Good Thursday morning, Alexandria!
⛈️ Today’s weather: A chance of showers after 2 p.m. Sunny during the morning, then cloudy during the afternoon, with a high near 80 degrees. Calm wind becoming southeast around 5 mph in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation is 30%. A chance of showers and thunderstorms tonight, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm after 8 p.m. Low around 58 degrees. The chance of precipitation is 80%.
Better get the Slip ‘N Slide out of storage, because this year’s Alexandria City High School seniors are getting their diplomas a week early.
The commencement ceremony will be held on Wednesday, May 28, at George Mason University’s EagleBank Arena, instead of on the first Saturday in June. Here’s why.
Alexandria is updating its Duke Street Land Use Plan, and a community meeting at Patrick Henry Recreation Center (4653 Taney Avenue) on June 9 will kick things off.
This update will refresh the plan for the area from Alexandria Union Station to Van Dorn Street – the first major revision since 1992.
A federal judge has ruled that Dr. Badar Khan Suri’s habeas case will stay in Virginia. The case, which alleges violations of his constitutional rights, will be heard in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia – Alexandria Division.
The decision, made on May 6, allows Dr. Khan Suri to challenge the constitutionality of his arrest and detention in Virginia, where his family lives. Dr. Khan Suri, a Georgetown scholar with a valid visa and married to a U.S. citizen, was arrested by federal immigration agents on March 17.
Alexandria’s Stormwater Utility and Flood Mitigation Advisory Committee is calling for significant changes to the city’s approach to flood mitigation, suggesting the original 10-year timeline is insufficient to address worsening climate impacts.
In its annual report to City Council delivered April 22, the committee, which John Hill chairs, recommends transforming the Flood Action Program from a fixed-term initiative into an ongoing portfolio of projects without an end date.
Good Shepherd Housing (GSH) is making its first move into Alexandria by buying a one-bedroom condo in the Landmark-Van Dorn area.
This purchase is a team effort between GSH, the City of Alexandria Office of Housing, and a seller who shares their mission. The Housing Opportunity Fund helped finance the deal.
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The 43-year-old McDonald’s restaurant at 505 S. Van Dorn Street is requesting a second drive-through lane to make orders faster.
In a proposal that will go to the Planning Commission in June, the restaurant’s owner asks the city for the change “to better serve our customers, improve the efficiency of the ordering process, and allow for better vehicular circulation on the property.”
Good Wednesday morning, Alexandria!
Today’s weather: Increasing clouds, with a high near 78 degrees. Northwest wind 3 to 7 mph. Partly cloudy tonight, with a low around 60 degrees. Calm wind.
It only took a few decades, but Greg Pehlivanis’s dream came true in Alexandria.
Since 1995, the small team at Greg’s Automotive Service (3507 Mount Vernon Avenue) has fixed all manner of automobiles. But don’t worry. Even as Greg himself is stepping back and leaving operations to his son, Dino, the old troubleshooter says he’s still coming in to fix the odd car now and again.
Top House Republicans are challenging the FBI’s conclusion that the 2017 congressional baseball practice shooter was motivated by “suicide by cop.”
NBC News reports that representatives from the Intelligence and Judiciary committees claim this assessment was made prematurely and doesn’t align with the evidence.
