News

Following two local “No Kings” protests against the Trump administration in 2025, a third will be held in late March.

Indivisible Do Something Alexandria will host the No Kings 3 protest on Saturday, March 28, from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. along northbound Richmond Highway from Powhatan Park to the Potomac Yard Shopping Center. The Alexandria event will be part of the third round of nationwide “No Kings” rallies.


News

Police are investigating whether a 79-year-old Alexandria man suffered a medical emergency when his Ford Explorer crashed into another vehicle on the Mount Vernon Memorial Highway on Saturday morning (March 14).

David Owens, the driver of the Explorer, was taken to a local hospital and was pronounced dead, according to the Fairfax County Police Department. The crash occurred at around 10:15 a.m. in the area of Mount Vernon Memorial Highway and Grist Mill Woods Way in Mount Vernon.


Weather

Alexandria and the rest of the D.C. region braced for severe thunderstorms today (Monday), but the tornado threat has declined. The National Weather Service has canceled the tornado watch for Alexandria as of 3:29 p.m. Monday.

The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center now expects a slight to enhanced risk level from storms in the region. That’s down from the moderate risk level predicted earlier.


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A modestly solid start to home sales across the city in 2026 could be complicated by Middle East war anxiety.

Home sales in Alexandria totaled 116 for February, according to figures reported March 10 by MarketStats by ShowingTime. That’s up 1.8%, from sales in February 2025.


Weather

Alexandria City Public Schools will change up its schedule today (Monday) ahead of potential severe weather, including thunderstorms and possible tornadoes.

ACPS will dismiss students two hours early, and all afternoon and evening classes are canceled. The change comes after several regional school systems made their early dismissal decisions on Sunday.


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ACPS Operating Status During Severe Storm — “ACPS is monitoring the forecast for severe storms expected [Monday], Mar. 16, 2026. If weather conditions require an early dismissal, we will announce any changes to our operating status tomorrow. This notice is to help families plan in case early pickup is needed.” [ACPS/X]

Virginia General Assembly Session Ends — “Virginia lawmakers wrapped up the 2026 General Assembly session in dramatic fashion Saturday evening, adjourning their regular session without a budget deal after an unexpected dispute over data center tax breaks fractured negotiations among Democrats who otherwise controlled every lever of power in Richmond.” [Virginia Mercury]


News

Good Friday evening, Alexandria. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.

🕗 News recap

The following articles were published earlier today — Mar 13, 2026.

Here are today’s most-read articles:

  1. Landlord drops lawsuit against Del Ray beer garden owners (1403 views)
  2. New Falafel Inc. on Duke Street keeps Philadelphia Cheesesteak Factory menu (1011 views)
  3. Poll: The best burger spot in Alexandria (930 views)
  4. The Commodore cuts ribbon on new Old Town dive bar (603 views)

Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.

  1. UPDATE: Power restored after Old Town outage affecting nearly 2,000 residents (8068 views)
  2. ‘Taco Bell DC 50K’ plans return to Alexandria after hundreds run in November fast food race (5468 views)
  3. ‘Five-star dive bar’ The Commodore plans ribbon cutting in Old Town this week (4268 views)
  4. Two Alexandria chefs will compete in new season of ‘Top Chef’ (3014 views)
  5. Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge to open multiple times over next two days (2301 views)
  6. PHOTOS: St. Patrick’s Day Parade returns to Old Town for 43rd year (1917 views)
  7. Despite School Board protest, City Council votes to change ACPS appropriation process (1414 views)
  8. ACPS board asks City Council to postpone resolution vote on new school funding measure (1141 views)

📅 Upcoming events

Here is what’s going on Saturday in Alexandria, from our event calendar.

Here are the events planned for Sunday:

🌤️ Saturday’s forecast

Expect mostly sunny skies with a high around 56 and west winds ranging from 10 to 16 mph, gusting up to 28 mph. Saturday night will be mostly cloudy, with lows near 40. The north wind will be around 5 mph before becoming light and variable. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“The only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
– Steve Jobs

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

We hope you have a great weekend, Alexandria!


Weather

Make sure to tie down those loose items outside your home, because things just got windy in Alexandria.

A Wind Advisory was just issued for Alexandria and the D.C. area. Winds between 20 and 30 mph with gusts up to 50 mph are expected through 7 p.m. today, forecasters say.


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The landlords of a popular beer garden in Del Ray have dropped their eviction lawsuit against their tenants.

Despite the win, Jeremy Barber and Justus Frank, the owners of The Garden (1503 Mount Vernon Avenue), are still suing their landlords at Twenty-Third Street Corridor LLC, and plan to go back to Alexandria Circuit Court in October.