The biggest news throughout the region was the smoke from the Canadian wildfires that descended on Wednesday and stayed through yesterday. Air quality reached dire levels and the City of Alexandria urged locals to stay inside as much as possible. Alexandria City Public Schools brought all outdoor activities inside and canceled outdoor field trips.
Despite the unexpected hazard, Greater Greater Washington released a report this week showing that overall air quality has improved dramatically in the region over the last ten years, thanks in part to the closure of the GenOn Power Plant in 2012.
The most-read stories this week were:
- Village Brauhaus in Old Town is being rebranded
- New Mark Center development is first in the area to use new density-for-housing trade
- Alexandria advises locals to ‘limit their time outside’ due to smoke
- BREAKING: 17-year-old found guilty of murder at Bradlee Shopping Center
- Man robbed of cash at gunpoint early yesterday morning in Del Ray
- Poll: Have safety issues at the Bradlee Shopping Center affected whether or not you shop there?
- Popular Arlandria bar Hops N’ Shine faces scrutiny from Planning Commission
- Alexandria City Public Schools responds to criticism over specialist teacher decision
- New axe throwing bar chopping into Landmark neighborhood ‘soon’
- French restaurant Josephine to open this week in Old Town
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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…
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