Good Tuesday morning, Alexandria!
⛅ Today’s weather: Afternoon clouds. Mild. High of 67 and low of 42.
☔ Tomorrow: Light rain. Increasing cloudiness. Mild. High of 66 and low of 43. Sunrise at 6:17 am and sunset at 7:54 pm.
🚨 You need to know
The Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail (FoMVT), a volunteer organization that maintains and improves the trail, won the 2023 Ellen Pickering Environmental Excellence Award on Sunday, Alexandria Living Magazine reported.
The Ellen Pickering Environmental Excellence Award is a local honor presented by the City of Alexandria Environmental Policy Commission and Alexandria Renew Enterprises.
This year, the award honored the FoMVT for their dedication to ongoing improvements to the iconic trail.
According to the FoMVT website:
Since 2018, FoMVT has conducted 140 events with 2,315 volunteers providing 6,458 volunteers hours to improving the Mount Vernon Trail and George Washington Memorial Parkway.
“We can’t imagine a better recognition than receiving an award in the name of a founder of the Mount Vernon Trail. Ellen Pickering’s work to establish the trail as well as create open public space on the Alexandria waterfront was a major inspiration in the decision to establish FoMVT. Ellen’s life is a testament that investing in your community inspires others to build on that investment with a lasting impact. We are out improving the trail every weekend and hope that you will join us,” said Judd Isbell, President of Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail.
📈 Monday’s most read
The following are the most-read ALXnow articles for Apr 24, 2023.
- Notes: New toy store coming to Old Town with poll to determine the name (595 views)
- Police respond to another shots fired and armed robbery over the weekend (2716 views)
- Goodies Frozen Custard and Treats reopens on spring weekends in Old Town (298 views)
- Alexandria still buying gas-powered buses for DASH despite goals to go electric (175 views)
🗞 Other local coverage
- A Directorial Triumph and Flawless Cast Reign in Mary Stuart at The Little Theatre of Alexandria
Zebra (Monday @ 11:05 pm)
- Spring2Action Returns In 2023 With 185 Participating Nonprofits
Patch (Monday @ 4:39 pm)
- Alexandria Mother and Daughter Author Children’s Book Series Aimed at Teaching Disability Awareness
Zebra (Monday @ 3:58 pm)
- Recognizing Excellence in Alexandria: Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail Win 2023 Pickering Award
Zebra (Monday @ 2:52 pm)
- Another COVID Vaccine Booster Offered To Limited Groups In Alexandria
Patch (Monday @ 12:26 pm)
- Amazon’s Metropolitan Park will be a Diner’s Delight
Zebra (Monday @ 12:23 pm)
- Fun for All Ages: RecFest in Alexandria May 6
Zebra (Monday @ 11:13 am)
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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!
