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Good morning, Alexandria! Today is Wednesday, July 9, the 190th day of 2025. There are 175 days left in the year.
⛈️ Today’s weather: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 3 p.m. Partly sunny, with a high near 92. Heat index values as high as 101. Calm wind becoming south around six mph in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation is 30%. Showers and thunderstorms tonight before 2 a.m., then scattered showers between 2 a.m. and 5 a.m. Patchy fog after 10 p.m. Low around 72. South wind around five mph, becoming calm in the evening. The chance of precipitation is 80%—new rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch are possible.
Jazz @ Met returns to Met Park on select Thursdays, May-June. Photos by Bruce Buckley.
The JoGo Project performing at Jazz @ Met. Photos by Bruce Buckley.
Photos by Bruce Buckley.
Enjoy the return of jazz at Metropolitan Park with a free concert series co-presented by the DC Jazz Festival and National Landing BID. Listen to live stylings from Go-Go to bossa nova across the four-part series, from 5-7PM on select Thursdays: May 7, May 21, June 4, and June 18.
Art Activity: “Even Colors Dance (Synesthetic Watercolor)” | Led by David Ignacio, current Resident Artist at Museum of Contemporary Art Arlington’s main museum
Art Activity: “Day Inking with JD” | Led by JD Deardourff, recent Resident Artist at MoCA Innovation Studio.
For transportation and Met Park information, visit nationallanding.org/met-park/faqs. Met Park is a five-minute walk from the Pentagon City Metro.
Jazz @ Met is presented by DC Jazz Festival and National Landing BID, sponsored by Amazon. Additional support for performances is provided by The Galena-Yorktown Foundation and The Leonard and Elaine Silverstein Family Foundation.
Inova Alexandria Hospital at 4320 Seminary Road (staff photo by James Cullum)
An employee at Inova Alexandria Hospital has been fired, and the Alexandria Police Department is investigating after a patient’s credit cards were stolen from a room at the hospital and used at a nearby store.
A woman in hospital scrubs with an Inova lanyard around her neck was later identified by an Inova Alexandria Hospital staffer, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit. The police have filed no charges, and although Inova did not disclose the employee’s job title, the hospital system confirmed that the employee is no longer employed at the hospital.
Cristian Gonzales Gomez, the 21-year-old Falls Church man charged in connection with the firefight, was in jail for 14 months until earlier this year for possession with intent to distribute Schedule I/II drugs to juveniles and possession of a firearm on school grounds in Fairfax County in 2023.
Come celebrate the 250th anniversary of America’s War for Independence with renowned music historians David & Ginger Hildebrand for performances of special period music. The Hildebrands will don period attire to discuss and perform music associated with Alexandria’s sister cities: Caen, France; Dundee, Scotland; Helsingborg, Sweden; and Gyumri, Armenia. Scottish music was especially influential in the American colonies, and once the French joined the Revolutionary cause there were musical celebrations for Generals LaFayette, Rochambeau and other French leaders. This concert event is part of the “Alexandria commemorates America’s 250” campaign. David & Ginger specialize in researching, recording, and performing early American music. Since 1980 they have presented concerts and educational programs throughout the country and abroad at museums, historic sites, schools and universities. Mount Vernon, The National Gallery of Art, The National Archives, and Colonial Williamsburg are among their many past sponsors.
U.S. Rep. Don Beyer called out Elon Musk at his office in Old Town on March 7, 2025 (staff photo by James Cullum)
Congressman Don Beyer (D-VA) joined scientists from across the nation on Capitol Hill today to showcase research that has been halted due to grant cancellations by the Trump administration.
Congressman Beyer, who represents the 8th Congressional District of Virginia (which includes Alexandria), spoke at “The Things We’ll Never Know: A Science Fair of Canceled Grants,” a three-hour event hosted by House Democrats on the Science, Space, and Technology Committee in the Rayburn House Office Building Foyer. More than twenty researchers whose federal grants have been terminated presented their work to lawmakers and discussed the impact of the funding cuts.
Severe Thunderstorm Watch for ALX. Radar valid at 154 pm EDT, Jul 8th 2025 (via National Weather Service)
The National Weather Service has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Alexandria and much of Northern Virginia until 9 p.m. Tuesday evening (July 8), as the region faces a dangerous combination of extreme heat, potential flash flooding, and damaging winds.
The watch covers 22 counties in Virginia, including Alexandria, Arlington, Fairfax, and Prince William, along with portions of Maryland and the District of Columbia. Meteorologists warn that scattered severe thunderstorms will be capable of producing damaging winds throughout the afternoon and evening hours.
Bestselling Author Adriana Trigiani to Host Special Talk Benefiting Campagna Center (via Campagna Center)
Alexandria residents will have the opportunity to spend an evening with bestselling author Adriana Trigiani on Friday, July 25, at a special fundraising event benefiting the Campagna Center at the George Washington Masonic National Memorial (101 Callahan Dr.).
The evening will feature Trigiani in conversation with Christine Gunderson, a former television journalist, Capitol Hill press secretary, and debut novelist. The event celebrates “the power of storytelling, literature, and conversation” while raising funds for one of Alexandria’s oldest nonprofit organizations.
Woodlawn Press Winery has announced that it will permanently close on July 26 (via Woodlawn Press Winery on Instagram)
After six years of bringing handcrafted wines and community spirit to Northern Virginia, Woodlawn Press Winery announced today (July 8) that it will permanently close its tasting room (8733-B Cooper Road, Alexandria) on Saturday, July 26, marking the end of an era for the urban microwinery that became a beloved fixture in the Fairfax County community.
Andrew and Bonnie, the husband-and-wife team behind Woodlawn Press, shared the bittersweet news through an emotional Instagram post and detailed announcement on their website, revealing that their decision comes as they prepare to join family wine operations in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Alexandria police cruiser (staff photo by James Jarvis)
The Alexandria Police Department is investigating the armed robbery of a diamond necklace and cash from a person on their way to a party in the city’s Carlyle neighborhood.
The June 1 (Sunday) incident occurred outside an apartment building at around 3:30 a.m. in the 800 block of John Carlyle Street. The investigating officer found that the victim was walking to a party in the building, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.
