Good Tuesday morning, Alexandria!
🌤️ Today’s weather: Partly sunny, with a high near 75. East wind 6 to 10 mph. At night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 53. East wind 3 to 8 mph.
🚨 You need to know
If you, like this reporter, have your nose so deep in day to day work you forget what holidays are ahead: here’s your reminder, it’s Memorial Day this weekend.
And as a follow up reminder: that means traffic is likely to be particularly bad across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge or down I-95.
Patch reported that AAA’s prediction is around 42.5 million people taking trips of 50 miles or more during Memorial Day weekend — roughly 2.7 million more than last year but only 170,000 more than pre-pandemic levels.
Bus and train traffic is also projected to be busier, according to Patch, with a 20% increase in travellers choosing methods other than cars compared to 2022.
The AAA prediction is that this summer, in general, could be one of the busiest travel seasons on record.
📈 Monday’s most read
The following are the most-read ALXnow articles for May 22, 2023.
- Notes: U-Haul truck driver leads police on 95 mph chase through Alexandria (2637 views)
- Poll: Are you excited about the new Potomac Yard Metro station? (816 views)
- Duke Street Transitway gets flack and fans at Transportation Commission review (324 views)
- D-Day commemoration event returning to Alexandria with live music and reenactors (274 views)
🗞 Other local coverage
- Richmond Highway Speed Limit Reduced to 35 MPH
Alexandria Living (Monday @ 6:19 pm)
- Old Town Versus Del Ray: Neighborhoods to Battle at 5th Annual Softball Game, Thursday, May 25
Zebra (Monday @ 4:39 pm)
- Gentle and Calm Tabby Cat Rosie Needs a Home
Zebra (Monday @ 3:40 pm)
- Rosie Needs a Home: Two-Year Old Entertaining Tabby Cat Snuggles and Likes Dogs!
Zebra (Monday @ 3:36 pm)
- Memorial Day Weekend 2023: Ceremonies, Events Around Alexandria
Patch (Monday @ 1:13 pm)
- Benefits of Historic District Designation ‘Are Being Eroded’: Del Ray Leaders Encourage Residents to Act
Zebra (Monday @ 12:48 pm)
- Speeding U-Haul Involved In Alexandria Pursuit: Police
Patch (Monday @ 9:29 am)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on today in Alexandria, from our event calendar.
- 5:00 pm: Music in the Beer Garden
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
