Good Friday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Expect sunshine and a high temperature around 73 degrees, accompanied by a west wind of 5 to 15 mph, gusting up to 28 mph. As for Friday night, the skies will be clear with a low temperature of around 45 degrees. A north wind will blow at 9 to 11 mph, gusting up to 22 mph.
No injuries were reported after multiple gunshots were reported in Arlandria on Thursday night.
A group of minors told ALXnow that they were on on the front steps of an apartment building in the 3900 block of Bruce Street when, at around 9:15 p;.m., they were approached by three males in dark clothing wearing ski masks.
It’s the perfect weather for an award-winning Port City Brewing Company beer, and this year there are two champion brews for the choosing.
The 30-barrel brewery and tap room in Alexandria’s West End brought home gold and bronze medals at the Great American Beer Festival Competition.
After over two decades of sitting empty at 5001 Eisenhower Avenue, the Victory Center could be converted into housing.
The proposal comes as Alexandria has been seeing an increasing number of office buildings converted to residential use.
Here’s a roundup of all the events, live music, and entertainment happening around Alexandria this weekend, Friday, November 8, through Sunday, November 10, 2024.
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A planning effort kicking off next year could determine the future of a major transit project in the West End.
Envision Route 7 is an ongoing plan to build a bus rapid transit (BRT) system connecting the Mark Center in Alexandria, through Bailey’s Crossroads and Falls Church, out to Tysons. An update headed to the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission tonight spells out some of what’s ahead for that plan in 2025.
Good Thursday morning, Alexandria!
🌦️ Today’s weather: Scattered showers are expected before 1pm, accompanied by mostly cloudy skies and a high close to 77°F. A northwest wind ranging from 3 to 8mph will blow during the day, with a 30% chance of rain. For Thursday night, expect partly cloudy conditions and a low near 51°F, as a north wind travels at 5 to 7mph.
Lauren Johnson-Lavender, a nurse from Mashpee, Massachusetts, died at the scene after the car she was traveling in, a Lexus SUV, was rear-ended by a Dodge Ram at around 5:35 p.m., according to VSP. The Lexus was stopped in traffic, and once hit by the Ram created a domino effect and it then rear-ended a Ford F-150.
VSP said that the Dodge Ram went “airborne.”
The northbound I-395 ramp to Shirlington Circle will be closed tomorrow night, with traffic diverted to Parkfairfax.
The Virginia Department of Transportation said the closure is expected to last from 9 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 7, to 4 a.m. on Friday, Nov. 8, for rehabilitation work on the Shirlington Circle south rotary bridge.
Alexandria’s economy could see a significant hit if President-elect Donald Trump follows through on plans to privatize federal jobs, a local policy expert said, though there’s precedent for this happening before in Alexandria.
Terry Clower, Director for the Center for Regional Analysis and a Professor of Public Policy at George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government, said Trump winning another term could signal a major push towards privatizing jobs what are currently government jobs.
Alexandria Mayor-elect Alyia Gaskins says voters made the right decision in electing Democrats to City Council on Election Day, and that the city is committed to promoting its progressive values under the shadow of a Republican Trump administration in the White House.
“I can’t predict what the next four years will look like under such unpredictable leadership,” Gaskins told ALXnow. “What I can say is that I’m confident Alexandria elected the right people to lead us through.”
