Good Tuesday morning, Alexandria! Today’s weather: Expect partly sunny skies with a high near 87 and a 20% chance of showers after 2pm, accompanied by southwest winds of 8-10 mph. Tonight, the chance of precipitation rises to 30%, with showers and thunderstorms possible before 11pm, showers between 11pm and 2am, and a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2am. The night will be mostly cloudy, bringing a low around 65 and southwest winds of 5-8 mph. You need to know The 200 block of King Street in Old Town, Alexandria (staff photo by James Cullum) While Arlington and Fairfax both ..read more

Police outside The Bloom at Braddock Apartments (staff photo by James Cullum) The Alexandria Police Department has identified the victim of last Monday’s (April 22) suspicious death as 54-year-old John Andreadakis. APD released Andreadakis’ name on Sunday, but have answered no other questions regarding the incident. Police said that the cause of death has not yet been determined by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. As previously reported, scanner traffic indicated Andreadakis may have suffered a cardiac arrest in an apartment after being assaulted in the hallway at The Bloom at Braddoc ..read more

247 S Van Dorn Street where a T-Mobile store was robbed (image via Google Maps) Police are investigating a commercial robbery that took place this morning around 11 a.m. at a shopping center off S. Van Dorn Street. According to scanner traffic, a man in a hoodie and wearing a mask came into the T-Mobile store at 247 S. Van Dorn Street and appeared to have a weapon tucked into his pants. The man allegedly took two iPads from the store and stole around $500 in cash before leaving through a back door. There is a significant police presence in the shopping center near 240 S. Van Dorn Street as AP ..read more

Advocates for greater affordable housing support at a City Council budget hearing (staff photo by Vernon Miles) Those hoping to learn a little more about the candidates running for local office in Alexandria can do so later this week at a forum hosted by Tenants and Workers United. The forum is scheduled for 6-7:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 2 at the Tenants and Workers United, 3801 Mount Vernon Avenue. The rain location is the Del Ray United Methodist Church at 100 E Windsor Avenue. Tenants and Workers United is an Alexandria-based group that advocates for low-income and immigrant communities. The ..read more

Hank’s Oyster Bar (image via Hank’s Oyster Bar/Facebook) The former general manager of Hank’s Oyster Bar in Old Town was sentenced to 30 months in prison after pleading guilty to embezzling $680,000 from the restaurant. Claude Ibrahim, 53, was sentenced to 30 months imprisonment after pleading guilty last fall to nine counts of felony embezzlement and eight counts of misdemeanor embezzlement. She admitted to creating “biographical and deposit information for five fictitious employees at Hank’s Oyster Bar and submitted biweekly timesheets for them while receiving their pay,” according ..read more

First National Bank managers and executives at opening of new King Street location (photo courtesy The Chamber ALX) First National Bank held a ribbon cutting and grand opening late last week for its new location on King Street. The bank is located at 704 King Street in Old Town in a 4,200-square-foot space that’s been empty since Nando’s moved out last July. Banks have surged into the voids created when retail and restaurants have left. New bank locations have popped up around Alexandria, with a new Chase Bank opening just around the corner at the corner of King and Washington Streets. A ribbo ..read more

Good Monday morning, Alexandria! Today’s weather: Expect sunny skies during the day with temperatures reaching a high near 92 degrees alongside a southwest wind blowing at 5 to 7 mph. The night will be mostly clear as temperatures drop to around 65 degrees, accompanied by a south wind at approximately 6 mph. You need to know The Alexandria City High School marquee (staff photo by James Cullum) Alexandria City High School (ACHS) student newspaper Theogony reported that an administrative shakeup at ACHS is creating some tension behind the scenes. Theogony reported that, ahead of the opening o ..read more

Police conducting death investigation near Four Mile Run Park (staff photo by James Cullum) Police continue to investigate two suspicious deaths in Alexandria this week — one in the Braddock neighborhood and another at Four Mile Run. Telemundo reported the victim found in Four Mile Run as Kevin Isaías, but official identification from the police department is still pending the results of a medical examination. Police also hasn’t released the identity of the victim who died at The Bloom at Braddock Apartments earlier this week. Scanner traffic indicated a man suffered a cardiac arrest in his ap ..read more

The body of the man found at Four Mile Run Park on Tuesday has been identified as Kevin Isaías of El Salvador by Telemundo 44, though police won’t confirm the victim’s identity. Telemundo 44 was the first to report the identity of the man, and was told by his family that he was a married father with a daughter and a baby on the way. The family also told the outlet that he left for work at 6 a.m. and that they were clueless as to what led to his death. The Alexandria Police Department has released few details on the incident, except to say that they responded at 1:27 p.m. that day and foun ..read more

Runners in the PNC Parkway Classic (photo via PNC Parkway Classic/Facebook) A race through Old Town this weekend will cause some road closures on Saturday and Sunday. The PNC Parkway Classic is scheduled for Sunday, April 28. The city said in a release that there will also be closures on Saturday as well. According to the release: For the safety of those involved, there will be numerous road closures in Old Town beginning Saturday, April 27 at 8 a.m. through Sunday, April 28 at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 27, 8 a.m. – Sunday at 2 p.m. N. Union between Oronoco Street and Pendleton Street Pendleton ..read more