The contractor for Dominion Power, D.A. Foster, was out in our neighborhood this morning working on the problem with the street lights that have been out for almost three years now. I spoke to the supervisor on site who said they should have the problem rectified by tomorrow (June 15).
The title of the post sounds like a movie title doesn’t it? The Washington Post and the local blog DCist are reporting that HBO is bringing back it’s sponsorship (with partners including Comcast) of everyone’s favorite outdoor movie festival. It appears the movement to Save Screen on the Green was a success, so now bring on the [...]
In case you missed it: The Federal Courthouse in Carlyle that houses the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia has been a busy place lately. From the AP: A patent lawyer from Virginia remains in custody after authorities say he sent an e-mail to the White House threatening to kill President [...]
Contact: Kate McMahon, manager Phone: (703) 684-1435 Admission: free Tonight, Ten Thousand Villages, located at 915 King Street in Alexandria will donate 15% of the sales from 5-7 pm to Volunteer Alexandria to help kick off their 2010 Spring for Alexandria campaign, a three-day campaign to increase Alexandrians’ volunteer activities. “We rely on our volunteers [...]
Like our previous post on the new AAA retail store just outside of our neighborhood, this post has taken me a little while to get to. With tax season upon us, I am just getting to it. If you’d like to volunteer by helping make some of these posts, shoot us an e-mail. I could [...]
One of our faithful readers JD pointed this out a little while ago but, with tax season upon us, I just couldn’t get to the post until today. AAA Mid-Atlantic recently opened a retail store on the corner of Mill Road & Eisenhower Ave just outside of our neighborhood. At this store, you can book [...]
The street lights in the 2000 block of Jamieson, which stretches from Dulaney Street to Courthouse Square have been dark at night for quite some time. I spoke to one of the City engineer’s who said the contractor that built the Patent & Trademark Office (USPTO) used the wrong type of cable when stringing the [...]
The rape/sexual assault very near our neighborhood on Duke Street has been getting a lot of coverage in the local news. Kudos to the Alexandria Police for getting the word out. Here is the video from FOX 5′s coverage last night: This is the first video I’ve seen where the reporter looks at the woman’s [...]
Much to many people’s surprise, the crocus bulbs that were planted last fall in John Carlyle Square Park in Carlyle survived the extreme winter we recently experienced. You see, when the park was designed, there were several historical interpretation features included in the plan to celebrate the history of the old historic glass factory which is located [...]
The Starbucks located at the Westin hotel in Carlyle celebrated its one year anniversary this week.
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Tuesday, Sep 7
Partly Cloudy
Currently: 74˚F
Feels Like: 74˚ F
Hi: 92˚, Lo: 71˚
Tonight: 71˚
Sunset: 7:29 PM
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent
Wednesday, Sep 8
Hi: 91˚, Lo: 65˚
Thursday, Sep 9
Hi: 80˚, Lo: 62˚
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