It’s no good to raise the elevation of Alexandria’s waterfront along the Potomac if it means the flood water that does get over the top just gets stuck inside that barrier. The solution: a new pumping station that city staff would help “drain the bathtub.”
The proposed pumping station is part of an extensive plan to fix flooding at the end of King Street, where high tides regularly turn the area around the Torpedo Factory into a Venetian canal system (complete with boats).
ALXnow has received court authorization to publish legal notices for Alexandria.
A circuit court judge approved the petition from ALXnow publisher Local News Now LLC this past fall. That followed the enactment of a new state law earlier this year that made Virginia the first in the nation to allow legal notices on online-only local news websites.
Legal notices — also known as public notices — will now be published on ALXnow’s homepage, a dedicated landing page, and our email newsletter. Notices can be submitted via an online form and will typically be published within one business day.
ALXnow and sister sites ARLnow and FFXnow are the first online-only sites in the D.C. area to receive such authorization.
Meet the derpy and ruggedly handsome Drew!
This 3-year-old, tan and white dog is in need of a forever home and would be the perfect Valentine’s Day surprise. Drew is currently up for adoption through the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria.
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.
Michael O’Brien, a parent who currently has two children attending Jefferson-Houston, initiated a legal challenge to the Alexandria School Board’s decision to convert the K-8 school into a middle school.
The School Board voted to convert Jefferson-Houston into a middle school in December. In the same meeting, the Board voted to turn Patrick Henry, also an K-8 school, into an elementary school.
If you are interested in learning more about Continuing Care Retirement Communities (also known as "Life Plan Communities"), whether for yourself or for a loved one, please join our free workshop on Wednesday, November 4 from 5:00-7:00 at the Arlington office of Long & Foster. We are hosting this workshop in conjunction with Lisa Bates of the Williamsburg Landing community, which is a particularly excellent model of the way these communities work, and one you may wish to consider!
– How do Continuing Care Retirement Communities work?
– What do they offer?
– How much do they cost, and what are the financial models offered?
– How do you how to evaluate them, and choose the one that's right for you?
– How do you make a plan for a move like this?
– How do you handle a lifetime's worth of possessions?
The Founding Farmers location in the new Oakville Triangle development project is scheduled to open next month.
The opening is scheduled for sometime in mid-March at 461 Swann Avenue.
Good Wednesday morning, Alexandria!
🌨️ Today’s weather: Snow may appear briefly before noon, followed by sleet between noon and 1pm, and then both snow and sleet after 1pm; expect cloudy skies and a high near 37. On Wednesday night, sleet is likely before 1am, turning into freezing rain and sleet between 1am and 4am, and either rain or freezing rain after 4am; temperatures will dip to around 32. Anticipate a 30% chance of precipitation during the day and a 100% chance at night, along with potential ice and sleet accumulations of less than 0.1 inches and half an inch, respectively. Light winds during the day will turn southeast at 3-5 mph at night.
A candlelight vigil is planned tonight at Rivergate City Park (2 Montgomery Street) in Alexandria for victims of the midair collision last week at National Airport.
There were 67 people killed when a landing airplane struck a military helicopter, including a mother and daughter from Alexandria. Yesterday, the remains of all 67 victims were finally recovered from the Potomac River.
A fairly quiet corner of Seminary Hill off Quaker Lane could become a new cluster of homes built around a new cul-de-sac.
A proposal for a new cluster of homes at 1 and 2 N. Clarens Street, called Clarens Estates, is scheduled for review at the Planning Commission meeting tonight (Tuesday).
The Alexandria Sheriff’s Office is warning local residents to be wary of an ongoing phone scam in which suspects pose as local law enforcement and coerce victims into giving money.
The Sheriff’s Office warned the scam has been occurring throughout the region, including in Alexandria.
Revolutionary Fitness is a semi-private strength and longevity training studio for adults 50+ at 215 N. Payne St. in Old Town. Registration for its 21-day Fall Into Fitness program closes this Saturday, October 31. Two spots remain.
The program is built for adults who never trained seriously, haven’t trained in years, or keep starting programs that don’t stick. Members get:
