New French Pastry Shop to Open Friday in Alexandria
Eclairons, a family-owned French pastry shop, is set to open a new location Friday, Feb. 6 in Old Town Alexandria, owner Maya Srour confirmed Wednesday. Look for an official grand opening coming up in March. The space at 430 S. Washington St. is a well-known spot for a bakery; it...
King Arthur Baking Company plans new store and baking school in Old Town
King Arthur Baking Company is eyeing Old Town to open a new retail store and baking school. The Vermont-based company selling flour, bakeware and other baking supplies is planning to open a new store in Old Town “late this summer,” a company spokesperson told ALXnow. The upcoming spot...
D.C. officials warn people that walking on frozen waterways can be deadly and is...
Officials are warning people that stepping out onto naturally formed ice on rivers and bodies of water is unsafe.
After Walking 2,300 Miles, These Buddhist Monks Are Arriving in DC
Nineteen Buddhist monks are set to end their months-long walk from Fort Worth, Texas, to Washington, DC, on February 10. The monks, who are from the Huong Dao Vipassana Bhavana Center, are journeying to the nation’s capital in a Walk for Peace to “promote healing, unity, and compassion,” according to a statement made...
Man killed in stabbing at establishment in Georgetown, 1 arrested
WASHINGTON (7News) — A man is dead, and another person has been arrested following a stabbing at an establishment in Northwest D.C., on Thursday afternoon, according to the Metropolitan Police Department (MPD). Second District officers were called around 4:09 p.m. to an establishment in the 2400 block of Virginia...
Officers Seize More Than 300 Fentanyl Pills
Plainclothes officers with the Montgomery County Police Department seized more than 300 suspected fentanyl pills during a traffic stop in downtown Silver Spring on Wednesday evening, February 4. According to MCPD 3rd District Commander Jason Cokinos, around 6:30 pm, officers assigned to the Special Assignment Team...
Spanberger, Moore, Bowser Issue Joint Statement After Meeting
Thursday, Feb. 5 — Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger, Maryland Governor Wes Moore, and Washington, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser released the following joint statement after meeting today. “Today’s meeting reaffirmed what we know to be true: the future of this region depends on our ability to work together during a...
1 year after Charlotte-based crew killed in DC mid-air collision involving Black Hawk: Where...
On Jan. 29, 2025 PSA Flight 5342 was around 300 feet away from landing at Reagan National Airport in Washington D.C. when it collided with a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter.
Speaking of Which – “ticketing everyone on side streets!”
Heads up! D.C. parking enforcement is out and about in ADMO for the first time since the storm and is ticketing everyone on side streets!. (even though almost all the paid spots along 18th haven’t been cleared by the city yet)
DC felon receives prison term for firearm, drug charges
A convicted felon in the District was sentenced to three years in prison for illegally possessing a firearm and trafficking drugs.
