Good Friday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Sunny and warm. High of 88 and low of 58.
☔ Tomorrow: Heavy rain late. Cloudy. Mild. High of 76 and low of 55. Sunrise at 6:22 am and sunset at 7:51 pm.
🚨 You need to know
Old Town crafting store fibre space (1319 Prince Street) is hosting its annual “samples sale” to benefit local nonprofit Friends of Guest House.
While the store typically only sells yarn and other raw materials, the samples sale is one of the few opportunities to buy hand-knitted and crocheted items from the store. The sale runs from noon to 2 p.m. tomorrow (Saturday).
“We do this once a year and it’s become a big hit since ppl always want to buy our shop samples and they aren’t usually for sale,” said owner Danielle Romanetti.
The sale includes items handmade by locals but never worn and donated to the store.
The sale is part of Spring2Action, an annual charity event in Alexandria. All proceeds go to Friends of Guest House, a local organization that helps women reenter the community after incarceration.
📈 Thursday’s most read
The following are the most-read ALXnow articles for Apr 20, 2023.
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- Police: Four juveniles arrested after allegedly eluding police in stolen car (1504 views)
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🗞 Other local coverage
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- Your View: Keep the current School Board election process
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- Our View: Houston, we have a problem
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- Our View: Setting an example
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- Breakout bathroom brainstorms: Innovative ways to incorporate unexpected design into your bathroom
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- Seniors: Managing chronic disease: Commit to improving your quality of life by finding help
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- Public Hearing on an Appeal of a Decision of the Board of Architectural Review
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- New luxury hotel to open in Old Town
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- Board of Architectural Review – Notice of a Public Hearing
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- Alexandria Planning Commission & City Council Public Hearings
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- Athenaeum to host award winning poet
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- Around the world for 46 years
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- GardenFest to be held Sunday
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- Shootings and larcenies continue
Alexandria Times (Thursday @ 3:43 pm)
- Shooting incidents cause school lockdowns
Alexandria Times (Thursday @ 3:38 pm)
- Inside the Taylor Run restoration
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- Earth Day 2023 In Alexandria: GardenFest, More Things To Do
Patch (Thursday @ 11:22 am)
- Commercial Robbery Prompts Police Response In Old Town Alexandria
Patch (Thursday @ 10:48 am)
- Potomac Yard Metro Station Opening May 19 in Alexandria
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- Stolen Vehicle Leads To Arrests Of Juveniles In Alexandria: Police
Patch (Thursday @ 9:34 am)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on today and this weekend in Alexandria, from our event calendar.
- 8:30 am Saturday: National Psoriasis Foundation Community Conference
- 👉 10:00 am Saturday: Living Earth Festival 2023: Native Nations Confronting Climate Change
