eras, the Taylor Swift-themed pop-up bar, closes in Del Ray.
That’s right — no more lines around the block, friendship bracelet-making, or Taylor Swift trivia nights at 2312 Mount Vernon Avenue. After more than six months in operation, Eras will close the first weekend in August, owner Bill Blackburn tells ALXnow.
Alexandria kicks off the week with Monday’s Bastille Day 5K, setting the tone for seven days of diverse summer entertainment. Highlights include the 4th Annual Student Art Exhibit opening Thursday at Nepenthe Gallery and Friday’s U.S. Army Band concert at Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall.
Weekend options range from Saturday’s 12th Annual Old Town Pub Crawl and family-friendly “Shrek!” screening at AlexRenew Terrace to The Birchmere’s Fleetwood Mac tribute show. Sunday features three farmers markets, chamber music at the Lyceum, and jazz legend Hubert Laws at The Birchmere.
The Alexandria City Council and School Board have several big-picture items up for discussion early next month.
On Monday, August 4, the Joint City Council/School Board Subcommittee will discuss a proposal to put Alexandria City High School kids on DASH buses starting in fall 2026, collective bargaining with ACPS staff, and the school system’s Long-Range Educational Facilities Plan.
