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Motion to stop calling everything west of Quaker, but especially addresses on the west *side* of Quaker the “west end.” It is the best end, but c’mon, we really got stop lumping literally half of the city (and I venture more than half the population) into one neighborhood.
APD investigating after suspects steal cash register from West End convenience store
APD investigating after suspects steal cash register from West End convenience store | ALXnow
The Alexandria Police Department is investigating an armed robbery that took place at a convenience store this morning (Monday) in the West End. APD responded to a store at the 1600 block of N. Quaker...
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November 13, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Motion to stop calling everything west of Quaker, but especially addresses on the west *side* of Quaker the “west end.” It is the best end, but c’mon, we really got stop lumping literally half of the city (and I venture more than half the population) into one neighborhood.
Washington PKs amirite
November 8, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Washington PKs amirite
Did not have “reading case law including an opinion that starts with “Around 2000 B.C. …” on my bingo card for today but I guess here I am.
November 7, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Did not have “reading case law including an opinion that starts with “Around 2000 B.C. …” on my bingo card for today but I guess here I am.
Kiddo is going to play junior academy and rec this spring. Am I soccer mom now? I don’t know how to process this thing that seems very middle class coded to me. But kid is excited and I do like having ways for her to burn her endless well of energy so I guess I’m gonna learn how to be a soccer mom.
November 7, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Kiddo is going to play junior academy and rec this spring. Am I soccer mom now? I don’t know how to process this thing that seems very middle class coded to me. But kid is excited and I do like having ways for her to burn her endless well of energy so I guess I’m gonna learn how to be a soccer mom.
I really need opponents of zoning reform and building new housing to take a hard look at these income requirements and how much even “affordable housing” rents are. Pull out your mortgage statement and compare how much these rents compare to what you’re paying for your SFH you bought years ago.
Thirty-six affordable rental units are currently available in Alexandria, ranging from studios to three-bedroom apartments, according to the city’s Nov. 4 update.
36 affordable rental units are available in Alexandria right now; here's how to apply
City updates list of committed affordable rentals monthly; applications accepted on rolling basis
www.alexandriabrief.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:41 PM
I really need opponents of zoning reform and building new housing to take a hard look at these income requirements and how much even “affordable housing” rents are. Pull out your mortgage statement and compare how much these rents compare to what you’re paying for your SFH you bought years ago.
Mississippi.
We would do well to stop painting rural America with a broad brush and writing off whole swaths of this country.
Listen to Sarah Smarsh’s podcast “Homecomers” or pick up her books.
We would do well to stop painting rural America with a broad brush and writing off whole swaths of this country.
Listen to Sarah Smarsh’s podcast “Homecomers” or pick up her books.
BREAKING: Democrat Johnny DuPree has flipped a Republican-held Mississippi Senate district in a special election.
DuPree was previously the mayor of Hattiesburg.
His win imperils the Mississippi Senate GOP's narrow supermajority.
www.mississippifreepress.org/democrat-joh...
DuPree was previously the mayor of Hattiesburg.
His win imperils the Mississippi Senate GOP's narrow supermajority.
www.mississippifreepress.org/democrat-joh...
Democrat Johnny DuPree Flips Republican-Held Mississippi Senate District in Forrest County
Johnny DuPree, a Democrat who served as the mayor of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, for 16 years, has flipped a Republican-held Mississippi Senate seat.
www.mississippifreepress.org
November 5, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Mississippi.
We would do well to stop painting rural America with a broad brush and writing off whole swaths of this country.
Listen to Sarah Smarsh’s podcast “Homecomers” or pick up her books.
We would do well to stop painting rural America with a broad brush and writing off whole swaths of this country.
Listen to Sarah Smarsh’s podcast “Homecomers” or pick up her books.
Whether you’re a federal worker, a single mom, a service worker, a bodega owner, or a farmer, people just want to be able to afford to live in their communities. To not always have way more month than paycheck left. I see it in my blue city and my red hometown. We mostly want the same thing.
November 5, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Whether you’re a federal worker, a single mom, a service worker, a bodega owner, or a farmer, people just want to be able to afford to live in their communities. To not always have way more month than paycheck left. I see it in my blue city and my red hometown. We mostly want the same thing.
8 year old walked the dog today by herself in the neighborhood and I made the mistake of looking online for posts on age kids should be allowed to walk their family pet dog alone.
Someone suggested 17.
Someone reported CPS getting called on them for letting their 8.5 year old walk their dog.
Someone suggested 17.
Someone reported CPS getting called on them for letting their 8.5 year old walk their dog.
November 4, 2025 at 7:58 PM
8 year old walked the dog today by herself in the neighborhood and I made the mistake of looking online for posts on age kids should be allowed to walk their family pet dog alone.
Someone suggested 17.
Someone reported CPS getting called on them for letting their 8.5 year old walk their dog.
Someone suggested 17.
Someone reported CPS getting called on them for letting their 8.5 year old walk their dog.
How did you know.
October 31, 2025 at 10:05 PM
How did you know.
Maybe they done could’ve figured out a way to deal with the extreme overcrowding in West End school FACILITIES and find a TRANSPORTATION solution if the Executive Director for Facilities and Operations wasn’t collecting a six figure full time paycheck without doing a full time job.
PERHAPS.
PERHAPS.
October 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Maybe they done could’ve figured out a way to deal with the extreme overcrowding in West End school FACILITIES and find a TRANSPORTATION solution if the Executive Director for Facilities and Operations wasn’t collecting a six figure full time paycheck without doing a full time job.
PERHAPS.
PERHAPS.
ACPS leadership? Screwing up royally and not being transparent? Pissing off everyone? Who* could have predicted this would happen AGAIN?!
*everyone. everyone could.
*everyone. everyone could.
a woman is drinking a shot of liquor from a glass .
ALT: a woman is drinking a shot of liquor from a glass .
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October 29, 2025 at 6:52 PM
ACPS leadership? Screwing up royally and not being transparent? Pissing off everyone? Who* could have predicted this would happen AGAIN?!
*everyone. everyone could.
*everyone. everyone could.
In case my elementary aged child ever grows up to run for office, she’d like to get ahead of the scoop that she knows her tia Sonia is not in fact her actual aunt, but one of her mom’s best friends, like such good friends they’re almost like sisters.
October 29, 2025 at 10:25 AM
In case my elementary aged child ever grows up to run for office, she’d like to get ahead of the scoop that she knows her tia Sonia is not in fact her actual aunt, but one of her mom’s best friends, like such good friends they’re almost like sisters.
I don’t have a thread of books I’ve read this year, but I recently finished this book and really encourage people to read it. It made me think and has stayed with me, a lot.
October 29, 2025 at 10:06 AM
I don’t have a thread of books I’ve read this year, but I recently finished this book and really encourage people to read it. It made me think and has stayed with me, a lot.
I think this thread raises some real points I have grappled with. I think our bike bus can/does the address some of these barriers (like getting bikes to kids & bikes back home) but the main issue we have is half our zone is in an area with horribly unsafe infrastructure for bike/ped.
I still think bike buses do more harm than good because of how they reinforce stereotypes about biking being an elite activity. In communities like the Seattle neighborhood I live in with big wealth and racial disparities it's only kids...
October 22, 2025 at 12:42 AM
I think this thread raises some real points I have grappled with. I think our bike bus can/does the address some of these barriers (like getting bikes to kids & bikes back home) but the main issue we have is half our zone is in an area with horribly unsafe infrastructure for bike/ped.
I see we’re getting called out again. Never forget Ewald Park.
October 17, 2025 at 12:22 PM
I see we’re getting called out again. Never forget Ewald Park.
I would really like this week to go ahead and be over but I’m being informed there’s a whole-ass other day left in this sucker.
October 16, 2025 at 11:03 PM
I would really like this week to go ahead and be over but I’m being informed there’s a whole-ass other day left in this sucker.
Look a certain notorious rich Arlington resident moved and is selling their house and it’s all over the news.
But I’m much more interested in watching how quickly a certain neighbor in my neighborhood sells their house and I can be rid of their own version of bad faith nefarious nonsense.
But I’m much more interested in watching how quickly a certain neighbor in my neighborhood sells their house and I can be rid of their own version of bad faith nefarious nonsense.
October 16, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Look a certain notorious rich Arlington resident moved and is selling their house and it’s all over the news.
But I’m much more interested in watching how quickly a certain neighbor in my neighborhood sells their house and I can be rid of their own version of bad faith nefarious nonsense.
But I’m much more interested in watching how quickly a certain neighbor in my neighborhood sells their house and I can be rid of their own version of bad faith nefarious nonsense.
I cannot.
D’Angelo, the neo-soul trailblazer and modern visionary whose three albums were all heralded as classic works of art, has died at age 51.
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October 14, 2025 at 4:57 PM
I cannot.
8 yr old decided she wants to watch Beetlejuice for the first time so this Friday is taking a turn for the better.
October 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
8 yr old decided she wants to watch Beetlejuice for the first time so this Friday is taking a turn for the better.
There are so many ways to engage right now but I’m increasingly convinced one important way is to log off regularly and interact IRL in community.
Shout out to kids doing unstructured play, dads hanging out and talking, moms meeting up with friends. Neighbors chatting. More of this please.
Shout out to kids doing unstructured play, dads hanging out and talking, moms meeting up with friends. Neighbors chatting. More of this please.
October 7, 2025 at 12:25 PM
There are so many ways to engage right now but I’m increasingly convinced one important way is to log off regularly and interact IRL in community.
Shout out to kids doing unstructured play, dads hanging out and talking, moms meeting up with friends. Neighbors chatting. More of this please.
Shout out to kids doing unstructured play, dads hanging out and talking, moms meeting up with friends. Neighbors chatting. More of this please.
Discovered one of the teachers at kiddo’s school now regularly bikes to school. And they told me what made it possible is th reopening of the HRT between ripley and Beauregard. You love to see it!
October 6, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Discovered one of the teachers at kiddo’s school now regularly bikes to school. And they told me what made it possible is th reopening of the HRT between ripley and Beauregard. You love to see it!
My youngest asked if we could watch Hocus Pocus tonight and I must admit I do love this stage of childhood where she starts wanting to watch movies I actually like watching.
October 3, 2025 at 10:04 PM
My youngest asked if we could watch Hocus Pocus tonight and I must admit I do love this stage of childhood where she starts wanting to watch movies I actually like watching.
Up early to start baking as I have to get bakes for 3 family birthdays done today.
First up is kid’s birthday cake, and instead of a pie this year she requested mango mousse cake. Which I have never made.Thoughts and prayers appreciated.
First up is kid’s birthday cake, and instead of a pie this year she requested mango mousse cake. Which I have never made.Thoughts and prayers appreciated.
September 26, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Up early to start baking as I have to get bakes for 3 family birthdays done today.
First up is kid’s birthday cake, and instead of a pie this year she requested mango mousse cake. Which I have never made.Thoughts and prayers appreciated.
First up is kid’s birthday cake, and instead of a pie this year she requested mango mousse cake. Which I have never made.Thoughts and prayers appreciated.
Hey look. Once again, not a bike.
Xfinity: "A third-party truck struck our fiber lines at the intersection of North Quaker Lane and Janney’s Lane, damaging our network and causing service disruptions for some customers in the area. Our crews are on-site working to have all impacted customers up and running as soon as possible."
Widespread Xfinity outage affects Alexandria Thursday
September 25, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Hey look. Once again, not a bike.