An Alexandria nonprofit is preparing to send supplies to Jamaica in the wake of mass damage left by Hurricane Melissa.
Good360 is working with partner Global Empowerment Mission (GEM) and other relief agencies after the Category 5 storm made landfall this week to “assess needs on the ground and deploy pre-positioned supplies, generators, shelter materials and other essentials,” according to a release.
Alexandria SNAP Recipients to Shift to State-Funded Program Next Week — Alexandria residents receiving food assistance will see their benefits shift to a new state-funded program next week as federal SNAP funding lapses amid a government shutdown. The Virginia Emergency Nutrition Assistance Program will begin Monday, providing weekly payments to nearly 6,000 households and approximately 12,000 individuals in Alexandria. [ALXnow]
Alexandria Early Voting Nears 2021 Total With Four Days Remaining — Alexandria residents have just four days remaining to vote early in next week’s general election, with turnout approaching the total number of early votes cast during the entire 2021 election cycle. As of Oct. 27, Alexandria had recorded 20,853 early votes — already 82% of the 25,475 total early ballots cast during all of 2021. [ALXnow]
Alexandria residents receiving food assistance will see their benefits shift to a new state-funded program next week as federal SNAP funding lapses amid a government shutdown.
The Virginia Emergency Nutrition Assistance Program will begin Monday, providing weekly payments to the nearly 6,000 households and approximately 12,000 individuals in Alexandria who currently receive SNAP benefits, city officials said Tuesday night.
Good Tuesday evening, Alexandria. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.
The following articles were published earlier today — Oct 28, 2025.
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Here is what’s going on Wednesday in Alexandria, from our event calendar.
Isolated showers are expected before 10am and after 2pm, with partly sunny skies and a high of 57°F. Winds from the northeast at 8-10 mph, gusting up to 18 mph, and a 20% chance of precipitation. On Wednesday night, expect rain and possible thunderstorms after 5am, a low of 51°F, east winds at 9-13 mph with gusts up to 21 mph, and a 90% chance of precipitation. New rainfall could measure between three quarters and one inch. See more from Weather.gov.
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"The Thirteen sings with striking color and richness" – The Washington Post
The critically acclaimed professional choir performs Brahms' genre-defying masterpiece, "Ein deutsches Requiem," in the composers own version for piano four hands with world-renowned pianist Brian Ganz and Eric Conway, paired with Margaret Bonds' Credo, set to a text by W.E.B. Du Bois and also accompanied by piano.
Alexandria is asking for public feedback on its recreation programs.
A program interest survey is open to the public until Saturday, Nov. 1. It asks respondents about their recreational interests, their usage of city recreation centers and parks, and what offerings could be expanded or improved by the Department of Recreation, Parks, and Cultural Activities.
Abel Meri wants to make life easier for his business clients, but at what cost?
Meri is CEO of the Old Town-based Notice Enterprises, an automation company he founded in 2019. Notice has seen exponential growth over the last few years by using artificial intelligence to revolutionize how small businesses manage nearly every aspect of their workflows, from AI receptionists to the composition of lengthy legal documents.
Alexandria residents have just four days remaining to vote early in next week’s general election, with turnout approaching the total number of early votes cast during the entire 2021 election cycle.
As of Oct. 27, Alexandria had recorded 20,853 early votes — already 82% of the 25,475 total early ballots cast during all of 2021’s early voting period, according to data from the Virginia Public Access Project. Of those ballots, 14,369 were cast in person and 6,484 by mail.
Sen. Mark Warner called on the Trump administration to use available Department of Agriculture funds to prevent the expiration of SNAP benefits affecting 42 million Americans, including hundreds of thousands of Virginians, as the government shutdown enters another week.
The Virginia Democrat holds the administration responsible for withholding $6 billion in USDA contingency funding that could maintain food assistance programs beyond the Nov. 1 deadline when benefits are set to expire.
An Alexandria education nonprofit has been honored with a statewide award for one of its mentoring programs.
The Campagna Center was recognized by Mentor Virginia last month for Wright to Read, a program that has trained and paired reading tutors with elementary students in Alexandria for 45 years. The program received the 2025 Champions of Mentoring Award at a ceremony in Richmond on Oct. 23.
