Good Friday morning, Alexandria!
🌤️ Today’s weather: The weather forecast predicts a mostly sunny day with a high temperature near 87°F and a west wind blowing at 7 to 9 mph. For Friday night, it will be partly cloudy with the temperature dropping to around 70°F, accompanied by a southeast wind at 3 to 6 mph.
🚨 You need to know
The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) is implementing new sobriety checks on train operators after an incident last December involving an intoxicated train operator in Alexandria, the Washington Post reported.
The Metro operator, who was arrested on suspicion of operating a train while intoxicated, blew right past Alexandria’s Van Dorn Street Metro station and was unresponsive to calls from the control center for around 45 minutes.
The train came to a halt outside the Van Dorn Street Metro station but before reaching Franconia-Springfield.
The new regulations put more responsibility on supervisors to check on split-shift operators — those who have two different shifts at different times of the day — before their second shift starts. If the supervisor can’t reach an operator before their shift, that person is not allowed to work until the supervisor can make contact.
📈 Thursday’s most read
The following are the most-read ALXnow articles for Aug 10, 2023.
- Alexandria poultry slaughterhouse receives warning from city for selling rabbits (4962 views)
- Notes: NPR story follows journey of an Afghan family to Alexandria to save their daughter (1299 views)
- What’s Up in Alexandria This Weekend: August 11 – 13 (1288 views)
- Local shelter contends with unusual pets as neglected animal seizures rise in Alexandria (283 views)
🐦 Tweets of note
Currently, working w/ @AlexandriaVAFD in 5300 blck of Duke St at London Park Towers to address water main break that has left residents w/o water. Shortly we will be shuttling residents to Patrick Henry Rec Center (4653 Tainey Ave) to offer facilities & drinking water as needed. pic.twitter.com/dfJ0gp3WpS
— AlexandriaVAOEM (@AlexandriaVAOEM) August 10, 2023
Thank you @HGA for volunteering with us! You all were awesome at removing invasive English Ivy.
Do you have a group interested in volunteering? Check out our website for more info https://t.co/sETjURRVSd pic.twitter.com/FxPQD6WNwh— Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail (@MtVernonFriends) August 9, 2023
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on today and this weekend in Alexandria, from our event calendar.
- 8:00 pm Friday: Freaky Friday
- 👉 10:00 am Saturday: Your Divine Design Workshop
- 12:00 pm Saturday: Project Backpack Giveaway 2023
- 8:00 pm Saturday: Second Saturday Improv with the Auxiliary
