Afterlead exposureshut down Naomi L. Brooks Elementary School last week, the Alexandria Health Department (AHD) is offeringwalk-in blood lead level testingtoday (Thursday) and tomorrow (Friday).
According to Eve Elliott, communications officer for AHD, testing is being offered today from 1-6 p.m. and Friday from 1-6 p.m. The testing is free and available to all students, staff, faculty and volunteers. The Alexandria Health Department will not check class or faculty lists.
Here’s a roundup of all the events, live music, and entertainment happening around Alexandria this weekend, Friday, October 4, through Sunday, October 6, 2024.
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Francis Deonte Rose was sentenced today to 58 years in prison for the2022 shooting deathsof two construction workers in the West End.
Ajury found Rose guiltyin May of killing Adrian Dejesus Rivera Guzman, 48, and his stepson, 24-year-old Juan Carlos Anaya Hernandez, on the morning of July 16, 2022 in the northern section of the former Assembly Alexandria apartment complex in the 200 block of Century Place.
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Here in Alexandria, real estate is a spectator sport. Let’s take a look at some of themost and least expensive single-family homessold last month (September 2024).
Most expensive townhouses sold
American Association of University Women of Alexandria, VA and the Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library are co-sponsoring a presentation on Fraud Basics at the Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library at 4701 Seminary Road, Suite 104, Alexandria, VA 22304 on Saturday, October 12, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. The speaker, Trudy Marotta, a volunteer Community Ambassador for AARP, is provided by AARP of Virginia. She will discuss measures the AARP Fraud Watch Network is taking to empower people to spot and avoid identity theft and fraud. Admission is free. The event is open to the public.
A plan tosubstantially overhaula portion of King Street near the Bradlee Shopping Center is headed to City Council review next week.
The preferred concept would turn the access road closest to the Bradlee Shopping Center into a one-way street with a lane dedicated to public transit. The plan would also add a two-way bike path on the southern side of the street.
Good Thursday morning, Alexandria!
🌥️Today’sweather:Expect cloudy skies to gradually transition into mostly sunny conditions with a high near 75. A calm southerly wind will pick up to around 5 mph in the afternoon. As for Thursday night, partly cloudy weather will persist, accompanied by a low temperature around 62, and a light southeast wind.
Old Town is getting more banks, coffee shops and pizza places, and many of the comments say enough is enough.
TD Bankfiled a special use permitto move into the former SunTrust branch at 515 King Street. Mudhouse Coffee Roasters also filed a permit this week to finally move into 1119 King Street.
After 10 years performing in beauty pageants, Alexandria’s Lauren Stephens was crownedNational American Miss Virginia Queenlast month.
Stephens moved to Alexandria just five days ago to start work at a new job in Shirlington. In the meantime, the 23-year-old is looking to participate in local events, like parades and festivals. She’s also looking to connect with organizations to provide art therapy.
At a meeting last night (Tuesday), Alexandria City Public Schools outlined the road ahead formodernizingthe 85-year-old George Mason Elementary School.
The presentation said the School Board will be selecting aconcept designfor the school. This concept will determine site placement, building mass and more.
Aaron Seyedian started Well-Paid Maids in the D.C. area in 2017. Learn what inspired Aaron, his proudest accomplishments and more.
I wanted to get involved in the Fight for $15 minimum wage campaign. I saw business lobbyists claiming it would hurt businesses. I thought that running an explicitly living-wage business as a living case study could be useful to the movement.
