Good Wednesday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Expect sunshine and a high near 52 degrees, with north winds at 7 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon. The night will bring mostly cloudy skies and a low temperature around 37 degrees, accompanied by a gentle east breeze.
🚨 You need to know
After Alexandria got somewhat snubbed in a recent Washington Post restaurant ranking, the paper recently released a new ranking of 9 of the best restaurants in Alexandria.
At the very top of that ranking — no surprise — is Feru Bar and Restaurant, the Ethiopian restaurant that was also the only Alexandria spot on the regional ranking. The little restaurant at 512-D S. Van Dorn Street is a favorite of Washington Post food critic Tom Sietsema.
While there are several Old Town restaurants, the ranking also admirably hits a few other spots around the city, like shoutouts to Taqueria Picoso (1472 N. Beauregard Street) and Kungfu Kitchen (3221 Duke Street).
“If it’s brutal Chinese winter-proofing cuisine you seek, Carman suggests pulling up a chair at this temple to hearty cooking perfected halfway around the world,” the ranking said. “Co-owners Teang Liu and Amy Liang, who both hail from the Jilin province in northeastern China, strive to re-create the flavor-packed dishes that warmed them from within during the most frigid days of their youth.”
📈 Tuesday’s most read
The following are the most-read ALXnow articles for Nov 12, 2024.
- Alexandria Police arrest man wielding knife trying to board buses on Duke Street (1642 views)
- Notes: Robbers crash truck into Van Dorn corridor 7-Eleven and steal ATM contents (1355 views)
- Christmas-themed pop-up bar opening this month in Del Ray (412 views)
🗞 Other local coverage
- Two Sisters Take on a Coast-to-Coast Bike Adventure
Alexandria Living (Tuesday @ 7:51 am)
- Alexandria Film Fest Awards Creativity, Quality
Alexandria Living (Tuesday @ 7:38 am)
- ACPS Could Rearrange Elementary, Middle Schools
Alexandria Living (Tuesday @ 7:29 am)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on today in Alexandria, from our event calendar.
