A car overturned at a crash at the N. Jordan Street and N. Kemper Street intersection with at least one injury.
According to the scanner, the crash occurred around 6:30 p.m. today (Thursday).
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A new generation of first-generation Americans is being born primarily in Arlandria and the West End, but a new report said Alexandria doesn’t have the childcare facilities in those neighborhoods to support the children and new parents.
The new Community Needs Assessment, prepared by the Economic Opportunity Commission (EOC) and the Department of Community and Human Services (DCHS), examined issues of housing, employment, and more around Alexandria. Part of the Assessment examined the accessibility of childcare around the city.
Rick Schneider couldn’t resist all the fancy old furniture left on the curb during the pandemic in New York City.
The Austin, Texas, native had just graduated with a law degree from Villanova University and was temporarily living in Manhattan when Covid hit. He had a truck and collected enough chairs, dressers and more to furnish his own apartment, a friend’s apartment and a storage unit.
Here’s a roundup of all the events, live music, and entertainment happening around Alexandria this weekend; enjoy!
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Meet Charlie, a 6-year-old up for adoption through the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria.
This male tabby has been patiently waiting for a family to call his own!
Alexandria’s been expanding its bike infrastructure and next week’s Bike to Work Day could be a perfect opportunity to check that out.
Bike to Work Day is an annual tradition encouraging locals to ride a bike to their offices. This year, Bike to Work Day is on Friday, May 17.
The Portside in Old Town Summer Festival will return to Waterfront Park (1A Prince Street) next month.
The two-day free festival features a mix of live music, art and historical activities, and more. The event is put together by Visit Alexandria and the Office of the Arts.
Good Thursday morning, Alexandria!
⛈️ Today’s weather: Expect scattered showers and thunderstorms, with showers becoming more likely and possibly a thunderstorm after 8am. The day will be mostly cloudy with a high near 76, and a light northeast wind turning east at 5 to 9 mph in the morning. The chance of precipitation is 70%, with new rainfall amounts totaling less than a tenth of an inch, but higher in thunderstorms. Thursday night, there’s a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms before 2am, remaining mostly cloudy with a low around 58, and an east wind at 5 to 10 mph.
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(Updated at 4 p.m.) Alexandria succeeded in its bid today to dismiss a case filed by residents furious with a citywide zoning overhaul that allows developers to build homes with up to four units on any property, but residents will get a chance to try again in a month.
The Coalition for a Livable Alexandria and residents Phylius Burks, Joyce Pastore, William Corin, David and Meghan Rainey, Joshua and Maria Carias Porto, Jimm Roberts and John E. Craig have so far spent about $30,000 in legal fees in their efforts to get the circuit court to reverse City Council’s Dec. 2023 decision on the Zoning for Housing/Housing for All package.
Alexandria’s history with racially restrictive covenants was a major topic during the Zoning for Housing/Housing for All debate last year, and a new interactive map shows the location of those covenants around Alexandria and surrounding localities.
ARLnow reported that the new interactive map comes from researchers at Marymount University. Many of the covenants listed on the map exclude “any person not of the Caucasian race.”
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This weekend Evelyn Chumbow, the director of the Human Trafficking Legal Center and a survivor of child labor trafficking, will lead a discussion at the Alexandria library on the ongoing work to end modern-day slavery.
The event is scheduled for Saturday, May 11, from 11 a.m. to noon at the Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library (4701 Seminary Road).