Good Thursday morning, Alexandria!
☔ Today’s weather: Light rain. Cloudy. Mild. High of 67 and low of 49.
☔ Tomorrow: Heavy rain. Overcast. Cool. High of 56 and low of 54. Sunrise at 6:14 am and sunset at 7:56 pm.
🚨 You need to know
The final structural beam was put in place for the expanded Alexandria City High School Minnie Howard Campus earlier this week.
The laying of the last beam represents a milestone in the construction of the expansion project, which will increase the school’s capacity to 1,600 students and change the school from just 9th-grade students to all high school grades.
The project broke ground last March and is scheduled to open in the 2024-2025 school year.
This morning we held a topping out ceremony to celebrate a major milestone in the construction of the new Minnie Howard campus. pic.twitter.com/GizY9gQv8p
— Canek Aguirre (@CanekForCouncil) April 26, 2023
📈 Wednesday’s most read
The following are the most-read ALXnow articles for Apr 26, 2023.
- Alexandria Police unveil strategy to combat crime surge (1078 views)
- Alexandria officials say some property owners discriminating over eviction assistance (741 views)
- No bond for Fairfax County man arrested for West End shooting and allegedly eluding police (736 views)
- Detroit-style pizza chain coming to Lynhaven (477 views)
🗞 Other local coverage
- Major Construction Milestone Met At Inova’s Oakville Triangle Facility
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- Alexandria Ranked Third Best City For Local Food In U.S.
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- ALX Dog Walk, More Spring Events Coming Up in Alexandria
Alexandria Living (Wednesday @ 10:05 am)
- Helicopter Noise In Northern Virginia Tackled Through New Measures
Patch (Wednesday @ 9:52 am)
- Quieter Nights: Helicopter Noise Mitigation Measures Start
Alexandria Living (Wednesday @ 7:13 am)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on today in Alexandria, from our event calendar.
Recent Stories
Francis Deonte Rose was found guilty today of two counts of aggravated murder in the 2022 shooting deaths of two construction workers in the West End. The Commonwealth Attorney’s Office…
It’s been a busy week in Alexandria. There were multiple mayoral and city council forums and debates this week as the city gets closer and closer to the June 18…
The Cinco de Mayo fiesta is starting early this Sunday in Carlyle. From 9 to 10 a.m., Tequila & Taco (540 John Carlyle Street) will be selling six-ounce margaritas for…
After missing an important mayoral debate this week due to a “freak accident” while canvassing that led to his hospitalization, Steven Peterson says that he’s done sitting on the sidelines….
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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
