Good Tuesday morning, Alexandria!
⛈️ Today’s weather: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 76 degrees. Light south wind becoming southwest 5 to 10 mph in the morning. Winds could gust as high as 18 mph. The chance of precipitation is 30%. Isolated showers before 8 p.m., then isolated showers after 2 a.m. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 58 degrees. Light and variable wind. The chance of precipitation is 20%.
Alexandria Mayor Alyia Gaskins will join ALXnow for a live one-on-one virtual video conversation on Wednesday, May 21, at 10:30 a.m.
Please note, this conversation was rescheduled from its original time of Wednesday, May 14 at 10 a.m.
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Army is pausing helicopter flights near a Washington airport after two commercial planes had to abort landings last week because of an Army Black Hawk helicopter that was flying to the Pentagon.
The commander of the 12th Aviation Battalion directed the unit to pause helicopter flight operations around Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport following Thursday’s close calls, two Army officials confirmed to The Associated Press on Monday. One official said the flights have been paused since Friday.
Episcopal High School is about to get a lot brighter.
The private high school at 1200 N. Quaker Lane has been approved to serve as a training site for a team participating in the 2026 FIFA World Cup, and now the school wants to install field lighting with 47 light poles between 40-to-100-feet-tall.
Alexandria’s curbside composting program officially launches on July 1, 2025, after a successful two-year trial.
“After a successful two-year pilot, the program will now be offered as a voluntary, subscription-based service for residents who receive City trash and recycling collections,” the City of Alexandria shares in a press release.
A 60-year-old apartment complex in the West End is about to get a little bigger.
On Tuesday, the Planning Commission will review a special use permit to add 19 apartments to The Alante Apartments, a 296-unit complex next door to the Seminary Towers Apartments and Francis C. Hammond Middle School, and is bounded by N. Van Dorn Street and Seminary Road.
Meet your new best friend, Honey – this week’s adoptable dog of the week!
Honey, a two-year-old female mixed-breed, is available for adoption at the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria (AWLA).
Alexandria’s road work schedule for May 5-9 is out. It covers repaving, concrete maintenance, and ADA ramp improvements across the city.
This week, the citywide street repaving project targets South Royal Street, Slaters Lane, Boyle Street, Adams Avenue, Newton Street, and West Windsor Avenue.
Rep. Don Beyer is pushing for $5.9 million in Community Project Funding for Alexandria as part of his fiscal year 2026 proposals. The requests focus on improving infrastructure, public safety, and affordable housing in the city.
A significant chunk of the funding, $1.56 million, is aimed at upgrading storm drains along East Howell and East Bellefonte Avenues. This project is part of the broader Flood Action Alexandria program, which implements both short and long-term flood prevention measures.
Good Monday morning, Alexandria!
🌥️ Today’s weather: Showers and thunderstorms before 3 p.m., then showers likely and possibly a thunderstorm between 3 p.m. and 4 p.m., then scattered showers and thunderstorms after 4 p.m. Patchy fog before 11 a.m. High near 76 degrees. Light east wind becoming southeast 5 to 10 mph in the morning. The chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and a quarter of an inch, except higher amounts are possible in thunderstorms.
