The TRCA Good Neighbor Award is presented to a Fifth Grade student of MacArthur selected by his or her peers. Students describe their reasons for selecting a fellow student for the award. This year’s recipient is recognized by peers for a number of enduring characteristics such as playing by the rules at school and on the soccer field, respecting adults and peers, completing homework on time, taking pride in academic work, and accepting responsibility. All these attributes describe a person who lives according to the six pillars of character: trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship. TRCA is extremely proud to present this award to Stephanie Hernandez.
The six-car train derailed from the Red Line and then collided with another Red Line train between the Takoma Park and Fort Totten stations around 5 p.m. Monday.
Metro is advising that people avoid the Red Line for the rest of the day.
The Alexandria Chapter of the American Red Cross sponsors the Alexandria Waterfront Festival each June at Oronoco Bay State Park in Old Town Alexandria, Virginia. The event includes historic tall ship tours, live entertainment, arts & crafts exhibits and a children’s sea hunt adventure.
Dates: June 20-21, 2009.
Visiting the Ships – The highlight of the Alexandria Waterfront Festival is visiting the Gazela Primeiro, a historic ship that will be docked and offer tours at Robinson’s Pier. The Gazela Primeiro was built in 1883 in the shipyard of J. M. Mendes in Setubal, Portugal to carry fishermen to the Grand Banks of Newfoundland.
Festival Location – Oronoco Bay Park, at the northern end of Union Street along the Old Town Alexandria waterfront. See a map of Alexandria Parking is limited in the area. Free shuttles will run between the Eisenhower Avenue and King Street Metro stations.
Festival Hours – Saturday from 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.; Sunday, 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Admission – $15 per adult; one child is free with an old, $5 for children 2-12 years old; and children under 2 are free.
Food – A Food Court is set up on Pendleton Street offering a variety of food including barbecue, seafood, smoothies and old fashioned sodas. Snacks will also be on sale throughout the park.
This Saturday (6/20) from 8-noon,Valley Drive Preschool, along with a bunch of the school’s families, will be having a huge yard sale. The school is moving, so we’re lightening our load by putting up great play equipment, classroom materials, and furniture for sale. A bunch of families will also have tables with toys, books, electronics, clothes, furniture, and lots of awesome kid stuff.
We’ll be there rain or shine:
1819 N. Quaker Ln., Alexandria (at the corner of Quaker and Crestwood)
The Woodrow Wilson Bridge Trail recently opened on the northern bridge span of the Woodrow Wilson Bridge providing a much-anticipated connection between Alexandria and Prince George’s County. In Maryland, the trail links to the Potomac Waterfront Community Park, National Harbor, the Potomac Heritage Trail and Bolling Air Force Base. In Virginia, it feeds into the Washington Street deck, which, in turn, connects to Mount Vernon, Alexandria-Arlington-DC, the Washington and Old Dominion Trail and the trail to U.S. Route 1.
The trail is a comfortable 12 feet wide (enclosed by side fences) and 1.1 mile long. It includes informational signs about local history and ecology and landscaping on each shore giving it the feel of a linear park. There are also three overlooks on the span with additional signage, mounted binoculars/telescopes, benches , and northern views of Alexandria and Washington D.C.
On the Virginia side, the trail begins at the Washington Street deck which essentially a large overpass, that the Beltway travels under, with park like features. Additional trails to US 1 and the Mount Vernon Trail are adjacent. Embedded compass-like wayfinders provide riders/walkers with guidance to these points.
Note that Construction on Maryland’s deckover and the path to National Harbor will continue through September but will not impede cyclist or pedestrian use of the facility.
Another trail is scheduled to open in Summer 2010, which will connect the east side of Telegraph Road at Huntington Avenue with Eisenhower Avenue and the Holmes Run Trail.
The Alexandria City Council will hold a public hearing at 9:30 a.m. at City Hall, 301 King St., to receive comments on a proposal to move City Council and School Board elections from May to November, beginning in 2012. The proposed ordinance would make no other changes to the electoral process (such as changing the length of Council or School Board terms, or staggering elections), since any other change would require the General Assembly to approve an amendment to the City Charter. A copy of the proposed ordinance, and additional information, can be found at http://dockets.alexandriava.gov/fy09/051609ph/di6.pdf
July 15th from 7:00 – 9:30 pm Art for Hope will provide a benefit for “give Autism hope” with a silent art auction, wine tasting, food and music at the Torpedo Factory – 105 North Union Street. The evening promises to include great food catered by Whole Foods and other local restaurants, music, wine tasting, an art silent auction, good company and a great cause! Wine will be poured by Gadino Cellars, Unicorn Winery and the Winery at La Grange.
Art will be available for auction by many artists of the Torpedo Factory, MODARTS Fine Arts Gallery, SZ Designs and many other artists. Artwork created by people with the disability of autism and other disabilities will be exhibited.
Please email Jill Adams at jkoncaba@gmail.com to purchase tickets ($50) by June 30th.
Virginia Primary Election Key Dates:
Virginia political party primary elections will be conducted on June 9
In-person Absentee Voting Deadline
Saturday, June 6 8:00 am – 5:00 pm
Election Day
Tuesday, June 9 Polling Hours 6:00 am – 7:00 pm
Absentee ballots returned by mail must be received by the Electoral Board on Election Day by 7:00 pm.
For more information contact the Alexandria Electoral Board, 134 N. Royal Street, Alexandria or call 703-838-4050 or check www.alexandriavoter.org.
