Good Thursday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Widespread haze. Areas of smoke. Sunny, with a high near 88. Light and variable wind becoming west around 6 mph in the afternoon. At night: Mostly clear, with a low around 68. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
🚨 You need to know
Popular D.C.-based franchise Founding Farmers should be opening in the new Oakville Triangle development sometime next summer.
The new restaurant will be on the first floor of the new development at the corner of Richmond Highway and Swann Avenue, near one of the new Inova locations. Founding Farmers offers American fare with a focus on food sourced from American farmers.
“Our DMV guests have been warm, welcoming, and so supportive since we started out almost 15 years ago,” said Co-Owner Dan Simons in a release. “We’re excited to be bringing Founding Farmers to Alexandria with our farmer-owned ethos and flavors. Guests will find their favorites and be introduced to new innovations and explorations with food, beverage, and design.”
The restaurant will offer breakfast, lunch and dinner with a weekend brunch.
Image via Founding Farmers/Facebook
📈 Wednesday’s most read
The following are the most-read ALXnow articles for Jun 28, 2023.
- Alexandria City Council votes to move forward with Duke Street Transitway after marathon meeting (2554 views)
- UPDATED: Police investigating infant death from fall near Landmark (739 views)
- Alexandria School Board walking back budget ‘contingency’ after scuffle with City Council (409 views)
- Notes: Lecture tonight digs into latest in Alexandria archeological work (352 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on today in Alexandria, from our event calendar.
- 5:00 pm: River Farm presents Music at the Manor
- 6:00 pm: Art Unveiling at Nepenthe Gallery
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Monarch Montessori School is now enrolling infants, toddlers and three year-olds for its full-time Montessori program. We offer a seamless enrollment process which involves submitting an application for review, paying the enrollment fee and submitting the remaining enrollment materials before your proposed start date.
At Monarch Montessori School, we aim to provide an authentic Montessori learning experience. At our Alexandria location, we currently have 8 openings in our Primary classroom (ages 3-6), and 6 openings in our Toddler classroom. Additionally, there are 3 infant openings at this time.
Our first floor space is an open concept. Infants and toddlers share the same large classroom. Children ages 3-6 are in two classrooms on our second floor. Each classroom has one lead and assistant guide. We offer a year-round program, with intermittent breaks for Spring Break and Winter Break.
Scholarship Fund of Alexandria Annual Gala & Auction
Do good while having a good time at the Scholarship Fund of Alexandria’s 38th Annual Gala and Auction at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center. The fun begins with a 2-hour open bar reception while mingling with 499 other Alexandrians who
