The King Street Pedestrian Zone’s expansion to the 200 block opened today in Old Town.
The expansion is currently in a pilot stage. The first phase started today (Nov. 22) and will run through Jan. 6.
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If you haven’t looked outside: it’s snowing in Alexandria.
A light dusting of snow is coming down outside, the first for this season.
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Good Friday morning, Alexandria!
🌨️ Today’s weather: Expect snow showers before 10am, transitioning to rain and snow between 10am and noon, and mainly rain after noon. Clouds will increase, with temperatures near 44°F and winds from the west at 10-15 mph, gusting up to 24 mph. Precipitation chance is 70%, but little to no snow accumulation anticipated. For Friday night, scattered showers are expected before 10pm, followed by gradual clearing and lows around 38°F. West winds will remain at 11-14 mph, gusting up to 24 mph, and precipitation chances are at 40%.
Bark Social, a small chain of dog-friendly bars that bought Barkhaus (529 E. Howell Avenue) last year, has suddenly closed.
Bark Social announced late yesterday that the end of business on Thursday, Nov. 21, would be the chain’s last day.
There’s a lot that people want to see out of the renovations to City Hall and the adjacent Market Square. Fundamentally, though, most respondents to the city’s survey want Market Square to continue operating as a real market.
Market Square regularly hosts activities on the plaza, including the ever popular Old Town Farmers’ Market — the oldest farmers’ market in the country continuously held at the same site.
Here’s a roundup of all the events, live music, and entertainment happening around Alexandria this weekend, Friday, November 22, through Sunday, November 24, 2024.
Are you organizing an event? Submit events to ALXnow.
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GLO30, a skincare studio that says it uses “breakthrough AI technology”, opened last month in Old Town.
The new studio opened at ALX Community Founders Hall (106 N. Lee Street) last month.
Good Thursday morning, Alexandria!
🌧️ Today’s weather: Expect showers in the afternoon with increasing clouds and a high of around 51°F. Winds will be blowing from the west at 8-13 mph, gusting up to 21 mph, accompanied by a 30% chance of precipitation. For Thursday night, the weather will be partly cloudy, and temperatures will drop to around 35°F. The west wind will continue at 9-11 mph, gusting as high as 22 mph.
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Carpenter’s Shelter, a local nonprofit supporting people experiencing or at risk of homelessness, is hosting a ribbon-cutting next month for a newly renovated shelter in the Carlyle neighborhood.
Carpenter’s Shelter assumed operations at building at 2355-B Mill Road back in December, 2023 and converted the former Department of Community and Human Services building into a 64-bed shelter. According to the release:
Susanna Sullivan, named “America’s fastest teacher” by Runner’s World, is the grand marshal of the 49th annual Alexandria Turkey Trot.
Sullivan is a sixth grade math teacher in Falls Church and five-time Turkey Trot winner (setting a course record three times). She’s also a world-class runner, finishing seventh in the Chicago Marathon this year (she was also the fastest American runner) and 10th in the London Marathon in 2023.
Santa needs a warm-up in Alexandria before going to work delivering toys on Christmas Eve.
At 1 p.m., Jolly Old St. Nicholas will waterski along the Potomac River near Alexandria’s waterfront.