Good Monday morning, Alexandria!
☔ Today’s weather: Partly cloudy throughout the day. High of 55 and low of 35.
🌤 Tomorrow: Clear throughout the day. High of 54 and low of 35. Sunrise at 7:02 am and sunset at 5:45 pm.
🚨 You need to know
Alexandria man David Jasante Cunningham was convicted last week of the 2021 murder of Melia Jones in her West End apartment, the Washington Post reported.
Cunningham was convicted of aggravated murder and rape. The post reported that Cunningham faces a sentence of life in prison.
Jones had down syndrome and worked at the Marriott Hotel in Crystal City. She was remembered by family as loving to sing and dance and was employee of the month several times in the Crystal City Marriott and at National Airport, the Washington Post reported.
📈 Friday’s most read
The following are the most-read ALXnow articles for Feb 10, 2023.
- BREAKING: One person shot in Arlandria near Waffle Shop (6034 views)
- Alexandria City High School student hospitalized after possible overdose (3456 views)
- ALXnow’s top stories this week in Alexandria (868 views)
- Notes: Alexandria ranked second best city in America for dogs | ALXnow (535 views)
🗞 Other local coverage
- Del Ray Chili Cookoff Feb. 25
Alexandria Living (Sunday @ 5:17 am)
- February at Mount Vernon: Free Admission on Presidents Day
Alexandria Living (Sunday @ 5:08 am)
- 90th Annual Historic Garden Week: April 15 Tour in Alexandria
Alexandria Living (Sunday @ 4:57 am)
- Handcrafted Cocktails and Tantalizing Tapas at BarTantical, Del Ray’s Newest Pop-Up
Zebra (Saturday @ 11:32 am)
- Still Time to be Part of Galentine’s Celebrations at Whiskey & Oyster and Lost Boy Cider in Alexandria
Zebra (Saturday @ 10:32 am)
- City of Alexandria Selected for Federal Safe Streets and Roads for All Grant
Zebra (Saturday @ 10:18 am)
- Virginia Tech Innovation Campus Construction Milestone Reached
Patch (Friday @ 5:31 pm)
- Alexandria Pet Of The Week: Make Zeus Your Valentine
Patch (Friday @ 4:20 pm)
- The 2023 Heart of Del Ray Goes To…Del Ray Farmers Market
Zebra (Friday @ 2:53 pm)
- 1 Injured In Shooting Reported In Arlandria: Alexandria Police
Patch (Friday @ 2:13 pm)
- February 2023
Alexandria Times (Friday @ 1:27 pm)
- Killing Of Alexandria Woman With Down Syndrome Leads To Conviction
Patch (Friday @ 11:21 am)
- Frank Pepe’s Pizzeria Napoletana is Turning up the Heat with Chicken Diavolo Pizza
Zebra (Friday @ 10:52 am)
- Alexandria Cancer Survivor Holds 24-Hour Stand Up To Cancer Fundraiser
Patch (Friday @ 9:30 am)
- Sweet, Sociable and Affectionate Nukie
Alexandria Living (Friday @ 8:06 am)
🐦 Tweets of note
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— James Libresco (@james_libresco) February 10, 2023
📅 Upcoming events
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For many remote workers, a messy home is distracting.
You’re getting pulled into meetings, and your unread emails keep ticking up. But you can’t focus because pet hair tumbleweeds keep floating across the floor, your desk has a fine layer of dust and you keep your video off in meetings so no one sees the chaos behind you.
It’s no secret a dirty home is distracting and even adds stress to your life. And who has the energy to clean after work? That’s why it’s smart to enlist the help of professionals, like Well-Paid Maids.
Monarch Montessori School is now enrolling infants, toddlers and three year-olds for its full-time Montessori program. We offer a seamless enrollment process which involves submitting an application for review, paying the enrollment fee and submitting the remaining enrollment materials before your proposed start date.
At Monarch Montessori School, we aim to provide an authentic Montessori learning experience. At our Alexandria location, we currently have 8 openings in our Primary classroom (ages 3-6), and 6 openings in our Toddler classroom. Additionally, there are 3 infant openings at this time.
Our first floor space is an open concept. Infants and toddlers share the same large classroom. Children ages 3-6 are in two classrooms on our second floor. Each classroom has one lead and assistant guide. We offer a year-round program, with intermittent breaks for Spring Break and Winter Break.
Scholarship Fund of Alexandria Annual Gala & Auction
Do good while having a good time at the Scholarship Fund of Alexandria’s 38th Annual Gala and Auction at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center. The fun begins with a 2-hour open bar reception while mingling with 499 other Alexandrians who
