Alexandria VA

There’s never a bad time to enjoy a margarita and meal from Alexandria’s thriving Mexican and Tex-Mex food scene. Here are the nominees for “Best Mexican Restaurant in Alexandria” as part of our returning ALXnow Readers’ Choice awards. Did we miss your go-to gym spot?...

Alexandria’s drinking water utility Virginia American Water will start its annual flushing of its water distribution systems next week, and it could mean temporarily reduced pressure and discolored water across Alexandria. No end date was released, but Virginia American Water said flushing will begin sometime next...

The Federal Aviation Administration has issued a ground stop at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport.

Rockville is updating its zoning ordinance and zoning map for the first time since 2009, and the city wants your input. The rewrite will modernize land use rules to reflect the Rockville 2040 Comprehensive Plan, support housing variety, sustainability, and clearer development standards.

To the kind people who helped me near Turkey Thicket at 10th and Randolph on January 19th!. I’ve been wanting to write this note for quite some time, but was at a loss for words and now I am hoping it reaches you. On January 19th it was just...

ALEXANDRIA, VA — Sometimes a roll of paper towels makes all the difference. On Thursday, March 26, Alexandria Women for Good (AWFG) delivered laundry baskets filled with paper towel, bedding, laundry soap, and other essentials for Friends of Guest House residents entering their aftercare program. Women entering the...

“The Wiz” is heading back to the National Theatre in Washington, D.C., and star Sheherazade joined us to talk about the hit musical’s return. She also performed “Believe in Yourself” and shared what audiences can expect when the show arrives next month.

In Logan Circle developments continued, signs up this morning stating the park will be closed starting Monday. Scuttlebutt is replacing the sidewalks and benches (which are already removed), we’ll see…”. Ed. Note: Presumably the benches will be refurbished and reinstalled as part of the refresh? That would be...

WASHINGTON (7News) — Metro is celebrating 50 years on Friday! While many of us rely on Metro to get around the region, the transportation system is a way of life for one Maryland family that's worked for WMATA for four generations. 52-year-old Richard Oriolo is with Metro's Quality Assurance...

WALDORF, Md. — A single-vehicle crash left a car overturned after striking a tree Saturday morning in Waldorf. The crash occurred around 11:52 a.m. on March 28, 2026, in the 15000 block of Poplar Hill Road. Callers reported a vehicle had rolled over multiple times after hitting a tree,...