First Amazon Fresh Store In DC Region Prepares To Open | Patch PM

Here are some of the share-worthy stories from Virginia and DC Patches to talk about tonight.

Amazon Fresh Grocery Store Opens In Franconia In Late May

The first Amazon Fresh grocery store in the DC area will open in Franconia on on Thursday, May 27.

DC Art Museums Reopen To Visitors After Year Of COVID-19

Washington has a plethora of art museums that local residents are notorious for taking for granted. Washingtonians may visit them when family and friends travel to D.C. and want to see the city but ignore them the rest of the year.

Look Up: Air Force Jets To Fly Over DC Region Thursday

If residents of the Washington, D.C. area look to the skies on Thursday afternoon, they may see a flyover of military aircraft, according to the Air Combat Command (ACC).

Air Quality Alert Issued For Northern VA Plus Washington, DC

Air quality in the Washington-Baltimore metro area on Thursday may be unhealthy for people with some health conditions, according to the National Weather Service.

Will Eating 17-Year Cicadas Make NoVA, DC Pets Sick?

The 17-year periodical Brood X cicadas have begun to emerge in northern Virginia and the District, and many cats and dogs will pounce on the insects like they're catnip or a treat slathered with peanut butter — and, in all likelihood, promptly hack them up.

Also Worth a Look Today

• Virginia Police More Likely To Stop, Search Black Drivers
• Range Of Cuisines Coming To Western Market In Foggy Bottom
• Real Estate Tax Rate Reduction Included In 2022 Vienna Budget
• Cappies Review: 'The Seagull Project At Bishop Ireton High School
• Alexandria Jazz Festival On For Memorial Day Weekend 2021
• Burke Centre Pools Open Registration For Summer 2021 Season
• McLean Community Center Presents 2021 Board Election Results
• Armed Robbery Leads To Shooting In Manassas: Police
• Dulles Greenway Ramp To Route 7 Closed: Police
• Summer Meal Finder Map: Where Kids Can Get Food In Fredericksburg
• Burglary Suspects Arrested In Sterling: Police
• Summer Meal Finder Map: Where Kids Can Get Food In Herndon
• Summer Meal Finder Map: Where Kids Can Get Food In Fairfax City
• Summer Meal Finder Map: Where Kids Can Get Food In Reston
• Summer Meal Finder Map: Where Kids Can Get Food In Arlington
• Candidate: Elizabeth Bennett-Parker Runs In 45th District House
• Meet The Candidate: Mark Levine For Lt. Governor, Delegate
• Meet The Candidate: Alyia Gaskins For Alexandria City Council

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