Alexandria’s animal shelter is launching a brand new Alexandria Animal Academy, aimed at providing a cost-effective option for helping with dog behavior and training courses.
The program is now enrolling with classes starting Sunday, Jan. 12.
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Tops of Old Town owner Sheila Mitchell says her mom tricked her with prosperity.
Sheila is the owner of not only the only hat store in Alexandria (2400 Mount Vernon Avenue in Del Ray), but throughout Northern Virginia. There’s a hat kiosk at the Pentagon City Mall and a Hats In The Belfry in Baltimore, but that’s it for hat stores in this area.
The snow has cleared up and it’s sunny today, with sunny/partly cloudy conditions for the rest of the week until Friday night and Saturday morning, when it’s expected to snow again.
There’s a 70% chance for snow on Friday night, down to 40% on Saturday morning.
A snow day yesterday forced the Alexandria School Board to make its induction ceremony virtual, something School Board Chair Michelle Rief said typifies the way the Board has to adapt to crises.
“I’m disappointed it has to be virtual, but to new members it’s a befitting introduction to the life of a School Board member,” Rief said. “We often have to roll with the punches and have a Plan B.”
Good Tuesday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Expect sunny skies and a high near 32 degrees, accompanied by a northwest wind at 15-17 mph, gusting up to 36 mph. Tuesday night will see partly cloudy conditions and a low around 18 degrees, with a northwest wind at 11-14 mph, gusting up to 24 mph.
Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) reopening will be delayed by yet another day with tomorrow (Tuesday) being another snow day.
In a message to ACPS families and staff, Superintendent Melanie Kay-Wyatt said tomorrow will be a traditional snow day with no virtual learning.
Without getting into specifics, Alexandria’s new Mayor Alyia Gaskins says that the city has to be intentional and take “big, bold swings at economic development.”
More than 80% of the city’s revenue comes from residential real estate taxes, versus about 19% from commercial properties. The issue was a major political conversation from council candidates leading up to the Democratic primary in June and general election last month.
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Alexandria was transformed into a winter wonderland Monday morning.
It was quiet around the city Monday morning, as schools were canceled and local roadways are snow-covered.
Alexandria’s SnowReport website shows that — as of 11:30 a.m. — many of Alexandria’s major roads are in normal or passable condition, though most of the secondary streets remain snow-covered.
Route 1 and Washington Street through Old Down are in “normal” condition. A few major roads in the city are a mix of normal/passable, including:
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Good Monday morning, Alexandria!
❄️ Today’s weather: Heavy snow is expected with a high near 28 and an east wind of 5 to 9 mph. There is a 100% chance of precipitation and 3 to 5 inches of snow accumulation. On Monday night, snow is mainly expected before 10 pm with a low around 19 and northwest wind of 9 to 14 mph, gusting up to 24 mph. The chance of precipitation is 80%, with less than one inch of additional snow accumulation possible.
Students won’t be doing virtual learning tomorrow: it will be a traditional, no-school, honest-to-goodness snow day.
Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) just announced at noon today (Sunday) that, due to anticipated snowfall tonight, there will be no school on Monday.