Good Wednesday morning, Alexandria!
☔ Today’s weather: Isolated tstorms late. Overcast. Pleasantly warm. High of 83 and low of 60.
☔ Tomorrow: Isolated tstorms late. Overcast. Pleasantly warm. High of 84 and low of 56. Sunrise at 6:45 am and sunset at 7:35 pm.
🚨 You need to know
Franconia-Springfield is getting a new Inova hospital to fill in the gap after Inova Alexandria Hospital is torn down.
Alexandria Living Magazine reported that the state of Virginia approved a certificate of community need for a hospital next to the existing Franconia-Springfield HealthPlex at (6355 Walker Lane).
The Franconia-Springfield hospital will include 110 beds spread across two towers, an expanded emergency room, offices and more.
Construction on the project is slated to begin in 2024 and be completed by 2028.
The new hospital will serve as a replacement for Inova Alexandria Hospital, obviously alongside the new Inova Hospital at the former Landmark Mall site. The new hospital there will boast 565,000 square-foot hospital center, a 111,000-square-foot cancer center, and a 83,000-square-foot specialty care center.
📈 Tuesday’s most read
The following are the most-read ALXnow articles for Apr 4, 2023.
- No arrest after shots fired outside West End 7-Eleven (985 views)
- JUST IN: Alexandria’s Yellow Line reopening early next month (870 views)
- Southern Living Magazine ranks Old Town Farmers Market one of the best in the South (327 views)
- Notes: Patent and Trademark Office hosting ‘Night of Science’ this month for local students (151 views)
🗞 Other local coverage
- Find a Satisfying Meal in Foxchase in the West End of Alexandria
Zebra (Tuesday @ 10:00 am)
- Spring2ACTion & the Arts
Alexandria Living (Tuesday @ 7:29 am)
🐦 Tweets of note
Nice view for the King Street Trolley tonight @DASHBus @AlexandriaVA pic.twitter.com/MPsd7VRlvg
— Jodie Curtis (@JodieACurtis) April 3, 2023
Comment for Wider Long Bridge Bridge and Volunteer Events – https://t.co/CV0Hbx3ulu pic.twitter.com/rfHi45V5I3
— Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail (@MtVernonFriends) April 3, 2023
The traffic signal at Duke St and Holland Ln is up and running. Thank you for your patience as we worked to fix these issues after high winds over the weekend. pic.twitter.com/Fsex4nDpXR
— Alexandria Transportation & Environmental Services (@AlexandriaVATES) April 4, 2023
We're going to be at the garage races on the 28th eating some @acmepie and riding Vern the Tern in the Anything Goes race. Come out for a fun of night of food, beer and bike racing. https://t.co/lnaxQalZGP
— Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail (@MtVernonFriends) April 4, 2023
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on today in Alexandria, from our event calendar.
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Recent Stories
A look at the most and least expensive single-family homes sold in Alexandria last month, April 2024.
The Traffic and Parking Board endorsed one intersection change that could make Lynhaven/Del Ray a little safer but did not approve the proposed reversal of a one-way street. The proposed…
No charges were filed against a man arrested for a suspected misdemeanor assault and battery on Mount Vernon Avenue in Del Ray on Sunday. A passerby called 911 at around…
Here’s a roundup of all the events, live music, and entertainment happening around Alexandria this weekend; enjoy! Are you organizing an event? Submit events to ALXnow. Friday, May 3 Things…
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
