Good Thursday morning, Alexandria!
🌤 Today’s weather: Clear throughout the day. High of 76 and low of 51.
⛅ Tomorrow: Partly cloudy throughout the day. High of 67 and low of 41. Sunrise at 6:49 am and sunset at 5:56 pm.
🚨 You need to know
An Alexandrian pointed out on Twitter something that was news to many in the area: any adult with an Alexandria library card can check out a Virginia State Park Pass.
According to the library website, any adult with a library card can visit the Beatley Central Library (5005 Duke Street) to check out a park pass if one is available. Passes can also be placed on hold and transferred to other branches.
This is very cool. pic.twitter.com/li2CSeBwfN
— Becky Hammer (@beckyhammer) February 22, 2023
The pass can be borrowed for seven days and renewed once. The pass can be returned to any Alexandria library.
The pass includes a vehicle park pass and a sticker to the Virginia State Park website.
📈 Wednesday’s most read
The following are the most-read ALXnow articles for Feb 22, 2023.
- POLICE: No arrest after 130 mph chase through Alexandria (3357 views)
- Notes: Victim identified in fatal Lynhaven shooting (1306 views)
- Alexandria Black History Museum reopening with exhibit on the Black Lives Matter movement (273 views)
- The slippery ‘State of Scooters’ in Alexandria in 2023 (255 views)
🗞 Other local coverage
- Signature Theatre to Honor Broadway’s Chita Rivera With Sondheim Award
Zebra (Wednesday @ 8:05 pm)
- Alexandria Restaurant Inspections: Rat Droppings Found In Basement
Patch (Wednesday @ 3:29 pm)
- Alexandria Library Hosting Author Anita Hackley Lambert for Online Event Feb. 28
Zebra (Wednesday @ 2:24 pm)
- Sudden Death In Alexandria Reclassified As Homicide: Police
Patch (Wednesday @ 9:35 am)
🐦 Tweets of note
Nukie is taking his new role as a "paws-on" super-purr-visor seriously. He makes the saying "boss breathing down your neck" adorable. His new family says he is settling in well and curiously exploring his new environment. Happy tails, Nukie! #alexalumni #alexanimals pic.twitter.com/OGmGwx33SU
— AWLA Alexandria (@AlexAnimals) February 22, 2023
Mount Vernon Trail Is Now on Google Street View https://t.co/3zSbX8TgDX
— Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail (@MtVernonFriends) February 22, 2023
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on today in Alexandria, from our event calendar.
Recent Stories
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The final touches are being made on the expansion of Alexandria City High School’s Minnie Howard Campus. After two years of construction, a certificate of occupancy was issued for the…
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Good news, D.C. area. You can save money on your next home cleaning with Well-Paid Maids. It’s easy!
We offer a discount when you set up recurring cleans — and the discounts just increased this week!
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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
