Good Tuesday morning, Alexandria!
⛅ Today’s weather: Morning clouds. Pleasantly warm. High of 75 and low of 43.
⛅ Tomorrow: Morning clouds. Pleasantly warm. High of 82 and low of 56. Sunrise at 6:36 am and sunset at 7:41 pm.
🚨 You need to know
The derailment of a work truck early this morning near the new Potomac Yard Metro station created single tracking and delays for Blue Line riders this morning.
The derailment caused single tracking between Braddock Road Metro station and the National Airport Metro station, and the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) said to expect delays.
WMATA General Manager Randy Clarke said the issue was not connected to the Potomac Yard Metro station.
Context: We had a technical derailment. It was a work truck & b/c of its design this can occur. No injuries, just takes time to put back on rails. Also not connected to Potomac Yard Station. In trying to be transparent our initial comms could have been clearer. Sorry for delay. pic.twitter.com/3TvU5nSuVL
— Randy Clarke (@wmataGM) April 11, 2023
A heavy rail work vehicle derailed while heading back to the yard this morning, causing delays for customers in Northern Virginia on the 🔵Blue & 🔵Blue+ lines. Trains are single tracking between Braddock Rd and National Airport, running every 18 min. #wmata https://t.co/N891DsbjkM
— Metro Forward (@wmata) April 11, 2023
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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!
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