Good Tuesday morning, Alexandria!
❄️ Today’s weather: Expect scattered flurries later this afternoon, followed by sunny conditions and a high near 32 degrees. West winds will range from 8 to 11 mph, gusting up to 23 mph. Tonight, flurries will clear up before 9pm and give way to a mostly clear sky, with temperatures dropping to around 19 degrees. The northwest wind will persist at 13 to 15 mph, while gusts may reach 30 mph.
Early morning travelers take heed: the Woodrow Wilson Bridge will be opening around 4:45 a.m. tomorrow (Tuesday) morning.
The bridge opening is scheduled to take place before scheduled maintenance openings and will last for 15-20 minutes, according to the City of Alexandria.
Public school students across Virginia would soon be getting free breakfasts under a newly proposed bill by Del. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (D-5) and Sen. Danica Roem (D-30).
Bennett-Parker and Roem unsuccessfully tried to get free breakfast and lunch approved for students in the General Assembly’s 2024 session. With a $172 million pricetag, Bennett-Parker’s bill never made it out of the House Appropriations Committee.
City staff have signed off on a California-based yoga chain’s request to partially demolish a 90-foot section at the front of a historic building on King Street in Old Town.
Alo Yoga is asking the city to grant a certificate of appropriateness and permit to partially demolish the wall and replace it with glass panel and two French doors at 814 King Street — the current location of the Random Harvest furniture store.
Alexandria’s Warehouse Sale is returning early next month with discounts at stores throughout Old Town.
There are roughly 60 boutiques participating in the sale at a range of discounts. Prices during the sale range from 60-80% off.
Virginia Tech’s Innovation Campus in Potomac Yard is set to open later this month and welcome in the first cohort of students, the college announced on Friday.
The first day of classes is scheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 21.
Good Monday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Expect a mostly sunny day with temperatures reaching near 40 degrees, accompanied by a calm wind turning westward at around 5 mph. As night falls, skies will become mostly clear and temperatures will drop to around 20 degrees, with a northwest wind blowing at 6 to 9 mph.
The big story this week was snow! Alexandria had its first snowstorm of the season earlier this week!
It likely won’t be the last snow of the season, though: there’s more snow forecast to come in tonight (Friday) and early tomorrow, though likely not as much with only a couple inches tonight.
Alexandria likely has a higher-than-average concentration of American history buffs, which means there could be some stiff competition at Port City Brewing Company’s American History Trivia event next week.
The competition is scheduled for 7 p.m. on Thursday, Jan. 16, at Port City Brewing Company (3950 Wheeler Avenue).
A 29-year-old man was sentenced to 53 years in prison for murdering his roommate by shooting him in the head as he left for work in the West End.
Dontae Lashaun Drumgold was convicted in May of first-degree murder and use of a firearm in commission of a murder in the 2022 death of 25-year-old Elijah Williams. On Thursday (Jan. 9), he was sentenced to 60 years for the first degree murder charge, with 10 years suspended, and three years for the use of a firearm charge. After his release he will undergo five years of supervised probation and must exhibit uniform good behavior for 10 years.
Good Friday morning, Alexandria!
🌨️ Today’s weather: Clouds will increase throughout the day with a high near 31, accompanied by a northwest wind of 5 to 9 mph that will become light west in the afternoon. For Friday night, snow is likely, mainly after 10pm, resulting in a low around 25 with calm winds. There is a 70% chance of precipitation and new snow accumulations of 1 to 2 inches are possible.
