Could we field a team capable of scoring on Germany? Discuss

Telemundo's Ref Cam is cracking me up ngl Is this new? Are they doing it on Fox?

📢BREAKING: This week, federal agents came to Ayuda's Virginia office, along with offices of other local non-profits providing legal services to immigrant children, without prior notice.

I've spent more hours than I can count this year watching Alexandria build a school budget — from the board's first adoption back in February, through a city budget season that stretched into spring, to the final votes this week. Here's what I didn't see. www.alexandriabrief.com/publishers-n...

Click to email council today!

I know there are so many reasons to hate the World Cup. FIFA is laughably corrupt. Our government is doing straight-up evil shit. But 5 billion people coming together to watch the beautiful game will always feel special and even the malevolent institutions in charge can't steal that joy away from us

🧵 of action items from today's YIMBY email: - Housing 2040 & PRGS redevelopment at Council - Deadline for Duke St Land Use feedback extended! - Survey for W Braddock / N Howard More on each below, but here's the link to email Council (I remembered not to bury it in the 🧵!) mailxto.com/e907rb9d0y

Oh hello, ACHS student writing in favor of the PRGS redevelopment in this week's Alx Times You love to see it

With landmark as a real anchor and so many transportation improvements approved & in the pipeline, the west end is going to feel very different in a few years Hope we will continue adding housing supply to meet the demand that'll come from those changes, so current residents aren't pushed out

First day back from parental leave: - I have a cold - R woke up an hour earlier than usual - I dropped and broke a mug full of coffee Haven’t even logged on yet 🤗

Holmes run trail appreciation post # 18,642

Blueberry season 🫐

There's still time to register if you haven't yet! See what's happening on Duke Street -- affordable housing construction, plans for new bus rapid transit, a public revisioning initiative for the corridor, and more. Saturday, June 6, @ 10:00 AM Register: secure.everyaction.com/MK5gRGQcSUWG...

Come join us, I will be talking about walking and biking plans for Duke St! #alxskeets #alexandria #dukest #bikeva

At DSLUP community meeting #6 at Pat Henry Rec Ctr Open house of student input 630-715, then staff presentation after They appear to have Mediterranean Bakery for the catering 👀👀👀

I've run news websites since 2012. I've never had as many issues running a site as I've had with Ghost. Every issue is "we don't see any issues on our end, it must be on your/or the readers' end". If anyone has (another) recommendation for a newsletter-first and website platform, I'm all ears.

Virginia got its biggest statewide wins for housing supply of the YIMBY era this session, but it could have been a lot better. Gov. Spanberger went out of her way to weaken two important bills. I break it down here: ggwash.org/view/103580/...

Virginia's governor ran on housing affordability. Why did Abigail Spanberger water down some of the meaningful reforms the General Assembly passed this year?

Went to the zoo so I could finally see a beaver

FYI, open house on West Braddock and Howard project on June 4th, 5 to 7 PM, at Minnie Howard www.alexandriava.gov/news-tes/202... More info www.alexandriava.gov/transportati...

Spirit fans may remember seeing Randy and members of his family at games. The family friend who set up the original GoFundMe has increase the donor goal so to help continue to support his family following Randy’s passing. Please consider donating if you are in a position to do so.

If you know a bit about the Working Families Party and want to connect with some other Virginians in our Wolf Pack, join us on first Wednesdays! We’re hosting informal zoom meetings. www.mobilize.us/workingfamil...

Safe access to multiple schools is apparently NOT good news 😡

Duke & Quaker are both absolute nightmares rn, more so than usual. Police were flying down Quaker toward Duke so might be a collision or something Avoid if you can

Somewhere between R & E being born I unlocked a new ability: the Dad Nap Little 5-10 minute micronap and boom it’s like I got 8 hours last night

Blizzard's owner died, leaving him homeless. He is 6-7 yrs old, house-trained, lab/Great Pyrenees mix, absolute sweetheart. "He meets other dogs respectfully, and then after his walk will come in and lie by your side while you work." mamasshelter.rescuegroups.org/forms/form?f...

Owner of this account taking the mic to speak personally. A note on why we need infrastructure. I had to take kid to an appointment in old town. I didn’t have a car available. I took the safest route I could with my kid on the bike of my cargo bike.

#COYG 🎉🎉🎉

I’m sympathetic to the arguments that going fare-free is a bad idea in larger transit agencies But if 70% of people aren’t paying & you gotta spend $ on machines + enforcement - all of which adds dwell time - at what point is the juice not worth the squeeze? www.nbcwashington.com/news/local/t...

Wake me up for Halloween.

'Faith in Housing' bill on by-right affordable housing will require new ordinance in Alexandria

PSA betterbraddock.org is pivoted for round two: 2braddock2furious. Sign Up for the newsletter if you haven’t already to do this all again, near Minnie Howard this time!!! 🫠

If you're not already, today is a great day for ALX skeeters to become paid subscribers of the Alexandria Brief to support Ryan's work

Too hot, bring back the snowcrete

Something ripped off and absconded with entire branches of our blueberry bushes while we were gone Move over safety opponents, I have a new enemy du jour* *not really. I respect the hustle of berry thieving animals

Also interesting that the CMs who voted no don’t even get an ounce appreciation from the folks they were supposedly trying to support- just suspicion & the assumption of bad faith. You’d think they’d realize by now that it is never enough for the BIBA crowd (including voting the way they wanted!)

Woke up thinking about the impressive organizing in support of safety on Braddock You people are pretty cool

11.25 HOURS LATER WE GOT THE BIKE LANES!!!!!

Marathon hearings do a terrible job of actually getting the community’s opinion on things They’re pure theater and benefit no one, including the people who show up to speak on either side of an issue

Apropos of nothing

Do we have Alex Goyette? You bet your ass we do!

Full disclosure…I stole the best line from @alexgoyette.bsky.social (in our latest YIMBY email.) Difference of opinion in a city is normal, and expressing it is healthy. But this must be done with respect for facts, for staff, and for all of our neighbors.

I don’t know about others, but I’d be willing to contribute to a community fundraiser for helping Good Shepherd install a 2nd access ramp.

Body on vacation Brain on Braddock Road anxiety

Speaker 83 for Braddock Road tomorrow We're out of town so tbd if i'll actually be able to be online at the right time, but will do my best If someone wants to text me when we get toward the end that'd be grand 😅

Unpopular opinion: there should only be parking on one side of Mt Vernon Ave and there should be a two lane protected bike lane instead.

Incremental progress; still progress 👏🏼

Alexandria peeps! Speak up for safe streets! City Council votes on Braddock Rd on Sat May 16 Sign up to speak (in favor of item 12): apps.alexandriava.gov/SpeakerSignup/ Meet your neighbors at: betterbraddock.org Read about this project: grassrootsalexandria.org/our-children...

Thanks for sharing Becky! For additional details and tips for first time speakers, check out our action alert! BPAC will also provide pizza and soda for lunch for in-person speakers alexandriabpac.org/action-alert...

🚨ALL HANDS ON DECK, ALX: the speaker signup form for the Council public hearing on Saturday is live - apps.alexandriava.gov/SpeakerSignup/ Braddock Road bike lanes are docket item #12