Good Tuesday morning, Alexandria!
⛅ Today’s weather: Partly cloudy throughout the day. High of 33 and low of 23.
🌤 Tomorrow: Clear throughout the day. High of 36 and low of 23. Sunrise at 7:27 am and sunset at 4:54 pm.
🚨 You need to know
It’s Tuesday in the middle of the week between holidays. Alexandria is coming out of Christmas weekend and heading into New Year’s Day, which in Alexandria is an even bigger deal than it is in most places.
In Alexandria, the new year is celebrated with First Night — a day full of family-friendly festivities in Old Town running from noon until midnight on Saturday, Dec. 31.
Tickets are $10 for daytime activities and scale up to $75 per ticket for a “VIP Fast Pass” ticket to various venues around town.
The celebration is includes dozens of activities and small concerts around town, from musical performances across the city to line dancing and juggling. The festivities culminate with fireworks over the Potomac River to ring in the new year.
📈 Friday’s most read
The following are the most-read ALXnow articles for Dec 23, 2022.
- JUST IN: More than 1,600 without power around Seminary Hill and Taylor Run (1935 views)
- Fleurir Chocolates closing for good on Christmas Eve in Old Town (657 views)
- Where to take friends and family in Alexandria for the holidays? | ALXnow (520 views)
- Notes: The rain could clear, but the cold is here to stay for the weekend (217 views)
🗞 Other local coverage
- Guns At Airports, Waterskiing Santa, Llama Drama, Cold: Top VA News
Patch (Friday @ 3:04 pm)
- Power Outages Hit Part Of Alexandria As Temperature Drops
Patch (Friday @ 12:34 pm)
- Waterskiing Santa Coming to Alexandria Waterfront, Saturday, December 24
Zebra (Friday @ 12:25 pm)
- Historic 1840 House In Alexandria Has Modern Kitchen, Bathrooms
Patch (Friday @ 11:57 am)
- Federal Spending Bill Includes Funds For Alexandria Projects
Patch (Friday @ 10:32 am)
📅 Upcoming events
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Recent Stories
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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
