Good Thursday morning, Alexandria!
🌤 Today’s weather: Sunny. Pleasantly warm. High of 85 and low of 59.
☔ Tomorrow: Light rain. Overcast. Warm. High of 81 and low of 60. Sunrise at 6:33 am and sunset at 7:43 pm.
🚨 You need to know
Former pet store Nature’s Nibbles at 2601 Mount Vernon Avenue has a new life as a hub for Alexandrians in need.
Nonprofit ALIVE! hosted a grand opening yesterday for a new center that will help handle food insecurity. ALIVE! said in an Instagram post that the new Food Hub will support Del Ray and the West End.
According to the post:
For a long time, the team at ALIVE! hoped to be able to provide a place for people facing food insecurity to visit and receive the food of their choosing. And thanks to the support of the city and this community we have been able to open two food hubs to serve our city.
This is about more than food. This is about people and helping them connect to the many great services and programs our city has to offer so that people can thrive. This Food Hub will be a place of dignity, safety, and community, and this is a place we are glad to share.
Image via alive4alexandria/Instagram
It's official! Thank you to everyone who welcomed ALIVE!'s new Food Hub (2601 Mount Vernon Ave) to the neighborhood this morning in Del Ray.
Food Hubs offer Alexandria City residents free food, connections to support services, and more! For more: https://t.co/aowiEz4yJg pic.twitter.com/3b8VXzShMG
— ALIVE! (@ALIVE4AlexVA) April 12, 2023
Celebrating the grand opening of another @ALIVE4AlexVA Food Hub!
Located on Mount Vernon Avenue in Del Ray, this is important in our effort to address food insecurity and ensure access to critical services for our vulnerable communities. pic.twitter.com/B0QsTy7VWF
— Justin Wilson (@justindotnet) April 12, 2023
📈 Wednesday’s most read
The following are the most-read ALXnow articles for Apr 12, 2023.
- Police: No injuries after robbers steal cash register from Old Town 7-Eleven (1965 views)
- Notes: Richmond Highway in Fairfax has second fatal pedestrian crash in 2023 (729 views)
- Alexandria returning millions in grant funding after Taylor Run kerfuffle (694 views)
- With $2.5 million goal, early giving for Alexandria’s Spring2ACTion fundraiser starts today (82 views)
🗞 Other local coverage
- Alexandria Film Festival Seeking Submissions for Alexandria Festival This November
Zebra (Wednesday @ 5:10 pm)
- Stormwater Utility Fee Hike Heads To Public Hearing In Alexandria
Patch (Wednesday @ 3:35 pm)
- Ceremony Honoring 6 Animal War Heroes Held in DC Last Month
Zebra (Wednesday @ 3:23 pm)
- Del Ray’s GardenFest Returns Sunday, April 23
Alexandria Living (Wednesday @ 3:15 pm)
- New ALIVE Food Hub Opens In Del Ray To Serve Residents In Need
Patch (Wednesday @ 11:37 am)
- EARLY GIVING OPEN APRIL 12: Spring2ACTion, Alexandria’s Annual Giving Day, Helps Local Nonprofits Raise Critical Funds
Zebra (Wednesday @ 11:20 am)
- Alexandria Lawyer Featured in Critically-Acclaimed Documentary Film
Zebra (Wednesday @ 11:01 am)
- Red Flag Warning For Elevated Wildfire Risk Affects Parts Of NoVA
Patch (Wednesday @ 10:00 am)
🐦 Tweets of note
DASH is hiring! We're looking for B mechanics to join our maintenance team. Visit https://t.co/ShTawzdffB to view the full position description and apply online! 💙💛 pic.twitter.com/drv52nAAhH
— DASH Bus (@DASHBus) April 12, 2023
Celebrating the grand opening of another @ALIVE4AlexVA Food Hub!
Located on Mount Vernon Avenue in Del Ray, this is important in our effort to address food insecurity and ensure access to critical services for our vulnerable communities. pic.twitter.com/B0QsTy7VWF
— Justin Wilson (@justindotnet) April 12, 2023
The City will be hosting a hybrid meeting to discuss concepts for both the West Taylor Run intersection and the access point at Telegraph Road. Join in person or online https://t.co/kV83rG6Ajw pic.twitter.com/vrQJgR3CdV
— Alexandria Transportation & Environmental Services (@AlexandriaVATES) April 11, 2023
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on today in Alexandria, from our event calendar.
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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
