Two longtime affordable housing advocacy nonprofits have announced that, as of Jan. 1, the groups have officially merged.
The Northern Virginia Affordable Housing Alliance (NVAHA) and the Alliance for Housing Solutions (AHS) announced in a release that they’d be consolidating into one organization.
You might want to rethink any plans you made for the first weekend of the new year.
Meteorologists forecast a significant winter storm this weekend, with rain and snow kicking off sometime after 1 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 6. The forecasts put the chance of precipitation at 80%, going up to 90% overnight.
Good Tuesday morning, Alexandria!
🌦️ Today’s weather: Today will be mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 44. Cloudy again tomorrow, with a high near 48.
The week between Christmas and New Year’s Day is traditionally a little slow, but there was still plenty of news around Alexandria.
The top story was yet another office-to-apartment conversion planned for Old Town North, part of a trend of developers moving away from office space in the wake of the Covid pandemic and using those buildings for sorely needed housing.
A group of women Alexandria women are on a mission to ensure no candidate is just a name on a ballot in Alexandria.
The Liberally Social podcast, started back in 2021 to explore the 13 candidates running for City Council, has come together again to profile two candidates who could shape policy in Alexandria City Public Schools (ACPS).
A new temporary exhibit at Freedom House Museum until April documents the life of a teenager enslaved at Washington Seminary in D.C.
“Searching for Truth in the Garden” reveals a story of Gabriel, a 13-year-old boy who was enslaved at the school — later renamed Gonzaga College High School — in 1829.
Sunday isn’t just New Year’s Eve in Alexandria; the city has its own special celebration called First Night Alexandria.
The event returns at various venues across Old Town starting at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 31, and running to midnight.
Good Friday morning, Alexandria!
🌦️ Today’s weather: In the afternoon, there is a 20% chance of rain with partly sunny skies and a high near 51 degrees, accompanied by a west wind at 7 mph. For Friday night, expect a 20% chance of rain before 1am, mostly cloudy conditions, and a low around 35 degrees, along with a northwest wind ranging from 6 to 9 mph.
Here’s your complete rundown of all the festivities, events, live music, and entertainment happening this weekend in Alexandria; enjoy!
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Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP) is offering its SoberRide program again this year to offer an alternative to drinking and driving.
Anyone in the region out late on New Year’s Eve/New Year’s Day in need of a ride home can get one through the 2023 Holiday SoberRide program. The program runs from 10 p.m. on Sunday, Dec. 31 to 4 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 1.
It’s that time of year again.
This reporter is a sucker for “best of” lists. While this isn’t necessarily a “Best of”, ALXnow will take you on a tour of the most-read stories from this year, from major development news to one restaurant’s fight with a naked neighbor.
