Thank you for checking on this- we appreciate the help! Fortunately a group of volunteers got a path cleared down to bare surface so it’s at least passable again.
January 29, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Thank you for checking on this- we appreciate the help! Fortunately a group of volunteers got a path cleared down to bare surface so it’s at least passable again.
Do you happen to know who has jurisdiction over the pedestrian bridge from Shirlington to Parkfairfax? It’s in rough shape and the guy who’s been working on it says Arlington, Alexandria and VDOT have all been unable to help.
January 28, 2026 at 11:35 PM
Do you happen to know who has jurisdiction over the pedestrian bridge from Shirlington to Parkfairfax? It’s in rough shape and the guy who’s been working on it says Arlington, Alexandria and VDOT have all been unable to help.
I ran across a mix someone made where that section got looped back several times so the whole song was like 37 minutes and I’m pretty sure I reached a higher plane.
January 21, 2026 at 4:58 PM
I ran across a mix someone made where that section got looped back several times so the whole song was like 37 minutes and I’m pretty sure I reached a higher plane.
Alan posted a clip of he and his daughter doing this last week and my knees buckled a little bit.
December 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Alan posted a clip of he and his daughter doing this last week and my knees buckled a little bit.
West Glebe, Best Glebe. I will not be elaborating further.
November 21, 2025 at 4:49 PM
West Glebe, Best Glebe. I will not be elaborating further.
It’s always fun when you talk schools with folks and have to explain that the country’s perennial #1 High School might have an Alexandria address but isn’t in Alexandria and kids from Alexandria can’t go there.
October 29, 2025 at 9:56 PM
It’s always fun when you talk schools with folks and have to explain that the country’s perennial #1 High School might have an Alexandria address but isn’t in Alexandria and kids from Alexandria can’t go there.
I worked in a school when I scratched my cornea and had to wear an eyepatch for a week. Choruses of “Arr, matey!” and similar the whole week. One kid came up and tried to ask if I was going to make him walk the plank, but he couldn’t even get through it without laughing.
July 31, 2025 at 12:33 PM
I worked in a school when I scratched my cornea and had to wear an eyepatch for a week. Choruses of “Arr, matey!” and similar the whole week. One kid came up and tried to ask if I was going to make him walk the plank, but he couldn’t even get through it without laughing.
Had to have the patio redone because of settlement issues. I stood at the back door asking the workers questions about the base materials and slope for drainage, nodding intently the whole time like I knew the answers.
June 15, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Had to have the patio redone because of settlement issues. I stood at the back door asking the workers questions about the base materials and slope for drainage, nodding intently the whole time like I knew the answers.
At least one principal who wanted to hire her tried to intervene with HR on her behalf and was basically told “she shouldn’t have left in the first place” which is a remarkable attitude to have at a time when you can’t fill all your positions even with unqualified personnel.
May 16, 2025 at 10:55 AM
At least one principal who wanted to hire her tried to intervene with HR on her behalf and was basically told “she shouldn’t have left in the first place” which is a remarkable attitude to have at a time when you can’t fill all your positions even with unqualified personnel.
My spouse left one local district for another, then wanted to go back after one year. Even though she left as a step 19, they wouldn’t let her return higher than 13, which was a ~$12k pay cut.
And they wonder why teachers are leaving.
And they wonder why teachers are leaving.
May 16, 2025 at 12:23 AM
My spouse left one local district for another, then wanted to go back after one year. Even though she left as a step 19, they wouldn’t let her return higher than 13, which was a ~$12k pay cut.
And they wonder why teachers are leaving.
And they wonder why teachers are leaving.
The area off Little River, which includes perennial #1 high school in the country TJHSST, also has Alexandria addresses. This leads to some very interesting reactions when people learn about “Alexandria High Schools”
May 6, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The area off Little River, which includes perennial #1 high school in the country TJHSST, also has Alexandria addresses. This leads to some very interesting reactions when people learn about “Alexandria High Schools”
When I lived in Richmond we were so numb to being skipped that “only” having to drive to DC instead of, say, Chapel Hill or even ATL was a victory.
January 17, 2025 at 5:20 PM
When I lived in Richmond we were so numb to being skipped that “only” having to drive to DC instead of, say, Chapel Hill or even ATL was a victory.
🎶 I’ve been to Georgia on a PATH train, honey 🎵
January 16, 2025 at 4:46 PM
🎶 I’ve been to Georgia on a PATH train, honey 🎵
My wife used to teach at TC. Most of her experience with this was either split-custody situations where one parent lived in MD or folks who lived in ALX but kept their cars registered in MD.
But never let a reasonable explanation get in the way of ALXnow commenter conspiracies!
But never let a reasonable explanation get in the way of ALXnow commenter conspiracies!
January 15, 2025 at 4:08 PM
My wife used to teach at TC. Most of her experience with this was either split-custody situations where one parent lived in MD or folks who lived in ALX but kept their cars registered in MD.
But never let a reasonable explanation get in the way of ALXnow commenter conspiracies!
But never let a reasonable explanation get in the way of ALXnow commenter conspiracies!
Opened the fridge this morning to find the turkey I bought like 2 days ago smelled like a sewage retention pond. Better today than Wednesday I guess.
November 23, 2024 at 6:22 PM
Opened the fridge this morning to find the turkey I bought like 2 days ago smelled like a sewage retention pond. Better today than Wednesday I guess.
It's visual, but the train station in Top Secret still kills me every time.
November 22, 2024 at 4:56 PM
It's visual, but the train station in Top Secret still kills me every time.
This was in 2002, but to this day the coolest live “show” I’ve ever been to.
November 8, 2024 at 12:35 PM
This was in 2002, but to this day the coolest live “show” I’ve ever been to.
I’ve had the best luck with Christmas and marginal wood ferns and phlox so far. I’m trying wild ginger and astilbe next spring on the advice of a local horticulturist.
June 16, 2024 at 5:55 PM
I’ve had the best luck with Christmas and marginal wood ferns and phlox so far. I’m trying wild ginger and astilbe next spring on the advice of a local horticulturist.
Napalm sounds better everyday.
June 16, 2024 at 1:03 PM
Napalm sounds better everyday.
There’s kudzu visible out of one living room window and my blood pressure is going up just thinking about it.
June 16, 2024 at 12:21 PM
There’s kudzu visible out of one living room window and my blood pressure is going up just thinking about it.