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🌱 Which Taylor Run design could reshape Chinquapin Park near ACHS?

Hello Alexandria! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Which Taylor Run design could reshape Chinquapin Park near ACHS?
  • Did you buy a New Year’s raffle ticket on Mt. Vernon Avenue?

Also on today's calendar: Guess Who's Coming To Dinner and 6 more events.

Friendly reminder: know of a great event coming up in Alexandria or nearby? Post it to the Alexandria calendar! Did you know it's free to post locally? It's also inexpensive to share to nearby towns. 📅

Today's riddle: Why is it so hot after a ball game? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 88 and low of 62 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Thursday: Cooler with a passing shower, temps: high: 69, low: 53.
  • Friday: Warmer with clouds and sun, with a high of 85 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Alternatives to large plunge pool proposed for Taylor Run stream stabilization project (alxnow.com) — Alexandria is weighing two new designs for the Taylor Run stabilization project near Chinquapin Park and Alexandria City High School, aiming to curb erosion while saving more trees. City staff and consultants outlined smaller plunge pool and stilling basin options, each with different maintenance and tree-removal tradeoffs. Final design choices and more public input are expected later this year.
   

• $1M Raffle Ticket Sold In Alexandria Claimed by Anonymous Arlington Woman (patch.com) — A $1 million Virginia Lottery raffle ticket sold at the 7-Eleven on Mt. Vernon Avenue in Alexandria has finally been claimed by an anonymous Arlington woman months after New Year’s. Beyond the lucky winner, Alexandria City schools received over $4.5 million in lottery funds last year, part of nearly $901 million directed to K-12 education statewide.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

    Wednesday April 1
  • Cancelled: Council Agenda Meeting with Staff
    Falls Church, VA Calendar
    8:30 am
  • Ask the Council Session
    Falls Church, VA Calendar
    9:00 am
  • U.S. Citizenship Class (Online)
    Courthouse Plaza , 2100 Clarendon Boulevard; #1 , Arlington
    10:30 am
  • English Conversation at Columbia Pike
    Columbia Pike Library Drew Room,
    11:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • The Little Theatre of Alexandria Announces 2026/2027 Season —LTA Read on Patch
  • Found Dog!
    Prince George's County Found this dog running loose nearby the Tucker Road ice rink and the Oxon Hill Recreation Club. It's a male chocolate… (Nextdoor Westgate Mt Vernon Forest)
  • UPDATE!
    Owner found. Thanks everyone for interacting. FOUND DOG: Found an old chihuahua on Fifer Dr closer to Huntington Ave. Neighbors near us say he… (Nextdoor Huntington)
  • Lowe's posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Sales Associate in Alexandria. Apply here.
  • TJX Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for 70122 - Store Cleaning Associate in Alexandria. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Alexandria here.

🗞 Nearby News

Del Ray

  • Del Ray Pizzeria rebrands as Del Ray Public House, plans new upstairs concept (alxnow.com)
  • Morning Notes for March 31, 2026 (alxnow.com)
  • More than 9,000 early, mail ballots cast in Alexandria's April 21 special election (alxnow.com)

Old Town Alexandria

  • Firefighters extinguish two residential building fires in Alexandria over the weekend (alxnow.com)
  • The 16 Best April Events in Northern Virginia and Washington, DC (northernvirginiamag.com)

Arlington

  • $1M Raffle Ticket Sold In Alexandria Claimed by Anonymous Arlington Woman (patch.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because all the fans leave. (Thank you Shirley J. F. for sending it in!)
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