Bagel Uprising wins second in regional rankings — “Excellent spice and salt–crucial in an everything bagel. Very good snap on the crust.” [Washingtonian]
It’s Friday — Possible light rain overnight. High of 58 and low of 45. Sunrise at 6:43 am and sunset at 7:39 pm. [Weather.gov]
Stormwater fee reduction gets mixed reviews — “The SWU fee was controversial when implemented four years ago and became even more so when the fee was subsequently doubled in 2021 and residents learned that portions of its funds were being spent on city staff rather than directly on flood mitigation efforts.” [Alexandria Times]
Youngkin proposes gas tax holiday — “Consumers could save 26.5-cents per gallon of glass; plan would cost more than $400 million.” [Alexandria Living Magazine]
Potomac Paddle Club launching this month — “Launching on Thursday, April 21, and continuing on select Thursdays and Fridays a month, the Nation’s Capital’s only passenger pedal boat, the Potomac Paddle Club, is set to cruise its second season from Old Town Alexandria.” [Zebra]
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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…
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