Good morning, Alexandria.

Crooked Beat Records reopens at its new Del Ray location at 2101B Mount Vernon Avenue this weekend, with operating hours Friday, Sept.

25 from 4-7 p.m., Saturday from 2-7 p.m. and Sunday from 1-6 p.m. Owner Bill Daly said full hours will start next week.

Mayor Gaskins proposed a memo to form a time-limited friendship city with Osijek, Croatia after hosting the Croatian National Team during the World Cup at a Sept.

22 City Council meeting. The proposal will return to City Council on Oct. 13 for further review.

Alexandria archaeologists estimate that a typical Old Town townhouse backyard may hide about 25,000 artifacts, and Virginia Archaeology Month in October offers free programs for residents to explore local history.

Programs run from Oct. 3 at a historic cemetery to Oct. 10 at the Old Town Farmers’ Market.

Metro released a request for proposals on Sept.

24 seeking developers to build a mixed-use, transit-oriented development for the Braddock Road station’s kiss-and-ride area — a plan that envisions housing, retail and transit improvements on 3.4 acres in Alexandria.

Virginia’s Free Fishing Weekend lets Alexandria anglers fish without a license from today to Sunday at local spots like Lake Cook (open sunrise to sunset) and Jones Point Park (open 6 a.m. to 10 p.m.); note that D.C. licensing rules apply under the Woodrow Wilson Bridge.