On This Day in Alexandria History — “On Dec. 17, 1983, the Braddock Road, King Street and Eisenhower Avenue Metro stations opened on the Yellow Line. Passengers traveling from the new stations received free one-way trips for part of the day. At the King Street station, opening festivities included bagpipe music and ribbon cutting by Senators Chuck Robb and John Warner.” [Historic Alexandria]
Capitol Statue Unveiled For VA Civil Rights Leader — “In 1951, a Black teenager led a walkout of her segregated Virginia high school. On Tuesday, her statue replaced that of a Confederate general in the U.S. Capitol. Barbara Rose Johns was 16 when she mobilized hundreds of students to walk out of Farmville’s Robert Russa Moton High School to protest its overcrowded conditions and inferior facilities compared to those of the town’s white high school … Johns’ bronze statue is the latest addition to Emancipation Hall, a gathering place in the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center that houses many of the 100 statues representing each state.” [NPR]
Handful of New ALX Restaurants ‘Coming Soon’ — “Alexandria has several exciting new restaurants that have recently opened in the past year or so with more to come, including Floriana, Finn & Fire, Peter Chang plus food hall Wonder in Potomac Yard and the recently opened Ben’YaYs and Valleta Port, all offering a variety of options for those who like to explore new restaurants.” [Alexandria Living Magazine]
Beyer Blasts Trump Admin On New Jobs Report — “[Yesterday] the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) issued its November jobs report, which found that the unemployment rate rose to 4.6 percent, the highest level since the pandemic, while the economy lost jobs on balance over the months of October (-108,000 jobs) and November (+64,000 jobs) … ‘This disastrous jobs report makes it clear that this is not an ‘A++++ economy’ as President Trump claimed, it’s an economy at risk of sliding into recession,’ Rep. Don Beyer said. ‘Trump’s tariffs are most to blame for the hiring slump.'” [Rep. Don Beyer]
APD Celebrates Criminal Justice Academy Grads — “We present to you our newest officers who graduated from the Northern Virginia Criminal Justice Training Academy, Session 153 of the Alexandria Police Department. Big congratulations to one of our officers who received the Director’s Award for Academic Excellence out of the entire regional class. Today they begin field training in partnership with seasoned training officers before going on patrol.” [Alexandria Police Department]
Patch Offers Christmas Dining Guide — “If cooking on the Christmas holiday isn’t your thing, there will be some places open in Alexandria that will prepare something scrumptious for your group — if you get a reservation now before they’re snapped up.” [Patch]
It’s Wednesday — Expect mostly sunny conditions today, as the temperature reaches a high near 49 degrees. The southwest wind of about 7 mph will shift west in the afternoon. For Wednesday night, the sky will be partly cloudy, with the temperature dropping to around 30 degrees, accompanied by a light and variable wind. [NWS]
