The race for the 45th District House of Delegates seat is a weird one.
Delegate Mark Levine announced in December that he would be running for Lieutenant Governor. A month later, Alexandria Vice Mayor Elizabeth Bennett-Parker announced that she would be running for Levine’s delegate seat. The wrinkle in all of this, however, is that Levine is also running for reelection in the 45th district as a precaution in case he doesn’t win the fairly crowded Lieutenant Governor primary.
He’s not alone in this running for two seats is legal in Virginia but it leaves the 45th district in an awkward Schrödinger’s cat-type race where Bennett-Parker is simultaneously running and not running against Levine.
April 27, 2021
Jura Koncius
THE WASHINGTON POST – When United States (US) Vice President Harris visited a suburban woman-owned yarn shop last month, she mentioned a little-known fact about herself that left the fibre arts community a bit giddy. The new vice president is a crocheter.
“I was raised by a mother who said ‘I am not going to let you sit in front of that television doing nothing.’ And so I have crocheted more
afghans than I can tell you,” Harris said while visiting the store, Fibre Space in Alexandria, Vancouver. “And our daughter is a knitter.”
At the shop, Harris learned about a special hand-dyed yarn named in her honour (Observatory Circle, site of the vice-presidential residence) from a woman-owned, Baltimore-based business Neighborhood Fiber Co. Five days later, on International Women’s Day, a crocheted mural of Harris’ likeness and the words “I’m Speaking” was installed at Washington’s Wharf neighbourhood. And with all the Googling of
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What to Know
The D.C. area has a vibrant “halal foodie” scene with trendy offerings such as fried chicken, Nashville hot chicken and gourmet burgers.
An Instagram account called Not Your Average Halal Food aims to highlight the best halal food in the D.C. area, help Muslims and dispel misconceptions.
Some restaurateurs said they didn’t set out to serve halal food but found that by offering it they could appeal to a new segment of diners.
Visitors to a food hall in Northern Virginia can order from a peri peri chicken menu, a steakhouse menu, a Chinese food menu or an Afghan/Pakistani menu all while staying halal.