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Coming up on the Del Ray Patch calendar: Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary

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In today's newsletter:

  • How a small Braddock Road track fire disrupted nearby Metro service

Also on today's calendar: Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between a jeweler and a jailer? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Heavy afternoon thunderstorms, with a high of 89 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Mostly cloudy with a t-storm, temps: high: 86, low: 67.
  • Saturday: Mostly cloudy, with a high of 86 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• JUST IN: AFD extinguishes small fire on Metro tracks at Braddock Road station (alxnow.com) — A small fire on the tracks at Braddock Road Metro, just south of Del Ray, briefly halted a train and prompted an Alexandria Fire Department response early Tuesday evening. Firefighters quickly extinguished a smoking crosstie, Metro temporarily single-tracked trains, and service resumed with some lingering delays for Blue and Yellow Line riders.
   

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Other local events
    Friday August 28
  • Governance Committee
    Alexandria Zoom
    7:30 am
    • Saturday August 29
  • Nature Journaling Club Sat August 29 @ 10:00 am - 12:00 pm FREE, donations appreciated →
    Del Ray Artisans, 2704 Mt Vernon Ave, Alexandria
    10:00 am
  • The Role of Herbal Medicine in Cancer Care
    James M. Duncan, Jr. Branch Library James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library - Beth Patridge Meeting Room
    10:30 am
  • Teen Book Club
    James M. Duncan, Jr. Branch Library James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library - Teen Area
    11:00 am
  • "Patriots Circle": Book Talk with author John Wasowicz
    Kate Waller Barrett Library Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Second Floor
    2:00 pm
    • Monday August 31
  • Bad Art Night!
    Kate Waller Barrett Library Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library - Second Floor
    6:00 pm
  • Stability in Motion
    James M. Duncan, Jr. Branch Library James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library - Beth Patridge Meeting Room
    6:30 pm
    • Thursday September 3
  • Blithe Spirit →
    Little Theatre of Alexandria, 600 Wolfe St, Alexandria
    8:00 pm
    • Friday September 4
  • Del Ray Poetry Reading →
    2300 Mt. Vernon Ave
    7:00 pm
    • Saturday September 12
  • Gustave Art & Craft Market →
    Gustave Boulangerie & Brasserie, 2213 Mt Vernon Ave, Alexandria
    9:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Alexandria improved on every state test and moved ahead of Virginia in one subject (alexandriabrief.com)

Arlington

  • Police: Arlington Man Fired Gun Through Windshield On Columbia Pike (patch.com)

Kingstowne

  • Fairfax County Juries Convict 2 Men Of Murder In 2025 Parking Lot Shooting (patch.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A jeweler sells watches and a jailer watches cells. (Thank you Jean D. for sending it in!)
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