Alexandria VA

WASHINGTON - D.C. residents got on their first Metro train 50 years ago on March 27, 1976. Here's a look back at the beginning. Connecticut Avenue; NW; looking south. evening traffic-jams are aggravated by metro subway construction in Washington D.C. ca. 1973 (Photo by: HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty...

We’re in another day of transition with a front and some rain coming through. Steadier rain was coming down near the PA-MD line early this morning, but most of this has fizzled out for the afternoon. Another wave of isolated showers could roll in from the west, so shower chances remain in play until 6-7 […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Cameron Boozer's torn jersey said it all. At the end of 40 physical minutes, the K in "Duke" was dangling from his chest — perhaps a poetic nod to the game's winningest coach. Boozer will have to find new threads for Sunday, because the Blue Devils are back in the Elite Eight. It ...

The Hannah Griffith Exhibit: Women in Business – We Were Always Here opens March 27, 2026, at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum in Alexandria. The exhibit tells the story of Hannah Griffith, a widowed 18th‑century entrepreneur who ran a coffeehouse and boardinghouse in Alexandria after the American Revolution. It explores how...

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...