Good Friday morning, Alexandria!
☔ Today’s weather: Light rain until evening. High of 47 and low of 35.
⛅ Tomorrow: Mostly cloudy throughout the day. High of 46 and low of 35. Sunrise at 6:27 am and sunset at 6:11 pm.
🚨 You need to know
A juice bar uprooted from Fairfax by a highway widening is opening its new home on King Street this Monday, Patch reported.
Zen Press, a wellness-focused juice bar and cafe, is opening at 806 King Street, formerly the Galt & Bro. jewelry store.
Patch reported that Zen Press’ owner said the pushed out of 8120 Richmond Highway by the Richmond Highway widening project, expanding the arterial road from four to six lanes.
The juice bar offers a variety of juices along with healthy breakfast and brunch sandwiches and bowls.
Photo via Zenn Press/Instagram
📈 Thursday’s most read
The following are the most-read ALXnow articles for Mar 9, 2023.
- Notes: Stomping Ground in Del Ray to close next month (3178 views)
- Massive housing reform process for Alexandria kicks off this month (595 views)
- Most and least expensive condos sold in Alexandria (Feb-Mar 2023) (484 views)
- West Glebe Road bridge partially reopens to vehicle traffic | ALXnow (219 views)
🗞 Other local coverage
- Alexandria’s Art League Displaying Work of Portrait Artist Jimmy James Greene
Zebra (Thursday @ 6:17 pm)
- Dr. Patrick Spero Appointed Executive Director of George Washington Presidential Library
Zebra (Thursday @ 4:40 pm)
- Zen Press Reopening After Relocation From Richmond Highway Corridor
Patch (Thursday @ 2:44 pm)
- Alexandria Officials Help Students ‘Dig Into School Breakfast’
Zebra (Thursday @ 2:40 pm)
- City pulls minority business program
Alexandria Times (Thursday @ 1:06 pm)
- Bridge Connecting Arlington, Alexandria Partially Reopens
Patch (Thursday @ 12:41 pm)
- Synetic Theater Brings a Fierce Artistry to the Stage With ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Zebra (Thursday @ 12:21 pm)
- Magistrate’s lawsuit to proceed
Alexandria Times (Thursday @ 12:07 pm)
- Hawaiian Bad Ass Coffee Comes To Alexandria, Plans More NoVA Openings
Patch (Thursday @ 11:28 am)
- Should Sellers Sell or Rent Their Homes This Year?
Alexandria Living (Thursday @ 10:28 am)
- Filling in the Blanks with Melanie Kay-Wyatt, Ed.D.: Women storytellers: Charting one’s own course
Alexandria Times (Thursday @ 9:44 am)
- Your Views: Leave Alexandria’s history alone
Alexandria Times (Thursday @ 9:36 am)
- Your Views: New route a success
Alexandria Times (Thursday @ 9:32 am)
- Stomping Ground To Close In Del Ray, Turn Into New Concept
Patch (Thursday @ 9:29 am)
- Your Views: Weapons detection now
Alexandria Times (Thursday @ 9:28 am)
- Del Ray Fave – Stomping Ground – Closing
Zebra (Thursday @ 9:28 am)
- Our View: Regroup, rethink – but don’t retrench
Alexandria Times (Thursday @ 9:24 am)
- Interested in a unique office experience?
Alexandria Times (Thursday @ 8:41 am)
- Living Legends honors a dozen Alexandrians
Alexandria Times (Thursday @ 8:28 am)
- Stolen car involved in hit and run crash
Alexandria Times (Thursday @ 8:21 am)
- Homicide on South Reynolds Street
Alexandria Times (Thursday @ 8:15 am)
- AFD Deputy Chief Brian Hricik dies
Alexandria Times (Thursday @ 8:09 am)
- Zen Press to Open on King Street Monday
Alexandria Living (Thursday @ 7:46 am)
- Del Ray’s Stomping Ground to Close
Alexandria Living (Thursday @ 12:14 am)
🐦 Tweets of note
🚨 Due to a water main break, all westbound Line 32 buses will miss all stops on Eisenhower between Mill Road (DMV) and Eisenhower Connector until further notice. 🚨
— DASH Bus (@DASHBus) March 9, 2023
📅 Upcoming events
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Recent Stories
Staff raises and market rate adjustments are a few of the proposed highlights after Alexandria City Public Schools got the green light last week by City Council to add $273.03…
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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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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
