Turkish Coffee Lady at 1001 King Street is celebrating 15 years in business and two years in Old Town with an event offering free Turkish coffee this weekend.
On Saturday, Jan. 20, Turkish Coffee Lady (1001 King Street) will distribute Turkish coffee cups from 9 a.m.-8 p.m.
Good Thursday morning, Alexandria!
🌨️ Today’s weather: The weather will be mostly cloudy with a high near 37 degrees, accompanied by calm winds which will gradually shift to south at 6 mph. Thursday night, snow is likely after 1 am, making the sky cloudy and bringing the temperature to a low of about 30 degrees. Winds will remain light and variable with a 60% chance of precipitation. New snow accumulation could reach up to half an inch.
Alexandria’s DASH bus system is seeking state funding for a project to add new information screens inside the city’s buses.
A pilot program would install information screens that would help show things like upcoming stops, transfer connections, service alerts and more.
(Updated 3:35 p.m.) Early voting will start on Friday, Jan. 19, for the dual Presidential primaries.
The primaries are scheduled for March 5. The deadline for early voting is March 2.
A Del Ray restaurant is planning on expanding its footprint with a 750-square foot patio addition.
Noe Landini, owner of Junction Bakery & Bistro (1508 Mount Vernon Avenue), wants to build on the northern end of the restaurant on a repurposed area of the parking lot used for outdoor seating the last several years.
Meet the lovely Polly, a 3-year-old white and gray cat who is up for adoption through the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria.
Polly came from the AWLA rescue partners in Barbour County, West Virginia and is in need of a forever home!
A new yoga franchise just had a ribbon cutting in Alexandria’s Carlyle neighborhood.
Mayor Justin Wilson and City Council Member John Taylor Chapman attended the event for YogaSix at 2465 Mandeville Lane over the weekend. The franchise offers six types of yoga classes, and a location is being developed for Potomac Yard.
Care to try your hand at some tavern games by candlelight?
Good Wednesday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Expect sunny skies and a high of 29 degrees, accompanied by a west wind between 7 to 11 mph and gusts reaching 21 mph. As evening approaches on Wednesday, anticipate cloud cover to increase with lows settling around 18 degrees and a southwest wind around 6 mph.
After getting a snow day on Tuesday, ACPS students and faculty will get a two-hour delay tomorrow (Wednesday) morning.
In a release, Superintendent Melanie Kay-Wyatt said the delay is due to the extreme temperatures and hazardous conditions, with the National Weather Service warning of hazardous conditions as temperatures drop.
After years in development, the School Board will vote Thursday night on a new logo for Alexandria City Public Schools, and Superintendent Melanie Kay-Wyatt is recommending Logo 1, according to a staff presentation.
“After careful consideration by the ACPS leadership team and consideration of the community input, the superintendent recommends that the School Board accept Logo 1 as the new logo and brand to represent Alexandria City Public Schools,” ACPS said in the presentation. “Some logo elements may be refined when finalizing the final logo version.”
