Incumbents John Chapman, Sarah Bagley, Kirk McPike and Canek Aguirre kept their nominations and were joined by School Board members Abdel Elnoubi and Jacinta Greene.
The Democrat winners will face Republican Celianna Gunderson and Independent candidates Mason Butler and Roy Byrd.
Alexandria sprinter Kai Cole won’t be running in the U.S. Olympic trials this weekend, even though he’s fast enough.
In a message posted on social media Thursday, Cole said that his qualifying time of 10.05 seconds in the 100 meter dash at the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference’s outdoor track and field championships last month was rejected by USA Track & Field.
Alexandria’s Traffic and Parking Board will consider converting the two-way access road next to the Bradlee Shopping Center on upper King Street to a one-way roadway and adding bike lanes.
City staff has outlined three alternatives for the access road between S. Taylor Street and Menokin Drive. The effort began last fall with city staff looking at ways to improve mobility and safety, as well as reduce standing water with stormwater treatment improvements.
A new GoFundMe is hoping to help keep the band playing on at Del Ray School of Music as owner Steve Attix battles cancer.
The GoFundMe, launched by his wife Mary Ellen Attix, aims to keep the school going as Steve goes through chemotherapy to battle T3 muscle-invasive bladder cancer. After chemotherapy, Steve will need surgery to remove his bladder, and Mary said the treatment will be difficult.
Tired of working at home? ALX Community is opening their fourth co-working location in Old Town in August.
The new two-story 17,000 square-foot office has waterfront views and will open at 101 N. Union Street on August 1, just a block away from their location at 201 N. Union Street.
The City of Alexandria is estimated to receive $124,334 over the next 11 years from grocery store chain Kroger as part of an opioid-related settlement.
Kroger will pay approximately $10.5 million to the Commonwealth of Virginia over the next 11 years as part of a $1.4 billion settlement in a lawsuit that alleged the supermarket’s pharmacies helped fuel the opioid epidemic.
Good Friday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Expect sunny skies and a high of around 95 degrees, accompanied by a light south wind at 3 to 6 mph. As night falls on Friday, the sky will remain mostly clear, with temperatures dropping to around 75 degrees and maintaining the south wind at 3 to 6 mph.
WMATA will be slowing its above-ground trains due to the extreme heat.
In a release, WMATA said rail temperatures are measuring in at 135 degrees and can cause problems for the rail lines.
A major critic of Alexandria’s residential zoning reforms has thrown his hat into the ring as an Independent candidate for City Council.
Roy Byrd, the co-founder of The Coalition for a Livable Alexandria, made the announcement in a press release.
Update 6/21: The Portside in Old Town festival has been canceled for Saturday due to extreme heat
Here’s a roundup of all the events, live music, and entertainment happening around Alexandria this weekend, Thursday, June 6, through Sunday, June 9, 2024.
There’s 138 days until the Nov. 5 election, and there are just enough candidates running for an uncontested School Board election.
There are two vacancies in this election cycle after School Board Members Abdel Elnoubi and Jacinta Greene won their Democratic nominations for City Council on June 18. Additionally, two Board Members are not running for reelection, former Board Chair Meagan Alderton in District C, and Tammy Ignacio in District B.
