Good Wednesday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Expect sunny skies and a high temperature around 85°F, with calm winds shifting to an easterly direction at 5 mph in the afternoon. The night will be mostly clear, as the low drops to about 62°F, with southeast winds at 5 mph settling to a calm breeze in the evening.
Debate night has arrived.
The presidential debate between Vice President Kamalah Harris and former President Donald Trump is tonight, and we’ve found a number of Alexandria local businesses that will be viewing the event on televisions behind the bar.
Alexandria City Public Schools will soon make public an enrollment dashboard revealing the number of students and teachers at their schools on a monthly basis.
ACPS must submit a monthly student membership report to the Virginia Department of Education, and that information will be made public in the new dashboard next month, according to the school system.
Local theatre company MetroStage is celebrating the birthday of James Baldwin with a show about the acclaimed author’s decision to flee America.
The show, Citizen James, is scheduled for Monday, Sept. 30, at the Lyceum (201 South Washington Street).
The Nightmare on the Avenue popup is returning to Del Ray later this month, the owner tells ALXnow.
Homegrown Restaurant Group (HRG) expects the annual Halloween-themed bar at 2312 Mount Vernon Avenue to be ready for business in mid-September. That means customers should expect a fully decorated experience with spooky craft cocktails and a food menu.
The road to recovery from addiction or dealing with mental health challenges can be a long and arduous one, so the City of Alexandria is looking to lighten the mood with a celebration and show of support to include food trucks and games.
The Department of Community and Human Services is hosting a celebration on Wednesday, Sept. 25, from 3-6 p.m. at Ben Brenman Park where “all are welcome to show their support of recovery.”
Good Tuesday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Expect sunny skies and a high of 84°F accompanied by a northwest wind at 7 mph. As for Tuesday night, it will be mostly clear with a low of 60°F, as the northeast wind at 5 mph becomes calm in the evening.
“NOT GOING BACK” and “CHILDLESS CAT LADIES VOTE” are among a flurry of chalk messages adorning the concrete barriers at a closed-off Alexandria park near the home of Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance.
Pieces of chalk have been left near the Jersey barriers at Judy Lowe Park (7 E. Del Ray Avenue), which is near Vance’s home in Del Ray. The messages have been made recently, as the city announced late last month that the park would be closed when Vance returned home from the campaign.
Alexandria’s Planning Commission sent the new West End plan back for more work, particularly when it comes to the proposal’s lackluster affordable housing outlook.
The AlexWest Plan is a proposal to update land uses throughout the West End and could shape future development in the area for the next few decades.
Danni Allen and his friend Kenny arrived at Crooked Beat Records at 2:30 a.m. — 11 hours before they opened — to be the first in line for record albums autographed by Ariana Grande.
Grande announced yesterday that 1,000 signed albums would be sold at indie record shops around the country. Crooked Beat Records at 2417 Mount Vernon Avenue in Del Ray was one of two shops in Virginia to sell the collectibles.
The somewhat misnamed Alexandria Old Town Art Festival is returning for its 22nd year this weekend.
The festival brings art together from across the country — a full list of participating artists is available online.
