Alexandria’s Fall Festival, complete with kid-friendly games, food trucks and more, will return on Saturday, Oct. 5.
The Fall Festival is hosted by the Department of Community and Human Services and is scheduled to be held outside Southern Towers at 5067 Seminary Road from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
Here’s a roundup of all the events, live music, and entertainment happening around Alexandria this weekend, Friday, September 27, through Sunday, September 29, 2024.
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Good Thursday morning, Alexandria!
Today’s weather: Expect showers and possible thunderstorms after 11am, accompanied by cloudy skies and a high near 80°F. A south wind at 5-7 mph is predicted, and there’s a 30% chance of precipitation. For Thursday night, there’s a slight chance of showers; it will be cloudy, with a low around 70°F. Southeast wind around 5 mph will become calm in the evening, and the chance of precipitation is 20%.
Alexandria is now a safe haven for the LGBTQ+ community.
City Council, on Tuesday night, unanimously approved Council Member Kirk McPike’s resolution directing the city attorney and city manager to take legal and other measures to curtail discriminatory efforts on the national, state and local levels from Republican politicians against LGBTQ+ residents.
Aslin Beer Company is celebrating its 9th anniversary with a beer, music and art festival this weekend.
The festival is scheduled to run from 1-7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, at the brewery at 847 South Pickett Street. The festival is scheduled to feature five live bands, 20 guest breweries, and an art market.
The Alexandria Police Department said a suspect pursued by the Arlington County Police Department crashed at the intersection of N. Van Dorn Street and W. Braddock Road just off I-395 near Fort Ward.
Scanner traffic indicated that the Arlington County Police Department was following up on D.C. police pursuit of a homicide suspect. The suspect drove over the 14th Street Bridge into Arlington on I-395.
Alexandria’s credit is still good.
On Tuesday, the city announced that S&P Global Ratings and Moody’s Investors Service reaffirmed its ‘AAA’ bond rating. The move means that Alexandria can get low-interest rates from bond investors to provide funding for expensive capital improvement projects.
City staff have no official explanation for a fish kill in Holmes Run late this summer, but the suspicion points to improper winterizing at a nearby community pool.
City stormwater principal planner Gavin Pellitteri told the Alexandria Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) — full disclosure, this reporter is on the LEPC — there was an estimated 75-120 fish deaths in Holmes Run.
Good Wednesday morning, Alexandria!
Today’s weather: Expect showers and potential thunderstorms before 2pm, followed by a possibility of more showers and thunderstorms afterwards. Patchy fog may occur before noon. The day will be cloudy with a high near 74 and a southeast wind of 7-9 mph. There’s a 60% chance of precipitation, with rainfall amounts ranging from a tenth to a quarter of an inch, potentially higher in thunderstorms. Tonight, showers and thunderstorms are possible before 2am, with a slight chance of showers afterwards. The low will be around 68, accompanied by a south wind of 5-7 mph and a 30% chance of precipitation.
An average of 4,800 speeding tickets are being issued every month in three Alexandria school zones, and the city’s school system will soon look for locations for future speed cameras.
The data was presented at a joint City Council/School Board Committee meeting at City Hall on Monday (Sept. 23).
The Alexandria Police Department (APD) said threats making the rounds on social media this week against Alexandria City Public Schools have been investigated and found to be not credible.
A release from APD said there would be a shooting at a school, though no specific school was mentioned. APD said the threats were assessed in collaboration with the Northern Virginia Regional Intelligence Center (NVRIC), a Fusion Center of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and found to be not credible. Similar threats have been circulating around the state and the country.
