Good Wednesday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Sunny, with a high near 79. Northeast wind around 6 mph. At night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 58. East wind 3 to 6 mph.
🚨 You need to know
Lily’s Chocolate & Coffee, a shop with everything from smoothies and juices to an Iraqui pastry called Lockma, is now open in the heart of Old Town, Patch reported.
The owners, Iraqi siblings who came to the United States in 2009, opened their second location this week at 631 King Street. The first location opened in 2021 on Maple Avenue in Vienna.
The new location at the corner of King and Washington Street was formerly a Francesca’s until it closed in 2020.
Photo via Lily’s Chocolate & Coffee/Facebook
📈 Tuesday’s most read
The following are the most-read ALXnow articles for May 30, 2023.
- JUST IN: Driver crashes car into Bradlee Shopping Center store (4755 views)
- UPDATED: Power mostly restored after widespread outage (4555 views)
- Pump the brakes: new speed cameras issuing tickets starting today (2983 views)
- Notes: Alexandria ranked as sixth wealthiest Virginia locality | ALXnow (1302 views)
🗞 Other local coverage
- UPDATE: Man Caught Poisoning Dogs in Del Ray Sentenced
Zebra (Tuesday @ 3:15 pm)
- Del Ray Photographer Finds Passion In Home Organizing
Patch (Tuesday @ 3:12 pm)
- New Alexandria Speed Cameras To Begin Issuing Warnings
Patch (Tuesday @ 11:55 am)
- Alexandria Chamber of Commerce Announces Its 40 Under 40 List for 2023
Zebra (Tuesday @ 10:23 am)
- Lily’s Chocolate & Coffee Opens In Old Town Alexandria
Patch (Tuesday @ 10:06 am)
- Hurricane Season Starts June 1
Alexandria Living (Tuesday @ 7:48 am)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on today in Alexandria, from our event calendar.
- 5:00 pm: Live Music
- 8:30 pm: Late Night Trivia
- 8:30 pm: Late Night Trivia
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
