ALXnow will be running a series of City Council candidate interviews through the local election filing deadline on April 4.
Alexandria City Council candidate Charlotte Scherer is running to be Alexandria’s first transgender City Councilor and is one of the few candidates firmly against the Potomac Yard arena deal.
Good Thursday morning, Alexandria!
🌥️ Today’s weather: Expect mostly cloudy skies and a high temperature of approximately 54°F, accompanied by a south wind blowing at 6 to 11 mph. On Thursday night, there will be a 50% chance of rain, primarily after 1am, as the temperature drops to around 47°F. South wind speeds will range from 8 to 13 mph, with gusts potentially reaching 18 mph.
Alexandria is no stranger to “best of” lists, but nearly all of them focus primarily, sometimes exclusively, on Old Town.
At best, Del Ray might get a mention, but most of the time the top recommendations never stray more than a few blocks from King Street.
ALXnow has adopted a new assistant editor from the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria (AWLA).
Hugo (né Mallow) was born late last year at the local shelter (4101 Eisenhower Avenue) and adopted earlier this week by editor Vernon Miles. He was profiled last week for Adopt a Rescued Rabbit Month at the AWLA. His sisters Clover and Poppy remain there, available for adoption.
Twenty three Alexandria middle schoolers and eight Alexandria City High School students were arrested in the first two quarters of this school year, according to a report that the School Board will receive Thursday.
There were also 213 incidents requiring a police response, including five weapons-related incidents, 43 students needing EMS assistance, 56 fights/assaults and three reports of sexual assault.
The Alexandria Police Department (APD) is investigating a sexual assault that occurred last night (Tuesday) in Del Ray.
Police said a woman was walking after midnight around Mount Vernon and Commonwealth Avenues when she was attacked and assaulted by a stranger.
A husband-and-wife real estate team in Alexandria have launched a new site to help homebuyers find often lucrative assumable mortgages.
An assumable mortgage allows a buyer to assume the rate, repayment period, balance and other terms of the seller’s mortgage. For homebuyers, it can be a way around high-interest rates, but the trick is finding them.
Sanger Avenue, a West End road that runs from William Ramsay Elementary School to I-395, could be getting some safety and cycling upgrades.
A memo (page 12) from Department of Transportation Deputy Director Hillary Orr to the Transportation Commission included a note that the street could receive some improvements as part of an upcoming paving project.
Good Wednesday morning, Alexandria!
⛅ Today’s weather: Sunny, with a high near 50. Partly cloudy tonight with a low around 32.
ALXnow will be running a series of City Council candidate interviews through the local election filing deadline on April 4.
Kirk McPike jokes that he no longer has a work-life balance, he has a work-Council balance.
The Center for Regional Analysis (CRA) at George Mason University released a study over the weekend that said the Potomac Yard arena development could be a boon for local workforce housing.
The study notes that the arena development is slated to include 5,400 residential units across three development phases.
