Good Monday morning, Alexandria!
🌦️ Today’s weather: Scattered showers are expected mainly after 2 PM, with partly sunny skies and a high near 76. The south wind of 5 to 15 mph will shift to northwest in the afternoon, possibly gusting up to 24 mph. In the evening, there is a chance of rain, primarily after 2 AM, and the temperature will drop to around 44. The north wind will maintain a speed of 10 to 13 mph, gusting up to 21 mph. Both daytime and nighttime precipitation chances are 30%.
It’s been a busy week in Alexandria.
The week started with a mob swarming the Seminary Road intersection early Saturday morning and taking over with loud noises and drag racing on the street, much to the chagrin of nearby neighbors. Yesterday, the city said that police would be cracking down on aggressive driving on streets like Seminary Road, King Street and other arterial roadways.
Like trains pulling into a station, regional transportation leaders converged in Alexandria today to cut the ribbon at the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority’s new technology hub, the Metro Integrated Command and Communications Center (MICC).
The new 14-story MICC, located at 2401 Mill Road in the city’s Carlyle neighborhood, will hold up to 1,400 Metro staffers, and is home to the system’s data center, cybersecurity operations, bus and rail video teams, communications, and administrative support.
For-profit Washington University of Science and Technology could be moving into a vacant office on Eisenhower Avenue that was formerly a Stratford University campus.
Washington University of Science and Technology is a for-profit university based out of Tysons. The school is applying to a new location in a 4-story commercial office building at 2900 Eisenhower Avenue. The building was previously approved for special use as a private academic school in 2013, but the location closed in October 2022 when the Stratford shut down.
A few days after videos emerged of a mob taking over a Seminary Road intersection, Alexandria announced a new carrot-and-stick approach to dealing with traffic safety.
The carrot is a new public safety campaign. According to a release from the City of Alexandria:
(Updated 11:30 a.m.) Good Friday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Partly sunny today, with a high near 81. Partly cloudy tonight, with a low around 62. Then sunny and warm again on Saturday.
(Updated at 8:30 p.m.) A 17-year-old former Alexandria City High School student was sentenced Thursday to five years with the Virginia Department of Juvenile Justice for the 2022 murder of 18-year-old Luis Mejia Hernandez in the parking lot of the Bradlee Shopping Center, with one of those years already served.
Ryan Vega was 16 when he fatally stabbed Hernandez during a melee with dozens of ACHS students in the parking lot. In a two-day June bench trial, Judge James C. Clark found Vega guilty of second-degree murder and murder by mob, and said that Vega took advantage of his time behind bars at the Northern Virginia Juvenile Detention Center by exhibiting good behavior and doing well with school.
World War II was at its peak when Charles Barrett Elementary School first opened 80 years ago. In recognition of the anniversary, on Wednesday students and school officials gathered in front of the school, planted a baby oak tree and sang the school song.
The tree was donated by the North Ridge Citizens’ Association.
On tap this weekend – Del Ray Halloween Parade, Old Town Trick-or-Treat, Ghost Ship Providence and much more.
Here’s a look at all that’s happening for events, live music, and entertainment this weekend in Alexandria, Virginia, enjoy!
As Metro stares down potentially devastating cuts, City Council member Sarah Bagley said the Virginia Railway Express (VRE) is grappling with similar funding struggles as it tries to redefine itself.
Bagley, who serves on the VRE Operations Board, said the rail service’s new plans to add weekend service represent an effort to broaden the ridership beyond commuter traffic.
Good Thursday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Expect a mostly sunny day with temperatures reaching a high of around 79 degrees. In the afternoon, a calm wind will pick up from the south at around 5 mph. As for Thursday night, the sky will be partly cloudy and the temperature will drop to around 60 degrees. There will be a southwest wind blowing at 3 to 6 mph.
