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.
- Zoning permit discussion reveals Alexandria restaurant’s struggle with nude neighbor (23365 views)
- Alexandria Police Department plans cookouts to help reduce crime | ALXnow (708 views)
- Notes: Exotic car festival returns to Alexandria next month (577 views)
- May 19 announced as opening date for Potomac Yard Metro station (186 views)
🗞 Other local coverage
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- City of Alexandria Recognizing Building Safety Month May 5
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- 1890 Home Combines Old And New In Old Town Alexandria
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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
Zebra (Wednesday @ 3:37 pm)
- Potomac Yard Metro Opening Date Set For May
Patch (Wednesday @ 2:10 pm)
- New, Locally-Owned Toy Store Opening in Old Town
Alexandria Living (Wednesday @ 2:07 pm)
- The Pros and Cons of Living in Alexandria, VA
Alexandria Living (Wednesday @ 1:13 pm)
- Body Camera Use Begins At Alexandria Police Department
Patch (Wednesday @ 9:28 am)
- AKA Hotel Opens in Alexandria
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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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If you had a chance to enhance a child’s future with a time commitment of less than 2 hours a week, how would you respond? You have that opportunity right now to join over 200 Alexandrians as a reading tutor volunteer with the Alexandria Tutoring Consortium (ATC).
ATC tutors work with one child in kindergarten, first, or second grade in Alexandria public schools who need extra help with reading. Tutors meet with their Book Buddy 1-2 times each week for 30 minutes October-May at school, during school hours. Many struggling readers only receive one-on-one instruction through this program, and it makes all the difference. Last year, ATC served 195 children, of whom 82% ended the year reading on grade level and 96% made substantial reading gains. But the need is great, and we are still seeing learning lags from the pandemic.
This year, ATC plans to significantly increase the size of the program to reach over 250 students and to serve every elementary school in Alexandria. This is very exciting news, but we will only succeed if we can recruit more tutors. ATC trains you, matches you with a child, and provides ongoing lesson materials and support.
If you have been thinking about buying your first home or haven’t owned one in the last three years, THIS IS FOR YOU!
In the DMV area, it can be difficult to save the downpayment necessary for you to get into your own home. We have a solution. The Funder’s Summit!
We have assembled a summit with different municipalities to tell you how to access their funds for your home purchase.
Family Fun Fall Fest
Mark your calendars and join us for the Family Fun Fall Fest on Saturday, October 7, 2023, from 11am – 2pm!
This FREE in-person event will be held at the Shoppes at Foxchase, located at 4641 Duke St, Alexandria, VA
2023 Alexandria Fall Festival
Food trucks, bounce houses, pony rides, magic shows and more at the 2023 Alexandria Fall Festival, an Alexandria Living event presented by The Patterson Group. Join us at River Farm on Sunday, Nov. 5 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
