Good Tuesday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Expect sunny skies and a high of 84°F accompanied by a northwest wind at 7 mph. As for Tuesday night, it will be mostly clear with a low of 60°F, as the northeast wind at 5 mph becomes calm in the evening.
“NOT GOING BACK” and “CHILDLESS CAT LADIES VOTE” are among a flurry of chalk messages adorning the concrete barriers at a closed-off Alexandria park near the home of Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance.
Pieces of chalk have been left near the Jersey barriers at Judy Lowe Park (7 E. Del Ray Avenue), which is near Vance’s home in Del Ray. The messages have been made recently, as the city announced late last month that the park would be closed when Vance returned home from the campaign.
This recurring Most and Least Expensive Home feature is sponsored by Adrianna Vallario of Compass. Based in the North Ridge area of Alexandria City, Adrianna is more than just a real estate agent – she is a trusted advisor, relocation expert, and community advocate.In October 2026, 26 detached homes sold, 50 condos sold, and 41 townhomes sold. Detached home sales are down 40% when compared to the same time period last year, condos are down 52%, and townhomes are down 18%.
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Alexandria’s Planning Commission sent the new West End plan back for more work, particularly when it comes to the proposal’s lackluster affordable housing outlook.
The AlexWest Plan is a proposal to update land uses throughout the West End and could shape future development in the area for the next few decades.
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.
Danni Allen and his friend Kenny arrived at Crooked Beat Records at 2:30 a.m. — 11 hours before they opened — to be the first in line for record albums autographed by Ariana Grande.
Grande announced yesterday that 1,000 signed albums would be sold at indie record shops around the country. Crooked Beat Records at 2417 Mount Vernon Avenue in Del Ray was one of two shops in Virginia to sell the collectibles.
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 somewhat misnamed Alexandria Old Town Art Festival is returning for its 22nd year this weekend.
The festival brings art together from across the country — a full list of participating artists is available online.
Alexandria’s speed camera program in school zones started one year ago, but so far a significant number of tickets issued since then have gone unpaid.
APD Communications Manager Tracy Walker told ALXnow that since the program started in September of 2023, there have been 47,020 tickets issued.
Good Monday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Expect a sunny day with a high around 78 degrees and a west wind between 3 and 7 mph. For Monday night, the skies will be clear, with a low temperature near 56 degrees and a southwest wind at about 6 mph.
There’s significant backup along I-395 as workers clean up after a crash that flipped a car upside down.
“On I-395 at mile marker 2.3 in the County of Fairfax, motorists can expect delays due to a multi-vehicle crash,” the Virginia Department of Transportation said around 6:30 p.m. “The north right lane and exit 3A are closed.”
Another busy week in Alexandria!
One exciting prospect kicking off this fall is the launch of a new design process for City Hall and Market Square.
