Good Tuesday morning, Alexandria!
❄️ Today’s weather: Expect scattered flurries later this afternoon, followed by sunny conditions and a high near 32 degrees. West winds will range from 8 to 11 mph, gusting up to 23 mph. Tonight, flurries will clear up before 9pm and give way to a mostly clear sky, with temperatures dropping to around 19 degrees. The northwest wind will persist at 13 to 15 mph, while gusts may reach 30 mph.
Good Friday morning, Alexandria!
🌤️ Today’s weather: Expect partly sunny skies and a high near 44 today, with light variable wind increasing to southeast at 5 mph in the afternoon. Tonight, rain is likely to begin after 1am, with a low around 38 and southeast winds at 5 mph easing off after midnight. There’s an 80% chance of precipitation, and rainfall amounts may range between a tenth and a quarter of an inch.
Cocktail bar Captain Gregory’s is pulling up anchor and sailing into Hotel AKA Alexandria (625 First Street) next month while its main location undergoes renovations.
The bar said on Instagram that it will set up shop every Thursday through Saturday in January at Hotel AKA.
Just as the Delian League brought together an alliance of Greek city-states, The Big Greek Cafe is uniting SouvlakiBar locations around the region under a new banner.
Patch reported that SouvlakiBar, which has a location at 2732 Richmond Highway in the Potomac Yard neighborhood, will be transitioning to The Big Greek Cafe, a Maryland-based local chain with nine locations
With pocketbooks lighter from the holidays, it’s a good thing that Alexandria Restaurant Week is around the corner.
Nearly 100 restaurants are participating from Jan. 31 to Feb. 9, by offering multi-course dinner menus for $30-to-$50 per person in neighborhoods across the city.
Alexandria restaurants Virginia’s Darling and Mae’s Market and Cafe Alexandria will be closing over the next month.
Owner Nicole Jones, who also owned Stomping Ground in Del Ray, said on Facebook that the businesses were unable to reach a favorable lease agreement with their landlord.
New restaurant Zaytoun Halal Grill has filed for a special use permit to replace AJ’s Pizza and Cheesesteak at 5418 Duke Street.
Owner Mushtaq Habibi told ALXnow the restaurant will offer a menu focused around Mediterranean food.
Popular burger chain Shake Shack has filed for a permit to open a new location at 621 King Street in Old Town.
The proposed location is a prime spot in Old Town right near the intersection of Washington Street and King Street.
A Japanese steakhouse is opening a new location in Arlandria.
Sake Express Japanese Hibachi will open within the next two months at 3827 Mount Vernon Avenue, staff told ALXnow.
Thanida Thai Restaurant and Bar has a new home in Old Town.
The traditional Thai restaurant was forced to move due to the redevelopment of the Montgomery Center in Old Town North. It’s now located at 1210 N. Fayette Street, which is about a half-mile from the Braddock Road Metro station.
The Subway restaurant at 3829 Mount Vernon Avenue closed on Nov. 19.
The business has been in the Del Ray North shopping center for decades. The owner of the Arlandria franchise said that paying rent was becoming increasingly difficult and that he was forced to shut down.
