It’s been a busy week after the Thanksgiving break.
There was an exciting series of restaurant announcements this week, including Shake Shack and Baku Delicious, but also the tragic closure announcement for Hooray for Books!.
This week also saw the launch of the city’s first middle school championship basketball game with the George Washington Middle School girls team defeating Jefferson-Houston.
The most-read stories this week were:
- Alexandria City High School bus driver charged with Oxon Hill murder (13434 views)
- Former attorney sentenced to seven years in prison after Arlington and Alexandria burglaries (6147 views)
- Woodrow Wilson Bridge opening scheduled for Thursday night (5883 views)
- Notes: WMATA moves forward with new streamlined service in Alexandria (3778 views)
- Shake Shack files permit to open in Old Town (3212 views)
- Many guaranteed income participants in Alexandria still broke despite stipend (2958 views)
- Indoor baseball and softball training gym opens in Alexandria’s West End (2953 views)
- U.S. Capitol Police officer injured in motorcycle crash Monday morning in Del Ray (2451 views)
- Three years of rising ACPS enrollment projected to reverse course (2270 views)
- New menswear store with on-site shoemaker opening in Old Town next week (2103 views)
