On Sunday, Alexandria’s Alfred Street Baptist Church announced it would be cutting ties to the Kennedy Center after President Trump purged the arts center’s board.
Alfred Street Baptist Church joins a list of events and shows canceling on the venue. The church formerly hosted an annual Christmas performance at the Kennedy Center.
Good Tuesday morning, Alexandria!
🌤️ Today’s weather: Expect a partly sunny day with a high temperature near 35 and northwest winds around 10-15 mph, gusting up to 25 mph. The night will bring increasing clouds and a low temperature near 18, accompanied by northwest winds at 7-10 mph.
Data from the Virginia Department of Health released last year found that 826 Alexandrians were diagnosed with chlamydia, 359 Alexandrians were diagnosed with gonorrhea, and 50 were diagnosed with syphilis.
While other STIs saw a rise in Alexandria, syphilis numbers declined.
Reserve your spot for an after-hour event with multi-disciplinary artist Sky Hopinka, Thursday, Nov. 5, 6–9 PM. Experience monumental nature-inspired artworks in the Water’s Edge exhibition, make your own artwork to take home at the National Museum of the American Indian.
Sky Hopinka’s photo and video art—including This is a mnemonic for Truman Lowe in the museum’s collection—shares Truman Lowe’s interest in Indigenous homelands, cultural knowledge, and traditional practices. Hopinka contributed to the exhibition catalog for Water’s Edge: The Art of Truman Lowe, writing on Lowe’s lasting impact on his work. Hopinka joins the museum for this special after hours event featuring a screening of three of his short video works followed by a discussion with Rebecca Head Trautmann, Assistant Curator of Contemporary Art and exhibition curator, along with art-making activities, and time to enjoy Lowe’s work currently on view. Sky Hopinka has been widely recognized for his experimental short films and photo-based works. A MacArthur Fellow, Guggenheim Fellow, and Forge Project Fellow, his work has been shown in major film festivals, museums, and international exhibitions and is in numerous prominent museum collections. Hopinka is currently an assistant professor in the department of Art, Film, and Visual Studies at Harvard University.
In response to a complaint filed by conservative organization America First Legal, the United States Department of Education Office for Civil Rights (OCR) said it will open an investigation into whether Northern Virginia school districts are violating Title IX in their policies regarding transgender students.
The letter from OCR, shared by America First Legal, was in response to a complaint filed by the organization targeting Northern Virginia school divisions’ transgender student policies.
Event location
Woodson High School
9525 Main Street
Fairfax, Virginia 22031
Northern Virginia Fairfax Families for Safe Streets (NoVA FSS) cordially invites you to attend and support our upcoming World Day of Remembrance (WDoR) for Road Traffic Victims.
World Day of Remembrance is an annual event where we honor those whose lives were prematurely ended after being struck by a person driving. This year is particularly painful and sad as we think about the recent death of a 13-year-old Frost middle school student who was struck and killed by a person driving a truck on Pickett Road. We will also honor the nearly 30 other people (as of today’s date) who have been killed on Northern Virginia streets while, walking, biking, or rolling since last year’s day of remembrance.
The Washington Revels Jubilee Voices will be performing a free concert at The Lyceum (201 S. Washington Street) on Sunday (Feb. 16) as part of Alexandria’s Black History Month celebrations.
Jubilee Voices is a group led by Alexandria’s former Senior Communications Officer Andrea Blackford which performs a mix of a cappella, drama, spoken word and dance that highlight local and regional history.
Good Friday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Expect sunshine and a high of 38 today accompanied by a northwest wind blowing at 8 to 13 mph with gusts of up to 21 mph. For Friday night, clouds will increase and temperatures will drop to around 27 while winds will transition to a calm southeast breeze at about 5 mph after midnight.
Update at 5:15 p.m. — All lanes have now been reopened
The Alexandria Police Department (APD) warned drivers to avoid the Duke Street and Quaker Lane intersection after a crash involving anywhere between nine to eleven vehicles.
Alexandria is a famously romantic locale and Lotus Blooms, an adult and lingerie shop at 1017 King Street, wants to help local couples make the most of Valentine’s Day tomorrow (Friday).
Teal Dye, owner of Lotus Blooms, said Valentine’s Day is the busiest time of year for the shop.
Travelers along the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge should expect delays tonight and tomorrow morning owing to bridge maintenance.
“The Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge is scheduled for bridge maintenance openings from Thursday, February 13th, 10 p.m., through Friday, February 14th, 5 a.m., weather permitting,” the City of Alexandria said in an alert. “There will be multiple openings and traffic stops during this timeframe.”
Join artist Nora Naranjo Morse (Kha’p’o Owenge ([Santa Clara Pueblo]), creator of Always Becoming, and the community that cares for the museum’s ephemeral outdoor sculpture family, to learn about the project’s evolution over the past two decades, and what the future holds.
Learn about the art of clay, traditions of sustainability in Pueblo building techniques, and more. Visitors can enjoy family-friendly art activities, dance performances by the Zuni Olla Maidens, watch a short film, and multiple opportunities to hear from the artist, her family, and museum experts that have contributed to the care and revitalization of the sculptures.
