Good Tuesday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Expect a mostly sunny day with a high temperature around 69 degrees, accompanied by a south wind ranging between 3 and 8 mph. The night will be mostly clear, with the temperature dipping to around 53 degrees and a steady south wind at around 6 mph.
Damage from a grease fire has shut down the McDonald’s at 121 W. Glebe Road in the city’s Arlandria neighborhood, according to the Alexandria Fire Department.
Walls, ceiling panels, vents and the roof were damaged in the Oct. 18 (Friday) blaze, according to AFD. The fire in the frier area was reported to AFD by an employee at around 7:15 p.m. The fire was contained in about 35 minutes and AFD was on-scene for an hour, according to dispatch reports.
The newest Burger of the Moment at Holy Cow Del Ray (2312 Mt Vernon Avenue) celebrates the NFL play that had everyone talking last night.
In a game last night against the Chicago Bears, Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels threw a game-winning pass that was caught by wide receiver Noah Brown.
The leaves are falling around Alexandria, and starting today: the city is making the rounds to pick them up.
“The City of Alexandria will begin its annual leaf vacuuming and leaf bag collection program today, October 28,” the city said in a release. “Leaf collection is expected to continue through mid-January.”
Alexandria City Public Schools has taken a step forward in crafting school policy around artificial intelligence.
The district formed an “AI Impact team” earlier this summer, taking a proactive approach to determine how AI can be used to the benefit of the schools, a report said.
Somebody must have said Beetlejuice’s name too many times, because he was all over the 28th annual Del Ray Halloween Parade on Sunday (Oct. 27).
Thousands of costumed heroes, villains and characters paraded down Mount Vernon Avenue. The weather was crisp — about 60 degrees in the sun, and like an early indication of the days to come felt considerably cooler in the shade.
Good Monday morning, Alexandria!
❄️ Today’s weather: Frost is expected in the early morning until 9am, followed by sunny skies and a high near 63°F. Calm winds will pick up to 5-7 mph from the southeast during the afternoon. On Monday night, it will be partly cloudy and temperatures will drop to around 44°F, with southeast winds at 3-6 mph.
An Alexandria resident, 18-year-old Marlyn Medrano-Ortiz, has been arrested and charged with second-degree murder for a double homicide in Sterling in August.
According to a release from Loudoun Sheriff Mike Chapman, Medrano-Ortiz is charged with the murder of Mijal Conejero-Romera, a 22-year-old woman from Sterling, and Diego Alexander Woollett, a 22-year-old Arlington resident, on August 28.
It’s been another busy week in Alexandria.
Halloween is next week but there are plenty of Halloween activities around town this weekend. It’s one of the best seasons in Alexandria, so get out and enjoy a ghost tour, parade or bar crawl.
A federal judge in Alexandria today ordered Republican Governor Glenn Youngkin to restore the voting rights of more than 1,600 Virginians taken off the rolls just weeks before the Nov. 5 general election.
U.S. District Judge Patricia Tolliver Giles said that Youngkin’s order on Aug. 7 systematically discriminated against Virginia residents within the 90-day “quiet period” before election day as outlined in the National Voter Registration Act.
During a heated City Council debate about plans to overhaul the Van Dorn Street/Eisenhower Interchange, part of the discussion was angst over nearby developer The Greenhill Companies’ opposition to the project.
The plan is to make a series of changes to Van Dorn Street and Eisenhower Avenue, including relocation of left-turn lanes on Van Dorn Street and the installation of a new bike lane on Eisenhower Avenue.
