Good Tuesday morning, Alexandria!
Today’s weather: Expect scattered showers and patchy fog intermittently throughout the day, with cloudy skies and a high near 68°F. A northeast wind will blow at around 8 mph, and there’s a 40% chance of rain. On Tuesday night, there’s a slight chance of showers before 11pm and patchy fog after 1am, with mostly cloudy conditions and a low of 61°F. The northeast wind will slow to 3-6 mph, and the chance of precipitation decreases to 20%.
The Alexandria Police Department is stepping up patrols and implementing other security measures around the Andrew Adkins development after a pair of recent shootings nearby.
On Thursday, Sept. 19, three people were shot in the Braddock neighborhood near the Andrew Adkins development, including a 15-year-old boy. One victim, Kwakia Frazier, was fatally wounded in the shooting.
Inova Alexandria Hospital at Landmark broke ground today, marking a momentous occasion for the city’s West End.
When completed, the 1.1 million square-foot project at the former Landmark Mall (just off Interstate 395 at Duke Street) will include a 569,000 square-foot hospital center with 192 beds, a 111,000 square-foot cancer center, an 83,000 square-foot specialty care center and a retrofitted 550-space parking garage. A 1,488-space below-grade parking garage is also planned with at least 19 parking spaces set aside for electric vehicle charging.
The much-needed replacement of Alexandria’s most-strikable bridge could come with some benefits to the cramped sidewalk beneath.
At a City Council meeting last week, City Council member Sarah Bagley said the Virginia Railway Express (VRE) is moving forward with the replacement of a pair of bridges that passes over King Street and Commonwealth Avenue.
The Alexandria Police Department (APD) is seeking help from anyone who might have information on a very young girl who was seen alone early this morning (Monday) near the Brookville neighborhood.
APD conducted a search of the area around the 900 block of N. Van Dorn Street but said no investigation is currently ongoing.
A suspect in a multi-vehicle hit-and-run in Old Town that put five people in the hospital is behind bars, according to the Alexandria Police Department.
At around 10:30 p.m. on Monday, Sept. 9, a gray Mercedes Benz traveling eastbound on Franklin Street ran a red light at the intersection with S. Patrick Street (Route 1) and then crashed into two vehicles, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.
Naomi L. Brooks Elementary School in the Rosemont neighborhood remains closed today (Monday) after being closed last week due to a lead exposure incident at the school.
Principal Suzanne Hess sent a letter to the school’s community last Thursday saying contractors at the school for window replacement work discovered lead in two classrooms.
Good Monday morning, Alexandria!
Today’s weather: Expect showers to begin mainly after 2pm with a high temperature near 70 and a northeast wind around 10 mph. The probability of rainfall is 90%, with new amounts potentially less than a tenth of an inch. For Monday night, showers will continue with a low temperature around 63, a constant northeast wind at 10 mph, and an 80% chance of precipitation. Again, new rainfall amounts may be less than a tenth of an inch.
The Alexandria Police Department confirmed two men in their car at the intersection of N. Fayette and Wythe Streets were shot in their car just before 2 a.m.
Witnesses told police they heard what sounded like automatic gunfire, according to the police scanner.
This week started off with threats against Alexandria City Public Schools on Monday. Superintendent Melanie Kay-Wyatt said the threats were being circulated and reported second-hand, without references to any specific Alexandria schools.
A threat briefly put Alexandria City High School on lockdown on Monday and the Alexandria Police Department (APD) remained at the school the rest of the day. APD said later that the reports of threats against local schools were likely hoaxes.
Circuit Court Judge David S. Schell, who is also set to rule on Alexandria’s Zoning for Housing/Housing for All litigation, overturned neighboring Arlington’s Missing Middle zoning changes today.
The Missing Middle and Zoning for Housing reforms were both substantial zoning reforms that, among other changes, eliminated single-family-only zoning. As a group of Alexandrians have been filing suit against the City, locals have been watching the Arlington case as a weather vane.
