(Updated 7/12) Good Tuesday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Sunny, with a high near 90. Northwest wind around 6 mph. At night: Mostly clear, with a low around 71. South wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable in the evening.
🚨 You need to know
Popular burger chain Five Guys is taking its HQ to the Carlyle neighborhood this month, Virginia Business reported.
The move from Lorton to 1940 Duke Street — the Carlyle Crescent building — was announced back in November. The chain started franchising back in 2003 and opened its second and third locations in Alexandria. Now there are over 1,600 locations worldwide.
The last day in the Lorton location was last Friday, Virginia Business said, and the new main offices on Duke Street will open on July 17.
Image via Five Guys/Facebook
📈 Monday’s most read
The following are the most-read ALXnow articles for Jul 10, 2023.
- Notes: WaPo explores life in tunneling project 150-feet below Old Town (2047 views)
- With owner suffering sudden vision loss, Old Town Books goes on hiatus (2005 views)
- Dominion Energy says customer rates will lower this month by roughly $14 (871 views)
- PHOTOS: Alexandria celebrates 247th birthday on the waterfront (493 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on today in Alexandria, from our event calendar.
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Recent Stories
A look at the most and least expensive single-family homes sold in Alexandria last month, April 2024.
The Traffic and Parking Board endorsed one intersection change that could make Lynhaven/Del Ray a little safer but did not approve the proposed reversal of a one-way street. The proposed…
No charges were filed against a man arrested for a suspected misdemeanor assault and battery on Mount Vernon Avenue in Del Ray on Sunday. A passerby called 911 at around…
Here’s a roundup of all the events, live music, and entertainment happening around Alexandria this weekend; enjoy! Are you organizing an event? Submit events to ALXnow. Friday, May 3 Things…
Good news, D.C. area. You can save money on your next home cleaning with Well-Paid Maids. It’s easy!
We offer a discount when you set up recurring cleans — and the discounts just increased this week!
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Potomac Harmony is Back! Following a gap year of competing, then virtual rehearsals during the pandemic, followed by the well-earned retirement of our long-term director, a year of a director search, Potomac Harmony hit the regional contest stage in Concord, North Carolina in March for the first time since 2018! It was exhilarating, reaffirming, and rewarding!
The chorus hit all of its goals, the biggest of which was to have fun and sing our best on contest stage — we did both! Because we earned a score over 400 points, our new Director, Allison Lynskey, was awarded the Novice Director award, photo above. Additionally, one of our charter members, Jackie Bottash, was nominated for and honored with the Leadership Excellence award. It was a celebratory weekend!
What’s next? So much! We now look forward to upcoming performances, growing our membership, and expanding our musical product with new arrangements and an education component each week. It’s an exciting time to be part of this ever-growing ensemble!
Alexandria NAACP, Shiloh Baptist Church, DPC to hold City Council…
The Alexandria Branch of the NAACP, Shiloh Baptist Church, and The Departmental Progressive Club to hold the City Council Candidate Forum for ALL Candidates in the City of Alexandria Virginia. The event is Free of Charge and Open to The
