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Clan Bell marches in Star Wars outfits in the annual Scottish Christmas Walk Parade in Old Town, Saturday, Dec. 3, 2022 (staff photo by James Cullum)

Transportation Projects Along Route 1 Included in Long-Range Plans — “Northern Virginia Transportation Authority has 424 transportation projects in its long-range plan, including 14 around the Route 1 corridor.” [Patch]

It’s Wednesday — Mostly cloudy throughout the day. High of 40 and low of 26. Sunrise at 7:21 am and sunset at 4:49 pm. [Weather.gov]

Route 1 Motel Demolished — “It took just a few days for construction crews to demolish the old Alexandria Motel at 6411 Richmond Highway.” [Alexandria Living Magazine]

Multiple Financial Firms Report Alexandria Has ‘Strong Economic Outlook’ — ” Today (Dec. 13) the City of Alexandria released a report saying that multiple investment services predict “a stong economic outlook” for The Port City.” [Zebra]

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Del Ray Kitchen Confidential Design Tour

Please join us for Del Ray Kitchen Confidential – a walking tour of recently renovated kitchens in Del Ray with the experts who make the magic happen! FA Design Build owner Rob Menefee and Design Consultant Melissa Fielding walk us

Celtic Corridor in Concert at the Lyceum

Billy McComiskey, on button accordion, National Endowment for the Arts Heritage Award winner, All-Ireland Award winner, who has played with the Irish groups The Irish Tradition, Trian, and Green Fields of America. Billy’s playing is highly regarded as are his

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