Alexandria City Public Schools will open two-hours later tomorrow (Wednesday) than usual thanks to extreme cold temperatures.
Alexandria and its neighbors are under a cold weather advisory tonight and tomorrow morning. The National Weather Service warned of wind chill around five degrees below zero.
Alexandria City High School (ACHS) students’ days of taking the school division’s yellow school buses to and from school may be numbered.
A memo from new City Council member Abdel Elnoubi and Vice Mayor Sarah Bagley asks city staff to explore the feasibility of transitioning transportation of high school students to the city’s DASH bus network.
Del Ray officially lost one of its most famous residents this week, as Vice President JD Vance moved from his Del Ray home to the grounds of the U.S. Naval Observatory. The move also means that Judy Lowe Neighborhood Park at 1 E. Del Ray, which is next to Vance’s former home has reopened to the public.
The reopening of the park was announced on the city website. Moving trucks were spotted by an ALXnow tipster on Saturday, Jan. 18 — two days before the inauguration.
A truck containing thousands of boxes of S’mores wouldn’t start this morning, holding up the annual troop pickup of cookie orders for the Girl Scouts Nations Capital at Cameron Run Regional Park (4001 Eisenhower Avenue).
Not to worry — the S’mores truck officially arrived and Girl Scout cookies of all varieties can now be found in and around Alexandria.
Cute kitty Tigger has found his “forever home” and has the unique distinction of being the 1,000th cat adopted via Old Town’s Mount Purrnon Cat Cafe and Wine Bar (109 S. Alfred Street), Alexandria Living Magazine reported.
The cafe posted on social media that the cat marks a milestone for the cafe that started back in 2020.
Good Tuesday morning, Alexandria!
❄️ Today’s weather: Flurries may occur after 10am, accompanied by cloudy skies and a high near 23, with a northwest wind at 3 to 7 mph. On Tuesday night, there is a slight chance of snow showers before midnight, followed by gradual clearing, a low around 9, and wind chill values as low as -3. Northwest winds will increase to 5-10 mph in the evening, and the chance of precipitation is 20%.
Between two and four inches of snow and icy conditions are expected Sunday in and around Alexandria.
A National Weather Service Winter Weather Advisory is in effect in Alexandria from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Sunday.
Another busy week in Alexandria!
One of the biggest stories was the identification of the cause of a fire that shut down three Old Town stores in November.
Earlier this week, the Alexandria Police Department arrested a man on an outstanding warrant from Arlington after he allegedly brandished a weapon at the King Street Metro station.
On Wednesday around 5 p.m., scanner traffic noted reports came in that a man had pulled out a gun at the station, though later review of video footage found that he had pulled out a knife.
After reverting to virtual learning two days before winter break due to multiple fights, Alexandria City High School fully reopened with extra security guards and new safety measures at both high school campuses.
The additions include extra security guards at the ACHS King Street and Minnie Howard campuses, new security protocols at weapons screenings, more hallway monitoring, security duty stations in high-traffic areas and increased lunch supervision, according to an email from the Alexandria City Public Schools to ALXnow.
Good Friday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Expect sunny skies and a high near 40 degrees, with west winds at 5 to 8 mph shifting to the south in the afternoon. Come Friday night, clouds will increase, bringing a low around 30 degrees, accompanied by a south wind at 5 to 8 mph.
