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 βsecure the building modeβ today (3939 views)
- Notes: Police say βsubjects detainedβ in Mondayβs 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)
📅 Upcoming events
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