While the City of Alexandria is eyeing major changes to Duke Street west of Old Town, one change could be coming to the street right as it passes the Carlyle neighborhood.
The city could be swapping out one of the left turn lanes at the intersection with Dulany Street with a pedestrian refuge.
The Alexandria City Council at its town hall meeting on Saturday shot back at criticism over its plan to rename streets named after Confederate leaders.
Council answered public questions for two hours Saturday morning at Charles Houston Recreation Center, and the meeting took a decisive turn when Mayor Justin Wilson read the following question:
The Alexandria Police Department (APD) said a woman was seriously injured when she was struck by a driver on Duke Street yesterday.
APD said around 9:46 a.m. on Sunday morning, officers responded to a collision involving a pedestrian at the Duke and Paxton Streets intersection.
Good Monday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Expect sunny skies and a high around 63 degrees, accompanied by a northwest wind blowing at 8 to 13 mph, gusting up to 18 mph. As for Monday night, the sky will remain mostly clear, and the temperature will drop to around 40 degrees. The north wind will decrease to about 6 mph before calming down during the evening.
Everybody must be hungry, because this week’s top story was about an all-day brunch restaurant in Del Ray.
Matt & Tony’s All Day Kitchen + Bar (1501 Mount Vernon Avenue) was the sole Alexandria location in Washingtonian’s list of best brunch spots. The restaurant opened last year with a dog-friendly patio and specializes in all-day brunch.
For nearly 20 years, firefighter Corrin Pumphrey has been the Alexandria Fire Department’s resident artist.
Last month, Pumphrey unveiled a 12-by-six-foot-tall mural of first responders at AFD’s health and wellness Station 202 (213 E. Windsor Avenue) in Del Ray.
Get your candy buckets ready, because the annual Del Ray Halloween Parade is next Sunday, Oct. 29.
It’s Visit Del Ray’s 27th year hosting the fun event, which starts at 2 p.m. at Mount Vernon Avenue and E. Bellefonte Avenue and ends with live music and prizes at the Mount Vernon Recreation Center athletic fields.
Alexandria City High School senior Mohommed Abir Rhaman was shocked when he was notified last month that he got a perfect score on the Advanced Placement U.S. History Exam.
The notoriously grueling exam takes more than three hours to finish, and Rhaman is one of 13 students in the world who aced it this year, according to Alexandria City Public Schools.
Alexandria City High School seniors with a 3.25 cumulative grade point average or higher are now eligible for automatic admission to George Mason University.
The deal for the pilot program between Alexandria City Public Schools and GMU was struck earlier this month, and 428 ACHS seniors have since been informed that they have earned a guaranteed admission to the university. The agreement expires in August 2026.
Good Friday morning, Alexandria!
⛈️ Today’s weather: Showers and thunderstorms are expected between 2pm and 5pm, followed by more showers and a potential thunderstorm after 5pm, with a high near 70°F. South winds will reach 7-11 mph, gusting up to 18 mph, with an 80% chance of precipitation. Rainfall will likely be under a tenth of an inch, but could be higher in thunderstorms. For Friday night, anticipate showers and a possible thunderstorm before 11pm, then a chance of showers between 11pm and 2am, as temperatures drop to a low of around 52°F. Winds will shift to the northwest; precipitation will remain at an 80% chance, with similar rainfall amounts as earlier in the day.
City leaders broke ground on Housing Alexandria‘s 474-unit affordable apartment complex in Arlandria on Wednesday, capping off the largest project of its kind in Alexandria history.
It will be 2026 by the time residents start moving into the two-building, 36,000 square-foot complex, Housing Alexandria said in a release. The buildings, named Sansé and Naja, will be located near the corner of W. Glebe Road and Mount Vernon Avenue. The property will include a large underground parking garage and 34,000 square feet of commercial space, which will include childcare and health care services, according to Housing Alexandria.
