Good Wednesday morning, Alexandria!
🌤 Today’s weather: Sunny. Mild. High of 74 and low of 45.
⛅ Tomorrow: Partly cloudy. Pleasantly warm. High of 86 and low of 50. Sunrise at 6:25 am and sunset at 7:49 pm.
🚨 You need to know
The Old Town Festival of Speed & Style will roll back into Alexandria next month.
Zebra reported the car show will return on Sunday, May 21, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.
It’s the festival’s fourth annual outing. The show brings over 100 rare cars, from antiques to racing vehicles, to lower King Street.
The event is free and open to the public, but all proceeds from activities in the festival will go to local nonprofits ALIVE! and the Campagna Center.
📈 Tuesday’s most read
The following are the most-read ALXnow articles for Apr 18, 2023.
- Four ACPS schools placed in ‘secure the building mode’ today (3939 views)
- Notes: Police say ‘subjects detained’ in Monday’s shootings (1615 views)
- ACPS: Broken water pipe shuts down three Alexandria schools (622 views)
- Alexandria City Council asks: How long should new developments pay for their local impact? (556 views)
🗞 Other local coverage
- Galactic Panther in Old Town Alexandria Hosts Opening Reception for Contemporary Art Exhibit April 22
Zebra (Tuesday @ 5:03 pm)
- Hotel AKA Adds New Luxury Accomodations In Alexandria
Patch (Tuesday @ 4:02 pm)
- The Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington Announces their Finalists for 2023
Zebra (Tuesday @ 1:59 pm)
- YMCA Alexandria’s Healthy Kids Day A Chance To Get Active, Have Fun
Patch (Tuesday @ 12:45 pm)
- River Farm Market in Alexandria Draws Crowd
Zebra (Tuesday @ 11:48 am)
- 3 Alexandria Schools Closed Due To Water Service Issue
Patch (Tuesday @ 9:42 am)
- 2 Alexandria Gunshots Incidents In 1 Day: Persons Of Interest Found
Patch (Tuesday @ 9:23 am)
- A Healthier Alexandria through Spring2ACTion
Alexandria Living (Tuesday @ 7:59 am)
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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
