Good Wednesday morning, Alexandria!
☔ Today’s weather: Rain in the afternoon and evening. High of 67 and low of 51.
⛅ Tomorrow: Partly cloudy throughout the day. High of 66 and low of 49. Sunrise at 7:28 am and sunset at 5:00 pm.
🚨 You need to know
If you’ve still got a Christmas tree up at home, this might be the week to get rid of it.
The city started collecting natural Christmas trees with regular yard waste collection yesterday. Once taken, the trees will be composted. Alexandrians have until Tuesday, Jan. 31, to use yard waste collection to get rid of their trees.
Locals can just leave the trees out for collection, though they’re asked to remove ornament, tinsel, lights and such. Trees also shouldn’t be placed in plastic bags and should be out at the regular yard waste collection point by 6 a.m.
Also bear in mind that trash collection has shifted this week: if your trash usually goes out on Wednesday, the truck will be coming by tomorrow to pick that up.
📈 Tuesday’s most read
The following are the most-read ALXnow articles for Jan 3, 2023.
- Mayor: City getting closer to refund for excessive water rate increase (522 views)
- What are some of the big City of Alexandria priorities in 2023? (375 views)
- EagleBank closing Alexandria branch in March (151 views)
- Delays expected this week for DASH routes to Pentagon (148 views)
🗞 Other local coverage
- 19 Violations Found At Alexandria Restaurant: Recent Inspections
Patch (Tuesday @ 4:00 pm)
- City to Soon Receive Extra Funding for Flood-Prone Waterfront in Old Town
Zebra (Tuesday @ 2:23 pm)
- Thompson Italian Opens Second Location In Old Town Alexandria
Patch (Tuesday @ 12:41 pm)
- Alexandria Winter Restaurant Week Returns In January 2023
Patch (Tuesday @ 11:38 am)
- Q&A with Inova’s Dr. Rina Bansal
Alexandria Living (Tuesday @ 7:50 am)
🐦 Tweets of note
In the last 40 years, the Hispanic population in #AlexandriaVA increased 627 percent. Less than 4 percent of the city was Hispanic in 1980. Today it's more than 18 percent pic.twitter.com/PNOqJY93cV
— Michael Pope (@MichaelLeePope) January 2, 2023
🚨 A lane closure at the entrance to the Pentagon Transit Center will cause approximately 15-20 minute delays on January 4-5 for DASH Lines 35, 103 and 104. 🚨 https://t.co/KAuWRwX20y
— DASH Bus (@DASHBus) January 2, 2023
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on today in Alexandria, from our event calendar.
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Time flies when you’re having fun! The T.C. Williams High School Class of 1973 will hold its 50th reunion July 21-23, 2023 in Alexandria. All graduates and their adult nears and dears are welcome. Events include a Friday evening icebreaker, Saturday dinner dance, and a Sunday brunch. For more information: tcwilliams73.com, 770.789.3534.
Spring Fling at Rising Sol Yoga School
Join us for a day of FREE hot yoga. Experience our class styles and meet our teachers. Buy a bite at the Bake Sale to benefit The Carpenter’s Shelter, peruse some special vendors, take advantage of in-person only discounts on
