Good morning, Alexandria.
Scattered showers on and off today under a gray sky, high near 64 degrees, then a cooler, windier Friday around 52 degrees. If you have a kid at Alexandria City High School, item 2 is for you: police are investigating threatening social media posts and will have more officers at both campuses today. The statement came at 10:50 p.m.; I’ll update as the department and ACPS say more.
The Electoral Board finishes its canvass of the Nov. 3 results this morning at 9:30 on North Royal Street, the step that makes last week’s numbers official. Then the evening gets crowded. Tenants and Workers United unveils its Arlandria mural at 4:30 p.m. A candlelight vigil for Roberto Gomez is at 5 at Cornerstone Craftsman. At 5:30 the DASH board votes on $2.5 million in service cuts, and at 6 the School Board holds its capital budget work session while the city runs its first virtual session on the Cameron Run sports complex.
Two deadlines to know about: written comments on the Dominion-NextEra merger are due to the SCC today, and tomorrow is the last day to comment on the Duke Street in Motion plans.
Here’s what you need to know for Thursday, Nov. 12.