UPDATE (Mar 15, 2010): Parking meters in Carlyle should now be allowing dollar bills and credit/debit cards again instead of just coins. I have received several emails on the subject of the parking meters around Carlyle. Since snowmageddon, the parking meters in Carlyle have accepted coins only, which has frustrated residents, businesses, and visitors. The [...]
The folks from the Carlyle Towers Community Affairs committee would like to invite ALL fellow residents to a meeting TONIGHT at Carlyle Towers regarding the Alexandria Sanitation Authority’s proposed expansion in our neighborhood. This proposed expansion is now making its way through the City process and definitely affects ALL residents, especially those over at the Alexan Carlyle. For [...]
This weekend, I’ll be uploading a lot of photos taken from the recent snowmageddon. One question has arose from several readers who have tried to navigate our streets. Folks, most likely some residents and PTO employees, have started parking along Jamieson Ave thereby reducing Jamieson to one lane of traffic. So, the question is should [...]
Just a reminder that ‘Friends of Fannon,’ an advocacy group for Frank Fannon IV, local businessman and Alexandria City Councilman, is proud to announce the second annual ‘Alexandrians Have Heart’ Valentine’s Day Weekend Canned Food and Clothing Drive, on Saturday, February 13, 2010 from 8:00 am to 1:00 pm in the parking lot behind SunTrust [...]
Just a couple of hours after WMATA announced it had every Metrorail station reopened, the transit system has announced it will be going back to underground-only service on Wednesday. Trains will arrive every 24 to 30 minutes, and the system will open on time, at 5 a.m. There will be no Metrobus or MetroAccess service [...]
The Terra satellite, which just celebrated ten years in space recording climate change, took this image on Sunday with the onboard Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer (MODIS). The snow really highlights the topography around the Appalachian Mountains. As Larry David would say, pretty, pretty, pretty cool…
City of Alexandria Government Closed Tuesday, February 9; Emergency Services Personnel Report to Work as Scheduled A Winter Storm Warning is in effect for the City of Alexandria from Tuesday afternoon through Wednesday evening, with 10 to 20 inches of additional snow possible, and near-blizzard conditions. Due to the current forecast, road conditions, and ongoing [...]
NBC4 meteorologist Tom Kierein looks back at the blizzard that struck Boston in 1978. View more news videos at: http://www.nbcwashington.com/video.
Newsmax is reporting that one of Carlyle’s very own residents is mulling a run against Harry Reid in Nevada. Retired Navy Commander Kirk S. Lippold is mulling a run for U.S. Senate in Nevada, two sources said Thursday. Lippold was commanding officer of the USS Cole in 2000 when it was attacked in an al-Qaida [...]
If you regularly take the Metro on the weekend into the Arlington area or downtown D.C., you may want to pay attention to this post. For more information on this track work, visit this link on WMATA.com. Throughout the Presidents Day Holiday weekend, the Rosslyn Metrorail station on the Blue and Orange lines will be [...]
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Tuesday, Sep 7
Partly Cloudy
Currently: 74˚F
Feels Like: 74˚ F
Hi: 92˚, Lo: 71˚
Tonight: 71˚
Sunset: 7:29 PM
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Wednesday, Sep 8
Hi: 91˚, Lo: 65˚
Thursday, Sep 9
Hi: 80˚, Lo: 62˚
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