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Del Ray residents decry tree removal at Eugene Simpson Stadium Park

By James Cullum
Del Ray residents form a chain around a tree in Eugene Simpson Stadium Park in Del Ray, June 22, 2023 (staff photo by James Cullum)

A number of Del Ray residents locked arms around an oak tree slated for removal at Eugene Simpson Stadium Park in Del Ray on Wednesday, only days after City Council approved a plan to renovate the park.

Gisele McAuliffe, a 30-year Del Ray resident, says that the city’s approved plan to renovate the park will come at too great a cost — the removal of 40 trees. The age of the trees is in dispute, as the city says the oldest trees on the property were planted in the 1940s, while McAuliffe and her friends measured the trees and claim they are upward of 100 years old.

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Around Town

What’s Up in Alexandria This Weekend: June 23-25

By Ryan Belmore
Port City beer (photo via Port City Brewing Company/Facebook)

From a waterfront walk to a whisky tasting to Alexandria RadioClub Field Day and more, there’s plenty going on in Alexandria this weekend.

Discover all that’s happening, new, and to do here, from Friday, June 23 to Sunday, June 25, below. Organizing an event? Submit events to ALXnow.

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Opinion

Poll: Do you support replacing Simpson Park’s fields with synthetic turf?

By Vernon Miles
Simpson Park overhaul plans (image via City of Alexandria)

Eugene Simpson Stadium Park is going from natural turf to artificial turf, and feelings in the community seem decidedly mixed.

At a meeting this past Saturday, the City Council voted unanimously in favor of a new plan that will replace the field with synthetic turf. Sentiment in the public hearing was mixed, with some concerned about issues like creating a heat island and others saying the synthetic turf will make the fields more usable.

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News

The inquisitive duo, Connie and Pearl are searching for their forever home

By ALXnow.com

Meet Connie and Pearl, a bonded pair of 1-year-old guinea pigs up for adoption at the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria.

These two inquisitive girls are searching for their forever home! Connie and Pearl are both friendly and calm, according to AWLA spokesperson Erin Shackelford.

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Event

Healthy at the Harbor (Prince George’s County, MD)

National Harbor in Prince George’s County, Maryland

165 Waterfront St.

National Harbor, Maryland 20745

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Join Kaiser Permanente for Healthy at the Harbor, a free community health and wellness event taking place Saturday, June 6, from 11 am to 4 pm at National Harbor in Prince George’s County, Maryland. Bring your family and friends for free full day of fun, fitness, and preventive care along the waterfront.

Throughout the day, Kaiser Permanente nurses and physicians will offer no-cost health screenings, alongside a health and wellness expo focused on preventive care education. A lively Kids’ Zone will keep children active and entertained with spin-art bikes, face painting, balloon art, games, and more.

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News

Burglary and robbery at two Alexandria 7-Elevens Thursday morning

By James Cullum
There was a burghlary at the 7-ELeven at 2108 Mount Vernon Avenue in Del Ray on Thursday morning, June 22, 2023 (via Google Maps)

Updated at 3 p.m. Three men broke into the 7-Eleven in Del Ray this morning, minutes after another 7-Eleven was robbed at gunpoint in the West End.

The suspects broke into the store at 2018 Mount Vernon Avenue in Del Ray at around 2:15 a.m., according to the Alexandria Police Department. Two men wearing all black broke into the closed business while a third suspect remained in the driver’s seat of a silver Mercedes with D.C. tags. The ATM machine in the store was broken into and an undisclosed amount of cash was taken, according to store staff.

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News

Notes: Indian Prime Minister visits Alexandria’s Carlyle neighborhood

By ALXnow.com
Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the National Science Foundation (PMO India/Facebook)

Good Thursday morning, Alexandria!

⛈️ Today’s weather: A chance of showers, with thunderstorms also possible after 5pm. Patchy fog before 11am. Otherwise, cloudy, with a high near 73. Northeast wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. At night: Showers and thunderstorms before 2am, then showers and possibly a thunderstorm, mainly after 2am. Low around 67. East wind 6 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

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Alexandria City Council settles turf war over Simpson Park

By Vernon Miles
Simpson Park overhaul plans (image via City of Alexandria)

Eugene Simpson Park is getting a set of synthetic turf fields as part of a broader overhaul with city leaders saying the added usability outweighs the detriments of the artificial grass field.

At a meeting this past Saturday, the City Council unanimously voted in favor of a large-scale renovation (item 20) to eugene Simpson Stadium Park (426 East Monroe Avenue).

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