Alexandria just experienced a brief rush of snowfall.
A Snow Squall Warning was in effect until 4:15 p.m. Friday (Jan. 3), and a Winter Weather Advisory is in effect until 7 p.m.
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It’s starting to snow here in Alexandria!
It’s been a busy start to the year in Alexandria, most notably with the swearing-in of Mayor Alyia Gaskins — the first Black woman to be elected mayor of the city — and a new City Council last night.
Clothing retailer Top It Off is closing its Del Ray location (1906 Mount Vernon Avenue) later this month, Alexandria Living Magazine first reported.
The location is set to close on Sunday, Jan. 19. Everything at all three locations will be $15 and under, with a buy four items and get the fifth one for free deal.
Big Wheel Bikes has been selling bicycles to Alexandrians or renting them out to visitors traveling the Mount Vernon Trail for 30 years, but its current location at 2 Prince Street could close sometime in the next year.
Store manager Bennett Moore told ALXnow that the shop had gone from a long term lease to a year-to-year lease and that, ultimately, waterfront developer Murray Bonitt wanted to put a restaurant called Waterfront Taco Factory in the space.
Alexandria Mayor Alyia Gaskins and the new City Council were sworn into office on Thursday (Jan. 2), ushering in a new era of city governance with the new year.
Gaskins is the first Black woman to be elected mayor of the city. She stood alongside her husband and two children and took the oath of office from Clerk of the Court Greg Parks onstage at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center (4915 E. Campus Drive) at Northern Virginia Community College’s Alexandria campus.
Good Friday morning, Alexandria!
❄️ Today’s weather: Snow showers, possibly mixed with rain, are expected mainly after 4pm, with mostly cloudy skies and a high near 43. Southwest winds will reach 5-11 mph, gusting up to 18 mph, with a 60% chance of precipitation and potential for less than half an inch of snow. On Friday night, snow showers are likely before 7pm, followed by mostly clear skies and a low around 26. Northwest winds will be around 15 mph, gusting as high as 25 mph, with a 60% chance of precipitation and similar snow accumulation as earlier.
Alexandria could see snowfall this weekend, starting as early as Friday (tomorrow) afternoon.
A National Weather Service said while tonight (Thursday) will be mostly clear, there’s a chance for rain and snow showers tomorrow (Friday) starting after 1 p.m.
Alexandria’s new City Council will get sworn into office today.
Here’s what you need to know about the installation ceremony.
Happy New Year, Alexandria!
Here’s a roundup of all the festivities, events, live music, and entertainment happening around Alexandria this first weekend of 2025!
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A man suffered a felonious assault is his apartment on New Year’s Eve in Alexandria’s West End.
The 38-year-old victim reported to police that he was physically assaulted in his apartment in the 300 block of S. Whiting Street by a man he knows. The victim was bleeding profusely from the face when he flagged down a police officer outside the apartment building, according to Alexandria Police Department dispatches.
Good Thursday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Expect a mostly sunny day with highs around 40 degrees and west winds at 11 to 16 mph, gusting up to 26 mph. For Thursday night, it will be mostly clear, with the temperature dropping to around 29 degrees, and west winds at a mild 6 to 8 mph.