Good Tuesday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Expect sunny skies and a high of 47 degrees, accompanied by a northwest wind at 15 mph and gusts reaching up to 29 mph. On Tuesday night, the sky will be mostly clear, with temperatures dropping to around 30 degrees, and the northwest wind will range from 5 to 11 mph. Wednesday will be sunny, with a high near 55 degrees. Light and variable wind becoming southwest around six mph in the afternoon.
It’s only taken Virginia 400-plus years to get around to it, but a fairly routine political event last weekend made it nearly an absolute certainty that next January, the commonwealth will inaugurate its first woman governor.
The Republican Party of Virginia announced on Saturday that former state Sen. Amanda Chase, a right-wing lightning rod who described herself as “Trump in heels,” had failed to gather enough signatures on qualifying petitions by that day’s deadline to appear on the Republican gubernatorial primary ballot.
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ALXnow is launching its new Readers’ Choice Awards this week. This new resource will allow our community to vote for their local favorites across a range of categories.
Starting today (April 7), ALXnow will release weekly polls asking readers to vote for their top picks in various areas, including the best pizza, coffee shops, nonprofits, and home service providers. The initiative will always feature carefully chosen nominees in each category, with a write-in option to ensure no hidden gems are missed.
Alexandria residents can connect with their state representatives at an upcoming Post Session Town Hall meeting on Tuesday, April 15.
Senator Adam Ebbin and Delegates Charniele Herring, Alfonso Lopez, and Elizabeth Bennett-Park are inviting community members to a Post-Session Town Hall in the Alexandria City Council Chambers from 7 to 8:30 p.m.
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.
Tickets are $20.
Alexandria’s Amtrak station (110 Callaham Drive) is now the second busiest in the Southeast, with 358,629 passengers in the fiscal year 2024. It’s just behind Richmond’s Staples Mill Road Station, which saw 464,881 riders in the same period, according to Amtrak’s latest figures released today (April 7).
Amtrak has hit a new high, serving 32.8 million customers in fiscal year 2024 – a record for the rail service.
A little more than 100 days on the job, Alexandria Police Chief Tarrick McGuire will appear before City Council on Tuesday (April 8) to present his department’s public safety review and plan.
McGuire started work last November, embarking on a 100-day action plan that involved town hall meetings to solicit feedback from the public on areas needing focus.
Alexandria gears up for a bustling week from April 7th to the 13th, offering residents and visitors a diverse mix of civic engagement opportunities, community fun, and live entertainment.
Kicking off the week, residents can weigh in on the proposed I-495 express lanes extension, while later highlights include City Council’s consideration of budget proposals and the sweet return of Ben & Jerry’s Free Cone Day. Whether you’re looking to participate in local governance, celebrate National Beer Day, support nonprofits during Spring2ACTion, enjoy the burgeoning farmers’ market season, or catch one of the dozens of live music performances scheduled across the city, there’s no shortage of ways to stay active and engaged in Alexandria this week.
Early childhood education and development is taking the spotlight this month in Alexandria.
This morning (April 7), Alexandria City Public Schools and city leaders recognized the first-ever Month of the Young Child at the Early Childhood Center at Minnie Howard. The school system is building on the annual National Association for the Education of Young Children‘s (NAEYC) Week of the Young Child (April 5-11) with a month of planned activities.
Get ready for the annual Spring Fling block party in Old Town Alexandria on May 3, 2025. This neighborhood-wide celebration runs from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., offering a mix of shopping, activities, and fun for everyone.
Organized by Old Town Boutique Community, the event features a variety of experiences throughout Old Town. You can get your tarot cards read, try your hand at crafts, join an outdoor yoga class, or cool off with a snow cone.
