Good Monday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Expect sunny conditions and a high of 49 degrees, accompanied by a northwest wind blowing at 7 to 15 mph and gusting up to 31 mph. As night falls, the sky will remain mostly clear and the temperature will drop to around 27 degrees, with the west wind easing to 6 to 10 mph.
The holiday season kicks into high gear this weekend with Plaid Friday and Alexandria’s Small Business Saturday!
Here’s your full rundown of all that’s happening for events, live music, and entertainment this weekend in Alexandria, enjoy!
After some prodding from City Council member Kirk McPike, a couple of Alexandria crosswalks could get a Pride-themed makeover next year.
A presentation heading to the City Council on Tuesday, Nov. 28 — somewhat overshadowed by the Zoning for Housing vote that evening — includes details on plans to install rainbow artwork at a couple of crosswalks along King Street.
Joy on the Avenue is officially open to the public in Del Ray.
The Christmas-themed pop-up bar at 2312 Mount Vernon Avenue softly opened on Tuesday night, just in time for the long holiday weekend.
Good Wednesday morning, Alexandria!
🌤️ Today’s weather: Expect a slight chance of rain before 10am, with partly sunny skies and a high of around 61°F. The northwest wind will increase from 7-12 mph to 13-18 mph in the afternoon, gusting up to 28 mph. Tonight, mostly cloudy with a low around 41°F and winds at 11-16 mph, gusting to 23 mph. On Thanksgiving Day, enjoy sunny weather with a high near 55°F, northwest wind at 8-13 mph, and gusts up to 22 mph.
Retired Alexandria Sheriff Dana Lawhorne and former Alexandria City High School principal John Porter have been named the grand marshals of the 48th annual Alexandria Turkey Trot.
Lawhorne retired last year after a 43-year career in law enforcement in the city, and Porter was a teacher for Alexandria City Public Schools for more than 20 years and the principal at ACHS (back when it was named T.C. Williams High School) for 22 years.
Before heading back down to Richmond in January, Alexandria’s state-level elected officials are hosting a townhall to hear from locals.
State Sen. Adam Ebbin, Del. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker, Del. Charniele Herring and Del. Alfonso Lopez are hosting a pre-legislative town hall on Wednesday, Nov. 29, at 6:30 p.m. in Alexandria City Hall.
(Updated 1:55 p.m.) The Alexandria Police Department is investigating the late night robbery of a 7-Eleven convenience store in Old Town.
Police said via dispatch that a Black male wearing a gray shirt, black hoodie, black ski mask, black puffy coat and black and white sneakers walked into the store at 800 Franklin Street, displayed a silver-colored handgun and fled the store with an undisclosed amount of cash.
Looking to adopt a gentle and curious bunny?
Meet Simon, a male white and blue English Spot bunny who is up for adoption at the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria. Simon is currently in foster.
A 40-year-old man suffered a head injury when he was robbed in the West End early this morning, according to scanner traffic.
The Alexandria Police Department (APD) was notified at around 2:30 a.m. that a man was beaten and robbed outside an apartment building in the 5700 block of Merton Court, near the intersection with N. Beauregard Street in the Mark Center area.
After years of stalled planning, the Washington Business Journal first reported that Robinson Terminal North redevelopment could be revived.
The Journal reported that a new development concept plan has been filed with the city’s planning department. The plan will include multifamily residential, ground-floor retail and a restaurant, with mixed-use residential buildings straddling N. Union Street.
