Eid Mubarak to the many in our community celebrating today. And Nowruz Mobarak to our friends and neighbors bringing in a new year at this particularly difficult moment.

I arise today, through The strength of heaven, The light of the sun, The radiance of the moon, The splendour of fire, The speed of lightning, The swiftness of wind, The depth of the sea, The stability of the earth, The firmness of rock -- from The Breastplate of St Patrick prayer 🍀

Today I finished reworking a pair of too small jeans by adding side panels of fabric from a dress my sister had made in Africa 20+ years ago. Size is not perfect but they are done!!

"If you take away one key fact from this presentation," researcher Tracy Hadden Loh told City Council on Tuesday, "I would ask that it be that the counties of Northern Virginia and the city of Alexandria produce almost 50% of the state of Virginia's GDP." www.alexandriabrief.com/brookings-ec...

LAZY BOYS!! WTF CAPS?!?

Had a blast riding in the St Patrick's Day parade with the Brooks Bike Bus! Hope to expand them to all of the elementary schools! #alx #bikebus Rode with @yimbyalexandriaken.bsky.social @caseykane.bsky.social @nradshaw.bsky.social and many more

Stopped by Windmill Hill Park today to check out some of the decorating for tomorrow's St. Patrick's Day Parade. Be sure to keep an eye out for the Alexandria Bike Bus families! 🍀 #AlexandriaVA #StPatricksDay #BikeBus

Registration opens for Bike to Work Day as event marks 25th anniversary

A compelling case of advocacy affecting policy, Lersundi Kalea is Bilbao’s first pedestrianized “school street”. Rather than a top-down initiative, it was a product of years of activism by families from nearby Colegio Público Cervantes concerned about safety, pollution, and quality of public space.🧵

Theogony: Still Divided? Alexandria’s Institutional Segregation actheogony.com/11781/news/s...

For all my peeps who ride in DC, they are threatening to close the 15th St. bike lanes and @waba.org is planning a protest ride. Join the fun on Friday to show your support. www.eventbrite.com/e/15th-stree...

La Double Vie de Veronique

Rosemont v. Del Ray throwdown.

Parking is a hardship!!

Is she dissing the West End? I am thrilled to have Landmark so I don’t have to go to Old Town.

What type of cyclist are you? -Strong and Fearless -Enthusiastic and Confident -Interested but Concerned -Not Able or Interested

More hockey games on Sunday mornings! This is the energy I need to get my day going.

John Mayer.

The halftime show included several messages. Don’t miss this one.

And now it's time for some goddamn PERREO

If you see lightning or hear thunder in the West End, it is working. If not, I haven’t read the book properly.

Charcuterie board and puzzle on the snow day. Not shown is the chocolate and wine pairing tasting. Through one football game, the end of Thunderball, and online church service.

Friends who attended the RCA meeting and disgreed with the resolution, or otherwise want to support the safety improvements on Braddock Road from Russell to West, please reach out to Traffic and Parking Board. They will probably take this up on February 23rd. You can also email them.

Five shows I’ve seen with women lead singers: Tedeschi Trucks Band Tori Amos Indigo Girls Deep Banana Blackout Melissa Etheridge

Only 7 hours to Charlotte. Full weekend of futsal games ahead.

So thrilled we can have a Bike Bus in Alexandria. But it is because the east side has safer streets! Make the west side safe to ride and we can have more bike buses and more joy!!!

Havana cortado from Cafe Cortado at Foxchase. It was delicious- espresso, condensed milk, and cinnamon. Plus a sighting of CM Aguirre. #ALXcaffeinary

Sourdif with the hatty!!!!!!

For all those folks who read The God of the Woods, Liz Moore is one of the guests for a virtual library talk this month! libraryc.org/alexlibraryv...

Coffee was in it. Fresh Misha’s Mocha Java. Plus a splash of milk. #AlxCaffeinary

I hit my goal of 36 books! My favorite books were Wild Dark Shores and North Woods. Stuart Woods was awful- I don’t know why I read 2 of his books.

my favorite neighborhood decoration

I almost started crying when their latest episode showed up on my feed. If you are a sports fan, a women’s sports fan, a feminist, an anti-racist, and more, listen to this podcast. These woman are incredible!!!! So glad they are back. @rathjen.us - I think you would like them!

I finished listening to this driving down the highway in AZ. The juxtaposition of the desert around me and the cold wet stormy story was incredible. I highly recommend it!

Frontside West Coast IPA from 12 West Brewing in Mesa, AZ. Smooth, fresh, and happy hour priced! #alxbeercember

24 hours of AZ so far- Two 80 minute yoga classes One 50 minute massage One taco Three episodes of Only Murders in the Building One purchase of funky pants from Goodwill After 24 hours, soccer game #1

Looking for food and book and fabric and thrift store recs in the Mesa, AZ, area! Here for soccer but also for tacos and self created yoga retreat.

I love Logan Thompson.

Someone explain to me how The Smiths are ‘Feel Good Indie Rock.’ According to Spotify.

I know it says to drink from the can, but I need to make sure the beer is cheerful! My own inconsistent #Alxbeercember. Heady Topper from Alchemist in Stowe, VT.

Headed to DC for #falloffreedom arts protest starting at Lincoln Memorial.

Hop on the Bike Bus! Parents & students at Naomi Brooks & Patrick Henry organized a Bike Bus! A safe way to bike to school together! #ecocityalx #biketoschool #bikes #ebikes #greencities #greentransportation #students

Today i am reporting cars and items in bike lanes.

Question for #bikesky. I coordinate repairs for our school district bike fleets. I can change a flat and adjust brakes. How hard is it to bleed hydraulic brake fluid? It does not look too difficult on youtube. What should I look out for? Our budget has decreased so if I can do it, we save money.

This!

"A distracted pedestrian might cause a minor inconvenience. A distracted driver, enabled by street design that encourages high speeds, can end a life. To treat these as equivalent is to ignore the fundamental physics of power and force." -Lanrick Bennett

OVI!!!!!

Haiku Wednesday Walking stubborn Pips. I love you and Caps hockey. Check out the full moon.

For my local Dem friends…if you are not building community you are doing it wrong: weekly volunteer events, regular social gatherings, collective actions to improve where you live. This is how you rebuild democracy.