The Alexandria City School Board will tentatively announce the city school system’s new superintendent at its upcoming meeting Thursday, Oct. 22.
School Board Chair Chris Harris told the Alexandria City Public Schools community in an email today (Oct. 1) that the board has completed its interviews with candidates and has “moved into the contract negotiation process” with the selected candidate.
Passage of a boat will prompt a drawbridge opening at the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge tonight (Oct. 1). The drawbridge will open around 11 p.m. to allow the boat Sweet Pea to pass underneath, the bridge management reported.
According to the city, the opening is expected to last for 15 to 20 minutes. Drivers should plan for travel delays when the drawbridge is open.
Love glam? This gorgeous townhouse offers a spa-life bathroom with soaking tub, dual sink vanity, walk-in shower, and designer touches. The updated kitchen boasts quartz countertops and an island opening to a dining room with wooded views through sliding deck doors. Upstairs, 2 bedrooms feature ample closets and a continuation of hardwood floors.
For outdoor space, enjoy the lower-level flagstone patio and porch swing, or the main-level deck (recently painted). The walk-out basement, complete with a fireplace, is perfect for movie night or game day–basement furnishings available if desired. Potential to add a 2nd full bath. 1812 Sq ft of living space on 3 levels with lots of privacy.
Three women from D.C. face felony charges after being arrested for allegedly running out of a yoga store in Old Town with handfuls of clothing.
The three women were arrested by Alexandria Police Department officers in the early afternoon of Thursday, Aug. 6 for allegedly stealing more than $1,000 worth of merchandise from the Lululemon store at 700 King Street and the Alo Yoga store at 814 King Street, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.
An Alexandria woman faces child abuse and drug possession charges after a 6-month-old male infant she was babysitting suffered an overdose, according to the Alexandria Police Department.
The child’s mother told police that she’s a single mother living in Maryland, and regularly dropped off her child with her cousin in Alexandria before going to work in D.C. Around 7:45 a.m. on Friday, March 6, she said she dropped the child off at her cousin’s condominium in the 200 block of Ellsworth Street in the Taylor Run neighborhood.
Join us for the October 10th Del Ray Vintage & Flea Market!
Saturday, October 10
9am-2pm
Royal Restaurant has transformed into a horror fan’s paradise in time for Halloween season.
The restaurant at 730 N. St Asaph Street opened Royally Spooked Halloween Pop-up today (Oct. 1) on its patio. The pop-up with themed food and drink specials runs from 3 p.m. to closing.
Angela Harris is encouraging Alexandrians to look at fashion from a different perspective this fall — the perspective of a person with a serious visual impairment.
Harris and her organization, the IMperfeKtly Made Foundation, are hosting their fourth annual Fashion Without Limits fashion show, featuring models and designers who are experiencing vision loss.
On This Day in Alexandria History — “On October 1, 1931 the Alexandria City Council appointed the George Washington Bicentennial Commission to arrange and promote activities in Alexandria associated with the 200th birthday of our nation’s first president. Chaired by former Mayor William Albert Smoot, who resided at Lloyd House, now the headquarters for the Office of Historic Alexandria., the celebration would be one of the first to officially promote Alexandria as a tourism destination. Not only did Washington regard Alexandria as his hometown, but he had even helped survey the land that became Alexandria when he was just 17 years of age. Among the major physical landmarks that grew out of the Bicentennial Commemoration are the George Washington Masonic National Memorial and the George Washington Memorial Parkway.” [Historic Alexandria]
DASH to Reign in Budget After $3.7M Overspending Error — “[DASH General Manager & CEO Josh Baker] added that about $2.5 million of the overspending can be attributed to those decisions to ‘invest in maintenance and operations,’ while about $1.2 million came from unexpected costs including ‘increased parts costs as a result of inflation and tariffs.'” [Alexandria Times]
Good Wednesday 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 — Sep 30, 2026.
Here are today’s most-read articles:
Here is what’s going on Thursday in Alexandria, from our event calendar.
The weather will start off partly sunny and gradually become fully sunny, with temperatures reaching a high of about 84°F. There will be a southwest wind blowing at 5 to 9 mph. In the evening, expect partly cloudy skies and a low temperature around 65°F, with a southwest wind at about 7 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
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Alexandria formally unveiled its draft Duke Street Land Use Plan on Tuesday night (Sept. 29), outlining the city’s vision for the four-mile-long corridor over the next two decades.
City staff released the draft at Patrick Henry Recreation Center, and residents have until Friday, Nov. 13 to provide public comments before it heads to Alexandria Planning Commission and City Council public hearings in December.
