When people say “they don’t make them like they used to,” these classic cars are what they’re talking about.
The Classic Car Show returning to The Lyceum (201 S. Washington Street) this month focused on orphan cars: cars that are no longer manufactured, many of them by extinct car companies.
Good Wednesday morning, Alexandria!
Today’s weather: Sunny, with a high near 78 and a low around 59 tonight. Tomorrow is also looking mostly sunny with a high near 80.
Alexandria has experienced a summer surge in cases of COVID-19, and the health department is asking residents to remember the fundamentals of washing their hands and covering their sneezes.
There were 898 confirmed new cases (and no deaths) in the last 13 weeks in Alexandria, according to the Virginia Department of Health. That makes up for 30% of the 3,036 confirmed cases (and seven deaths) over the past year.
On the eve of an annual report on the city’s economy from the Alexandria Economic Development Partnership, ALXnow sat down with AEDP CEO Stephanie Landrum to discuss the future of development in three areas of the city: Carlyle, Potomac Yard and Old Town North, and the Landmark-Van Dorn corridor. These will be broken up into a multi-part series covering each location.
As the City of Alexandria gears up for the Landmark redevelopment, the Alexandria Economic Development Partnership (AEDP) is working to try and ensure nearby local restaurants and small businesses aren’t pushed out.
Douglas Development defaulted on a $51.7 million loan last month, and three of the 15 properties the company used as collateral are in Old Town.
The balance on the 2014 loan was not paid by the Aug. 1 deadline, according to loan documents found by the Washington Business Journal.
Atlas Brew Works, which opened a new location in Alexandria earlier this year, will be bringing its Oktoberfest celebrations to the Carlyle neighborhood.
The brewery said in a release that it will be hosting an Oktoberfest at Atlas Alexandria Brewery and Tap Room (2429 Mandeville Lane) on Friday, Sept. 20.
The Judy Lowe Neighborhood Park (7 E Del Ray Avenue) is reopening… kind of.
Around a week after the City of Alexandria closed the park at the request of the Secret Service, the City said the park is reopening with a “modified schedule with intermittent closures until further notice.”
Good Tuesday morning, Alexandria!
⛈️ Today’s weather: Sunny, with a high near 77 and a low around 56 tonight. Tomorrow is also looking partly sunny.
Alexandria’s City Council will be weighing up new regulations on short-term rentals this fall, and the City is collecting public feedback on what shape that should take.
Proposed regulations include:
Alexandria City Public Schools is offering bonuses for a number of “hard-to-fill positions,” like bus drivers and math, science and special education teachers.
The employees who already work in these jobs will all get a $1,000 retention bonus in their paychecks next month, according to ACPS.
Good Friday morning, Alexandria!
⛈️ Today’s weather: Showers and possible thunderstorms are expected after 2pm, with cloudy skies and a high of 78 degrees accompanied by a 6 to 9 mph east wind. There’s a 30% chance of precipitation. Moving into Friday night, showers and thunderstorms are likely before 8pm, followed by a slight chance of showers later on. The mostly cloudy night will have a low of around 71 degrees and a 3 to 7 mph east wind, again with a 30% chance of precipitation.
