🌱 Patch AM: How a small Braddock Road track fire disrupted nearby Metro service

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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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🗓 Upcoming Events in Del Ray

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday August 29
• Around The World Cultural Food Festival Celebrates Its 10th Anniversary →
  Oronoco Bay Park, 100 Madison St, Alexandria
  9:00 am
• AARP Work and Jobs Pop-Up at Cultural Festival →
  Oronoco Bay Park, 100 Madison St, Alexandria
  11:00 am

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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

Alexandria

• Alexandria intervenes in proposed Dominion Energy, NextEra merger case (alxnow.com)
• How a write-in campaign made Chadwicks the best bar in Alexandria poll winner (alxnow.com)
• 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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-- The Patch AM Team

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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