Someone who bought a Powerball ticket at a Safeway south of Alexandria has won the lottery.
Virginia Lottery said a winning Powerball ticket was bought at 8646 Richmond Highway “in Alexandria” — which is a pretty charitable description for a grocery store closer to Fort Belvoir than Fort Ward. The ticket didn’t take in the $1 billion jackpot but will cash in for $1 million — or whatever is left after taxes.
Good Tuesday morning, Alexandria!
⛈️ Today’s weather: Expect showers before 2pm, transitioning to a chance of showers and thunderstorms from 2pm-5pm, and increasing to likely showers with potential thunderstorms after 5pm. The high temperature will be near 57°F with an east wind of 6-10 mph. There is an 80% chance of precipitation, with new rainfall amounts ranging from a quarter to half an inch. Tuesday night, anticipate showers, possible thunderstorms, and patchy fog with a low around 50°F. The east wind will continue at 8-10 mph, and the precipitation likelihood rises to 90%, with the same range of new rainfall amounts predicted.
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April 1 marks the launch of pothole patrol season in Alexandria.
In a release, the City of Alexandria said work is starting today on fixing potholes around the city.
An Alexandria man has been charged after allegedly trying to bring a loaded gun onto a flight at National Airport over Easter weekend.
TSA officers detected the gun at a security checkpoint and airport police confiscated it.
Join us for a delightful Sunday afternoon at the BlackRock Center for the Arts as Cruise Planners Beth & Rod present a special travel-inspired matinee featuring the beloved film Under the Tuscan Sun.
Date & Time: Sunday, May 31 | 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM
A 14-building apartment complex next door to the former Landmark Mall property recently sold for $225 million, the Washington Business Journal first reported.
The City’s Office of Real Estate Assessments confirmed the March 28 sale and the amount, which have not yet been posted online.
Property owners in Alexandria may notice that the Stormwater Utility Fee is likely going up again in the 2024 budget.
The City Manager’s proposed budget increases the utility rate from $308.7 to $324.10. Mayor Justin Wilson said in a newsletter that the new annual fee structure is broken down for local residential property owners as:
In the wake of Alexandria backing out of the $2 billion Potomac Yard arena deal, Mayor Justin Wilson says that “very little will likely change in North Potomac Yard for quite some time.”
In his April newsletter, Wilson said that last week’s announcement that the city was leaving the negotiating table signaled “perhaps the most negative financial event for our schools, public safety and human services in recent history.”
The City of Alexandria announced last week that four existing bike lanes will be getting new protection, including physical barriers, this summer.
Alexandria Transportation & Environmental Services announced the change last week — but it turned into a pretty busy news week after that.
Good Monday morning, Alexandria!
⛈️ Today’s weather: Expect showers and potential thunderstorms before 10 a.m, followed by scattered showers and patchy fog until 3 p.m. Cloudy conditions with a high near 62, with southeast winds shifting to northeast in the afternoon. Precipitation chances at 70% and rainfall between a tenth and a quarter of an inch. For Monday night, scattered showers and thunderstorms will occur before 8 p.m., followed by showers from 8 p.m. to 2 a.m., with a low around 49. Northeast winds at 5 to 7 mph, with 80% precipitation chances and new rainfall amounts of less than a tenth of an inch.
