A 32-year-old man was shot multiple times in Old Town Sunday night, and soon afterward the Alexandria Police Department arrested a person of interest and found a handgun hidden in bushes.
APD was called just after 8 p.m. for the report of a man shot multiple times in the area of the Ladrey Senior Hi-Rise at 300 Wythe Street.
The biggest story this week was a series of fights at Alexandria City High School on Wednesday. Two students were arrested for assault and battery.
Alexandria City Public Schools closed the campus and switched to virtual learning on Thursday and Friday (today) with a pledge from the the school division that administration will work to devise a plan for additional measures to be implemented early next year. Superintendent Melanie Kay-Wyatt said “the plan will include severe consequences for any disruptive behavior.”
Cocktail bar Captain Gregory’s is pulling up anchor and sailing into Hotel AKA Alexandria (625 First Street) next month while its main location undergoes renovations.
The bar said on Instagram that it will set up shop every Thursday through Saturday in January at Hotel AKA.
Despite mixed community reaction, the Alexandria School Board voted to convert Jefferson-Houston PreK-8 IB School into a middle school and Patrick Henry K-8 School into an elementary school.
Alexandria’s two middle schools are both well over 100% capacity, and as budgeted, the conversion of Jefferson-Houston won’t start for a few years. That means that the strain at George Washington Middle School and Francis C. Hammond Middle School won’t be eased unless the Board takes an immediate action.
Good Friday morning, Alexandria!
🌨️ Today’s weather: Scattered snow showers will occur early, transitioning to mixed rain and snow showers between 9am and noon, followed by rain showers in the afternoon. The high temperature will be near 42, with a light northeast wind. Precipitation chances are 50%. For Friday night, expect mixed precipitation before 10pm, then scattered snow showers until 1am. Patchy fog may develop before 10pm. The evening will be mostly cloudy with a low of 31 and a northwest wind at 8-10 mph. The chance of precipitation is 30%.
Alexandria City High School students will return from winter break to a safe learning environment with “additional supports,” Superintendent Melanie Kay-Wyatt told the School Board Thursday night.
The comments were made in the wake of fights at Alexandria City High School‘s King Street campus on Wednesday that injured a student and knocked out a teacher. Two students were arrested and charged with assault and battery.
Ethiopian Airlines staff filed a police report Thursday against protestors with the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, after coal was dumped inside and outside their office in Del Ray.
Protestors posted “Closed FOR CRUELTY” signs one the business windows and dumped two wheelbarrows of coal in front of the airline’s D.C.-area office at 3133 Mount Vernon Avenue. Some protestors dressed as Santa Claus and Christmas elfs.
A series of fights at Alexandria City High School yesterday injured one student, according to the Alexandria Police Department (APD).
Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS) closed the school today and tomorrow after a series of “altercations” at the school yesterday (Wednesday). Classes are being taught remotely for the next two days and will resume in-person on Monday, Jan. 6.
Here’s a roundup of all the festivities, events, live music, and entertainment happening around Alexandria this weekend, Friday, December 20, through Sunday, December 22, 2024.
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While $500 a month may not have been enough to bring participants out of poverty, an assessment of the city’s guaranteed income pilot program found that it had a substantial impact on participants.
The program, labelled Alexandria’s Recurring Income for Success and Equity (ARISE) in a bit of a backronym, was funded in 2021 for $3 million out of the American Rescue Plan Act. The program gave 170 low-income Alexandria residents $500 per month for 24 months to assess the impact it would have on their lives. In June, the program recieved another $550,000 from the City Council to extend the program to June 2025.
Good Thursday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Expect sunny conditions and a high near 46 with a northwest wind of 6 to 9 mph. As night falls on Thursday, anticipate increasing cloudiness and a low temperature around 31, accompanied by calm wind.
