Del Ray’s ski lodge is closing after this Saturday night, and its owner says he’ll be throwing a party like snowbody’s business.
Aspen on the Avenue popup bar owner Bill Blackburn of the Homegrown Restaurant Group says that Saturday night will be the last chance for customers to enjoy delicacies like the ski lemon meringuetini.
Happy Thursday, Alexandria!
⛈️ Today’s weather: Expect isolated showers between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., followed by scattered showers and thunderstorms that could produce small hail. The day should be partly sunny with a high temperature near 57. Tonight, there’s a 30% chance of isolated showers between 8 and 11 p.m., with a low temperature of 39.
The Animal Welfare League of Alexandria is a beloved local institution, and it’s asking those who’ve had good experiences with the shelter to vouch for it.
Sniffspot, a site that specializes in private dog parks, is running a contest to rank the best dog shelters and rescues in Virginia.
(Updated 3:40 p.m.) To get a business improvement district (BID) approved for Old Town, proponents will need the support of 60% of properties in the proposed zone. But a new change could cut property owners who don’t engage at all out of that 60% requirement.
City Council member John Chapman said after outreach was done for the Old Town BID there were over 200 property owners that never responded either in favor or against the proposal.
No arrest has been made since a woman was stabbed in the neck in the West End last Thursday night (March 28).
The victim told police that the suspect stabbed her with a pocket knife in a parking lot of an apartment complex in the 400 block of Mayflower Court at around 7:30 p.m. She suffered a non-life threatening injury and was treated at Inova Fairfax Hospital.
Alexandria’s bus rapid transit (BRT) ambitions for Duke Street are getting a federal boost.
The Federal Transit Administration announced that Alexandria will receive $550,000 in grant funding for transit-oriented development planning on the Duke Street corridor.
Eisenhower Valley doesn’t get attention like Old Town or Del Ray, but it’s a scrappy community of unique local businesses, chains, and a growing residential community.
The Eisenhower Partnership is hosting a Rock the Avenue Block Party later this month to bring that eclectic group together.
Good Wednesday morning, Alexandria!
⛈️ Today’s weather: Expect showers and possible thunderstorms after 8am, with potential heavy rain and a high of 59 degrees. East winds will blow at 8-13 mph, gusting up to 20 mph, with a 100% chance of precipitation and new rainfall amounts between half and three-quarters of an inch. Tonight, there’s a 50% chance of showers before 2am, and it will be mostly cloudy with a low around 41 degrees. West winds will reach 6-13 mph, gusting up to 21 mph.
On Monday, April 8, Alexandria Recreation, Parks & Cultural Activities is hosting a gathering to watch the partial solar eclipse.
The viewing party is scheduled for 3-3:45 p.m. at the Old Town Pool (1609 Cameron Street). The event will include eclipse glasses to view the event safely, along with arts and crafts for the family.
An Alexandria woman got scammed by a caller pretending to be a representative of the Alexandria Sheriff’s Office (ASO), less than a week after ASO warned the public against scammers on social media.
The victim was called on her land line at around 5:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 15, and the male caller allegedly claimed to be a sergeant with the ASO, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.
It’s not uncommon to hear business owners in Alexandria lament that local sign ordinances can be onerous and unwieldy, but an update to an ordinance could be a sign that things are changing.
Eight years after the last update to the sign ordinance, the City of Alexandria is taking another crack at it.
