Good Monday morning, Alexandria!
⛈️ Today’s weather: Expect a slight chance of morning showers, followed by possible showers and thunderstorms after 2pm, with mostly sunny skies and a high near 85. Light northwest winds will accompany the 30% chance of precipitation. For Monday night, there is a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8pm, turning partly cloudy afterwards and reaching a low around 66. A gentle south wind will persist, and the chance of precipitation remains at 30%.
More than 800 Alexandria City High School students walked the stage at today’s graduation at George Mason University’s EagleBank Arena.
ACHS executive principal Alexander Duncan III said that the day marked a defining moment in the lives of the 841 graduates.
Bit of a slow week in Alexandria with Memorial Day at the start of the week, but one that still touched on some of the city’s favorite topics: drinking and dogs.
The top story was about a new Virginia ABC store opening on S. Washington Street.
Alexandria’s controversial zoning overhaul punctuated the final Democrat City Council candidate forum before the June 18 primary.
Anti-Potomac Yard arena candidate Jonathan Huskey didn’t mince words on his opinions against citywide Zoning for Housing/Housing for All overhaul that eliminated single family zoning and allows developers to build homes with up to four units on any property.
A unique set of mid-19th century stamps celebrating Alexandria are up for bidding at a New York City auction house this week.
The Robert A Siegel Auction Galleries said in an email that, prior to the first federally issued postage stamps in 1847, local postmasters issued provisional postage stamps for use in their towns. Alexandria was one of 11 cities that issued its own postage between 1845 and the debut of federally issued postage in 1847.
Peace, community involvement and childhood innocence are the themes of the new mural at the Bradlee Shopping Center.
Alexandria City High School art students helped muralists Nicole Bourgea and sef.01 create the mural depicting three kids surrounded by flowers and childlike drawings. Seven students helped with the design and worked after school last month on the project.
A year ago, popular Arlandria/Del Ray bar Hops N’ Shine faced a contentious city review as it faced criticism from both the Planning Commission and City Council zoning violations.
Now, a new staff report for a special use permit one-year review paints a much rosier picture of the situation with the bar.
Good Friday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Expect sunshine and a high of approximately 75 degrees, accompanied by a north wind at 8 to 13 mph. Friday night will be clear with a low around 56 degrees, as the northwest wind of around 5 mph becomes calm.
The Alexandria City Council unanimously approved new outreach guidelines for the potential creation of a Business Improvement District (BIDs) in Old Town on Tuesday night.
Without buy-in from 60% of impacted property owners, previous efforts to get BIDs started in Old Town failed. Consequently, City Council on Tuesday night approved the amended rules stipulating that property owners will now be sent petitions via certified mail, and that their non-response within 30 days will be counted just as if they vote in opposition.
Here’s a roundup of all the events, live music, and entertainment happening around Alexandria this weekend, Thursday, May 30, through Sunday, June 2, 2024.
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A 29-year-old man has been found guilty of murdering his roommate by shooting him in the head as he left for work in the West End.
Dontae Lashaun Drumgold was convicted of first-degree murder and use of a firearm in commission of a murder in the 2022 death of 25-year-old Elijah Williams.
