Good Monday morning, Alexandria!
🌧️ Today’s weather: Expect rain until 1pm followed by a slight chance of showers after 4pm. Morning clouds will gradually clear with a high of 53°F. Strong northwest winds, 23-29 mph, may gust up to 46 mph. There’s a 60% chance of precipitation and potential for a tenth to a quarter-inch. For Monday night, rain showers are possible before 10pm, turning to rain and snow showers after 1am with a 30% chance. Partly cloudy conditions will persist, with a low of 33°F and west winds at 9-13 mph.
🚨 You need to know
A subscription-based vet service called Small Door Veterinary is opening in Old Town at 277 S. Washington Street sometime next year, Alexandria Living Magazine reported.
Small Door members pay $169 annually per pet for membership, with benefits including a free annual exam, 24/7 telehealth, and priority appointments.
Beyond that, the service also provides surgical procedures, spaying and neutering, and other pet health services.
Small Door has locations in New York, Boston, and around D.C., with a location opening soon in McLean.
Photo via Small Door Vet/Instagram
📈 Friday’s most read
The following are the most-read ALXnow articles for Dec 15, 2023.
- Notes: Metro GM says Potomac Yard Metro can’t handle arena crowds (5280 views)
- Student suffers suspected overdose at Alexandria City High School (3605 views)
- Poster lampooning Potomac Yard development calls on Washington Commanders to move to the area (2685 views)
🗞 Other local coverage
- Pretty Woman – A Spicy, Sunny, Splashy Romcom Musical at the National Theatre
Zebra (Sunday @ 7:02 pm)
- Flood Watch Issued As VA Storms To Bring Heavy Rains, Messy Commute
Patch (Sunday @ 12:08 pm)
- Visit Alexandria’s CEO Patricia Washington To Retire
Patch (Friday @ 5:01 pm)
- Best Places To Raise A Family In Virginia: 2023 Report
Patch (Friday @ 1:49 pm)
- Alexandria Pet Of The Week: A Grinch-Like Cat For Christmas
Patch (Friday @ 1:18 pm)
- OBITUARY: Watergate at Landmark’s First Resident, Antoinette M. Fischman, 97, Dies
Zebra (Friday @ 1:02 pm)
- ‘Not a Final Deal’: Alexandria Mayor Addresses Sports Arena Proposal
Patch (Friday @ 12:35 pm)
- Helen McIlvaine, Alexandria’s Director of Housing, Receives Ronald F. Kirby Award for Collaborative Leadership
Zebra (Friday @ 12:30 pm)
- Alexandria School Board Approves $379.5M Capital Improvment Project Budget
Zebra (Friday @ 12:17 pm)
- Visit Alexandria President and CEO Patricia Washington Announces Retirement
Zebra (Friday @ 11:40 am)
- NoVA, DC Weekend Events: Christmas Fireworks, Wreaths Across America
Patch (Friday @ 11:22 am)
- Theater Teachers Honored for 2 Decades of Service to Alexandria City High School Students
Zebra (Friday @ 11:16 am)
- Visit Alexandria CEO Announces Retirement
Alexandria Living (Friday @ 10:21 am)
- Alexandria Man Scores Million-Dollar Lottery Prize
Patch (Friday @ 9:32 am)
- Uncertainty will Remain for 2024 Housing Market
Alexandria Living (Friday @ 7:45 am)
- Historic Alexandria Releases Holiday Ornament
Alexandria Living (Friday @ 7:20 am)
- Selene: Calm, Sweet and Affectionate
Alexandria Living (Friday @ 7:04 am)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on today in Alexandria, from our event calendar.
- 12:00 pm: Ice Skating at Cameron Run
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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!
For weekly cleans, get $30 off each cleaning.
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
