Good Thursday morning, Alexandria!
🌨️ Today’s weather: Scattered snow showers before 1pm, then scattered rain and snow showers between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., then scattered sprinkles and flurries after 4 p.m.
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Port City Brewing Company (3950 Wheeler Avenue) is hosting a 14th birthday party for the brewery on Saturday, Feb. 1.
The event celebrates 14 years of operation for the local brewery.
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Alexandria’s crime stats for 2024 have been released, and the city’s Part 1 crime rate increased for the third consecutive year.
There was a 7% increase in Part 1 crimes, or crimes against people. Part 1 crimes include homicide, rape, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary, larceny and auto theft. There were 4,733 Part 1 incidents in 2024, an increase of 7.3% over the 4,410 incidents reported in 2023, according to the city’s crime dashboard.
By OLIVIA DIAZ Associated Press/Report for America
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The Virginia House of Delegates passed resolutions on Tuesday enshrining rights to abortion, voting and marriage equality in a critical step for Democrats hoping to amend the state’s constitution next year.
A new Vietnamese restaurant is coming to King Street in Old Town.
Sandy Truong recently applied with the city to change the name of the business and ownership of 606 King Street. The space has been home to Pho Nam since 2020.
Cornerstone Craftsman, a local non-profit that provides local teens with instruction, tools and mentoring to work in skilled trades, is hosting a grand opening for a new facility on Eisenhower Avenue next month.
The new location is at 2111 Eisenhower Avenue. The grand opening is scheduled for noon on Feb. 28.
Good Wednesday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Expect sunny conditions and a high of around 31 degrees, accompanied by a northwest wind of 14 to 16 mph and gusts reaching 31 mph. The night will be mostly clear with a low of approximately 17 degrees. The northwest wind will decrease to 5 to 10 mph and shift to light west after midnight, with potential gusts up to 18 mph.
It’s about to get really cold in Alexandria.
Hazardous freezing temperatures are expected tonight and Wednesday morning, with wind chills “near zero degrees,” according to the National Weather Service.
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A faulty point of sale (POS) system is the cause of the November fire that destroyed three businesses in the heart of Old Town, one of the business owner’s tells ALXnow.
No one was injured in the Nov. 17 blaze at 103. S. St. Asaph Street, but it shut down three local businesses — Friends to Lovers Bookstore, Madam Coco — Emporium and Everything Chocolate and the Little Birdies kids boutique.
It’s Christmas for local government nerds: the annual City of Alexandria budget is almost upon us.
Alexandria said in a release that budget season is set to kick off on Tuesday, Feb. 25 with a presentation to Alexandria’s City Council.
Monday marks Martin Luther King, Jr. Day and, with it, there are several holiday closures planned around the city.
All City offices and Alexandria City Public Schools will be closed on Monday, as well the local courts.