Good Thursday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Partly sunny, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 72. North wind 8 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. At night: Mostly clear, with a low around 51. North wind 3 to 7 mph.
🚨 You need to know
Three Alexandria City High School Students got a nod from C-SPAN for their work on a short documentary about human trafficking.
Leo Dienstfrey, Lashelle Sakyi and Marisa Vidal got an “honorable mention” in the C-SPAN StudentCam competition for “Modern Day Slavery” — a five minute video about ongoing human trafficking issues.
Three other students, Gryphon Magnus, Mia Mervis, Ben Delnegro and Sarah McBurney, participated in the broadcast news category of the SkillsUSA’s television/media production competition, according to Issmar Ventura, a media relations specialist with Alexandria City Public Schools. The students placed first at the district level and second at the state level.
📈 Wednesday’s most read
The following are the most-read ALXnow articles for May 24, 2023.
- Gostov Boulangerie & Brasserie opening May 30 in Del Ray (973 views)
- What to do if your Confederate-honoring Alexandria street gets renamed? (933 views)
- Notes: Alexandria launches questionnaire for new housing zoning overhaul (915 views)
- Upcoming Alexandria and American birthday celebrations could bring more tall ships (321 views)
🗞 Other local coverage
- Taste of Del Ray Set for Sunday, June 4
Alexandria Living (Wednesday @ 5:09 pm)
- Memorial Day 2023: What’s Open, Closed Around Alexandria
Patch (Wednesday @ 4:03 pm)
- Pride Fair Kicks Off LGBTQ+ Pride Month in Alexandria June 3
Zebra (Wednesday @ 2:44 pm)
- Confederate-Named Street Renaming Process Outlined For 41 Streets
Patch (Wednesday @ 2:44 pm)
- Alexandria Area Teacher a Contestant on MasterChef Season 13
Alexandria Living (Wednesday @ 2:41 pm)
- Auditions Open for ‘The Little Mermaid Jr.’ Play with the Alexandria Children’s Theatre
Zebra (Wednesday @ 2:10 pm)
- The Good Kind of Inflation: Big Bounce America Pops Up in Washington DC Area!
Zebra (Wednesday @ 9:56 am)
- Taste Of Del Ray 2023 Participating Restaurants Announced
Patch (Wednesday @ 9:32 am)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on today in Alexandria, from our event calendar.
Recent Stories
It was another busy week in Alexandria. This week’s top stories focused on development projects all over the city, from Old Town North to Carlyle and in the West End….
All of Bishop Ireton High School skipped classes today for a good cause. More than 700 students, teachers and administrators participated in a cleanup of 30 sites in and around…
The Truist bank at 2809 Mount Vernon Avenue is temporarily closed today (Friday) after an alleged altercation with a former employee. A former employee who had been terminated allegedly told…
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The Alexandria Branch of the NAACP, Shiloh Baptist Church, and The Departmental Progressive Club present the following two Primary Candidate Forums for the City of Alexandria Virginia. The events are free of charge and open to the public.
Mayoral Forum
● Who: Candidates for Mayor in the City of Alexandria, VA
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Pro Coro Alexandria – To the Sea
Join Pro Coro Alexandria, the chamber choir of the Alexandria Choral Society, this Saturday for our concert, “To the Sea.” Experience a variety of songs from beloved choral classics like “Shenandoah” and “What Shall We Do With A Drunken Sailor?”
Del Ray Kitchen Confidential Design Tour
Please join us for Del Ray Kitchen Confidential – a walking tour of recently renovated kitchens in Del Ray with the experts who make the magic happen! FA Design Build owner Rob Menefee and Design Consultant Melissa Fielding walk us
