Good Tuesday morning, Alexandria!
⛈️ Today’s weather: Expect a slight chance of showers from 2pm to 5pm, with the possibility of showers and thunderstorms after 5pm. The day will be mostly sunny with a high of 83°F, accompanied by a west wind between 7 and 10 mph. Precipitation chances stand at 20%. The night will be mostly clear and temperatures will drop to approximately 61°F, while the northwest wind will range between 5 and 8 mph.
It’s Memorial Day weekend!
Alexandria is commemorating the holiday with new plaques dedicated to locals who died in the Vietnam War.
After briefly shutting down a City Council meeting earlier this month, a group of pro-Palestine residents protested a gala headlined by Sen. Tim Kaine in Old Town.
Outside of the Alexandria Democratic Committee’s fundraiser gala at the Torpedo Factory Art Center Wednesday night, members of Alexandria for Palestinian Human Rights chanted for lawmakers inside to publicly support a ceasefire resolution in Israel’s ongoing war with Hamas.
The Alexandria Fire Department is responding to a suspected gas leak at The Majestic restaurant at 911 King Street in Old Town.
Upper King Street — west of the intersection with Alfred Street — is shut down as multiple AFD fire engines and an ambulance attend to the scene.
Alexandria is kicking off Pride Month in June with a Pride Fair on June 1.
The event will feature live music, food trucks and activities from 3-6 p.m. at Market Square (301 King Street). The event will include a Drag Story Hour at 3:30 inside City Hall.
It’s a busy Memorial Day weekend coming up, but if you aren’t registered to vote in the upcoming primary, be aware that this coming Tuesday is the last day that you can register in advance.
The primary is scheduled for June 18. In Alexandria, the main attraction is likely the contested Democratic primary for Mayor and City Council.
Good Friday morning, Alexandria!
⛅️ Today’s weather: There is a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms in the morning, with patchy fog before 8am. The day will become mostly sunny with a high of 83 and light north wind. Friday evening will be partly cloudy with a low of 66, a light south wind, and a 20% chance of showers after 2am.
After years of playing together in Del Ray, “Sorry” is calling it quits with a final blowout performance.
Why the split? The band hasn’t fallen prey to familiar rock star pitfalls. Instead, its members are going to college, and like dozens of other bands with Rock of Ages Music (ROAM) school will commemorate the end of the spring program with a pair of concerts in May and June.
An amendment to the Business Improvement District (BID) guidelines that could make it easier to pass is headed to City Council for review next week.
The idea behind a BID is that it would be an organization that could advocate and host programs and events that would draw people to the relevant area as well as providing other services.
Here’s a roundup of all the events, live music, and entertainment happening around Alexandria this weekend; enjoy!
Are you organizing an event? Submit events to ALXnow.
Alexandria leaders will cut the ribbon on the Alexandria City High School’s five-story, $190 million Minnie Howard Campus next week.
The new 343,000-square foot facility at 3801 W. Braddock Road doubles the capacity of its 1950’s-era predecessor, and can hold 1,600 students. Construction started two years ago, and the new facility will open for students on the first day of the next school year, August 19, according to Alexandria City Public Schools.
