Good Monday morning, Alexandria!

🌧️ Today’s weather: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72 degrees. Calm wind becoming south around six mph in the afternoon. Showers and thunderstorms tonight before 2 a.m., then scattered showers. Low around 60 degrees. East wind around seven mph becoming west after midnight. The chance of precipitation is 80%—new rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.


Good Sunday morning, Alexandria!

🌧️ Today’s weather: Partly sunny, with a high near 63 degrees. Northwest wind 8 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Increasing clouds tonight, with a low around 47 degrees. Calm wind. Monday will be mostly cloudy, with a high near 73 degrees. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.


The Alexandria Police Department announced on Saturday (April 12) that the suspect wanted for Friday’s armed robbery of the Stage Door Deli (1324 King Street) in Old Town has been safely apprehended.

According to APD:


Music enthusiasts lined up for hours – some overnight – outside Crooked Beat Records (2417 Mt. Vernon Ave.)  in Del Ray on Saturday for the annual Record Store Day celebration, hoping to score limited-edition vinyl releases.

By 8:39 a.m., approximately 120 people had formed a line outside the independent record store. The first customers had arrived nearly 12 hours before the doors opened at 9 a.m.


Good Saturday morning, Alexandria!

🌧️ Today’s weather: Scattered showers, mainly after 5 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 54 degrees. North wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. The chance of precipitation is 40%. Tonight, there will be scattered showers, mainly before 8 p.m. It will be mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. Northwest wind 6 to 8 mph. The chance of precipitation is 30%. It will be mostly sunny on Sunday, with a high near 63 degrees—northwest wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.


Update (April 12: 1:42 pm): The Alexandria Police Department announced on Saturday (April 12) that the suspect wanted for Friday’s armed robbery of the Stage Door Deli (1324 King Street) in Old Town has been safely apprehended.

Original Story


Crooked Beat Records in Del Ray (2417 Mt. Vernon Ave.) is preparing to join more than 1,400 independent record stores across the United States for Record Store Day on Saturday, April 12.

The annual celebration of vinyl culture will feature special releases, including exclusive offerings from Crooked Beat’s in-house label.


Update (April 12: 1:42 pm): The Alexandria Police Department announced on Saturday (April 12) that the suspect wanted for Friday’s armed robbery of the Stage Door Deli (1324 King Street) in Old Town has been safely apprehended.

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Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) has unveiled two new proposed boundary maps as part of its ongoing School Boundary Redistricting Process.

The Red and Indigo plans are now open for community review and input. A Green Plan, Blue Plan, and Purple Plan were also recently presented to the public.


Alexandria Police Department (APD) is on the scene of a two-vehicle collision at N. Washington Street at Pendleton Street.

The right lane of N. Washington Street is currently blocked due to the accident.


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