Good Thursday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Expect sunny skies and a high temperature of around 47 degrees, accompanied by a northwest wind ranging from 10 to 14 mph with gusts reaching up to 23 mph. As for Thursday night, the skies will be mostly clear, and the temperature will drop to around 31 degrees. The northwest wind will be at about 6 mph and will turn light and variable after midnight.
🚨 You need to know
If a backroom deal goes through in Richmond, Hampton Roads drivers could get toll relief while Potomac Yard gets the new arena.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch reported that Gov. Glenn Youngkin has privately offered $322 million in tunnel toll relief in Hampton Roads to Senate Finance Chair Louise Lucas, D-Portsmouth, one of the biggest opponents to the Potomac Yard arena. Lucas had previously requested $92 million in toll relief in the State Senate budget.
Lucas has been one of the leading voices against the arena in Richmond and recently killed two bills to bring the Washington Wizards and Capitals to Alexandria. Lucas also removed language from the budget necessary to create the framework for the arena.
📈 Wednesday’s most read
The following are the most-read ALXnow articles for Feb 28, 2024.
- Alexandria Amtrak station is the second busiest in the Southeastern United States (2395 views)
- Alexandria city manager says widening imbalance in tax base puts city in financial peril (1150 views)
- ACPS targets 2026-2027 school year for middle and elementary school redistricting (741 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on today in Alexandria, from our event calendar.
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If you’ve had trouble getting a spot at Thompson Italian in Old Town, you could be in luck soon. The acclaimed Italian restaurant could be getting a new third-floor expansion…
A new tour will bring locals on a tour around the ‘Lost Buildings’ around the historic Black neighborhoods of the Berg and Parker-Gray. The Berg is a neighborhood around North…
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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
