For our Afternoon Links, we scanned the local papers, blogs, and news websites for a roundup of news and opinion from Alexandria, Virginia and around the area. Here are some news items that caught our eye.
A new petition is circulating in Alexandria, Virginia over a recently approved live chicken slaughterhouse the Alexandria City Council voted in favor of.
According to a new report by the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG), there are 9,794 persons experiencing homelessness in the region. This is the fewest number of people counted since the annual regional census—or Point in Time (PIT) count—began 18 years ago.
Teachers change the lives of children every day, and some restaurants are honoring teachers with free meals, buy-one-get-one free deals and discounts.
Today, as part of the Police Week activities, D.C. Police are hosting the 40th annual Washington Area Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Service. As such, several D.C. roads will be closed.
FREE Cinco de Mayo Lyft rides will be offered to deter impaired driving throughout the Washington-metropolitan area beginning Sunday, May 5th, 2019.
The State Corporation Commission (SCC) has approved a package of 11 new energy efficiency and demand response programs requested by Dominion Energy Virginia to run for a five-year period beginning July 1, 2019.
