What the heck!

Who put an Easter egg in the freezer and why am I just now finding it?

This was kind of scary!

YIKES!  Saw this on the beltway today --- what the heck!?

I was freaked out until I realized it was a fire department vehicle and it was emergency equipment.

Have you seen this in Del Ray?

Have you seen this in Del Ray?

I'm checking into what it is......

Halloween Reading

FROM THE ARCHIVES:

Some books for you and your child --

picture books

The Littlest Pumpkin

Wee Witches Halloween

Ten Timid Ghosts

Scary, Scary Halloween 

In the Haunted House

The 13 Nights of Halloween

BIG Pumpkin

The Little Old Lady Who Was Not Afraid of Anything

Rattlebone Rock

The Halo-Weiner

On Halloween Night

The Perfectly Horrible Halloween

The Teeny Tiny Ghost

There was An Old Lady Who Swallowed a Bat

I'm Not Afraid of This Haunted House

The Pumpkin Fair

Two Little Witches

Trick or Treat, Smell My Feet

One Witch

Miss Fiona's Stupendous Pumpkin Pie

for beginner or early readers --- 

The Ghoul Brothers

Ready Freddy

Horrible Harry

Nate The Great

The Best/Worst Halloween Ever

The Witch Who Was Afraid of Witches

Creepy Crawly Critters

Fluffy

Cows!

Look what we saw this weekend.....
COWS

and boy were they cute.  And amazing to watch grazing in the soy bean field.
(we had no idea how they got out or where the farmer was)

Alexandria Business Alcohol Compliance Check Results

Alexandria Business Alcohol Compliance Check Results

On Friday, September 27, Alexandria police conducted alcohol compliance checks at several businesses throughout the City. This awareness and enforcement campaign focused on various retail business locations that sell alcoholic beverages. Prior to the enforcement efforts, uniformed officers visited businesses throughout the City and provided education and awareness information for the businesses and their employees.

Officers used confidential informants under the age of 21, but above the age of 18 to purchase alcoholic beverages from various locations. The informants were instructed to enter the businesses and attempt to purchase alcoholic beverages. If asked for identification, the informant showed the clerk their legal identification, which revealed they were under the age of 21. If the sale of alcoholic beverages transpired, officers entered the business and placed appropriate charges on the seller.

Thirty-nine businesses were checked and 18 arrests were made for the illegal sale of alcoholic beverages to a person under the age of 21.

The following businesses at listed locations illegally sold alcoholic beverages:

La Tastevin: 1309 King Street

Old Town Grocery: 809 Pendleton Street    

Safeway: 500 S. Royal Street

The Virginia Shop: 104 S. Union Street

Royal Manner: 333 N. Royal Street

7-11: 3412 Mt. Vernon Ave

Fern Street Gourmet: 1708 Fern Street

Mercadito Ramos: 4102 Mt. Vernon Ave     

Tiger Market & Bakery: 3903 Mt. Vernon Ave

CVS Pharmacy: 3120 Duke Street             

CVS Pharmacy: 5101 Duke Street             

Griffin Market: 2500 N. Van Dorn Street             

Giant Food: 3131 Duke Street             

Main Street Market: 4901 Brenman Park         

Clermont Deli Market: 4622 King Street               

Lady Bodega: 235 S. Van Dorn Street               

Giant Food: 5730 Edsall Road Street  

Rite Aid Pharmacy: 4515 Duke Street            

For more information, please call the Public Information Office at 703.746.6600.

City to Hold Annual Family Fall Festival

For Immediate Release: September 30, 2013

City of Alexandria to Hold Annual Family Fall Festival on Saturday, October 19

The City of Alexandria’s Annual Family Fall Festival is scheduled for Saturday, October 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Armistead L. Boothe Park, located at 520 Cameron Station Blvd. The event will occur rain or shine. In the case of inclement weather, the Festival will move indoors to Samuel W. Tucker Elementary School, 435 Ferdinand Day Drive. Admission to the event is free.

Entertainment includes performances by the Beale Street Puppet Theatre and the sounds of country/bluegrass band “Silver City”. Family activities include the Jerome “Buddie” Ford Nature Center displays, face painting, pumpkin painting, and more.

Tickets will be sold for $5 each or four for $15 for the pony rides, moon bounce, bouncy boxing, and scarecrow building. Food and beverages will also be available for purchase.

This festival is sponsored by the Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities in partnership with KinderCare Learning Center and Zipcar. Zipcar is currently the Carshare agency providing service in the City of Alexandria and throughout the region.

Armistead L. Boothe Park is located near the intersection of Edsall Rd. and Pickett St. adjacent to Samuel L. Tucker Elementary School. Limited parking is available at Armistead L. Boothe Park. The public is encouraged to bike, walk, or take public transit to the event. For DASH schedule information, call 703.370.DASH or visitwww.dashbus.com. For Metrobus schedule information, call 202.637.7000 or visitwww.wmata.com.

Bicyclists may visit www.alexandriava.gov/localmotion for the City’s Bikeways Map, which features the City's best on street and off-road bikeways, as well as locations of grouped bicycle parking.

For more information, call the Special Events Hotline at 703.746.5592 or the Special Events Office at 703.746.5418.