Good Thursday morning, Alexandria!
🌥 Today’s weather: Cloudy. Pleasantly warm. High of 86 and low of 60.
⛅ Tomorrow: Broken clouds. Pleasantly warm. High of 85 and low of 57. Sunrise at 6:23 am and sunset at 7:50 pm.
🚨 You need to know
Del Ray Pizzeria and Bradshaw Sauce Co‘s are hosting Wing Fest this weekend in Del Ray.
The event is on Saturday, April 22, from 3-7 p.m. It includes half-priced wings and special wing flavors, along with various wing-eating contests.
Those interested in participating in the wing-eating contests can register online.
Photo via Del Ray Pizzeria/Facebook
📈 Wednesday’s most read
The following are the most-read ALXnow articles for Apr 19, 2023.
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- May 19 announced as opening date for Potomac Yard Metro station (186 views)
🗞 Other local coverage
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- Alexandria Commission on Persons With Disabilities Seeking Award Nominees
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- A Resounding Mais Oui! for the Beloved Musical ‘Les Miserables’ at the Kennedy Center
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- Potomac Yard Metro Opening Date Set For May
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- New, Locally-Owned Toy Store Opening in Old Town
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🐦 Tweets of note
You can work in local news your whole life and only dream of sneaking a lede like this past your editors.https://t.co/ABxbxwAphX
— Jim Tankersley (@jimtankersley) April 19, 2023
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on today in Alexandria, from our event calendar.
- 6:00 pm: Volunteer Recognition Event
- 6:00 pm: Local Artist Jennifer Lian at Nepenthe Gallery
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