Interesting Area News

While you slept, showered, shaved, and got your Starbucks, we scanned the local papers, blogs and web sites and found the most interesting stories in them you might have missed.

• Another mini heat wave is here – it’s gonna be HOT the next two (2) days (NBC Washington)
• Drought is pretty bad this year, will mean higher food prices down the road (Washington Post)
• Old Town & Del Ray nominated for best neighborhood (Old Town Alexandria Patch)
• Route 1 to be widened near Fort Belvoir (WUSA 9)
• ACPS gets a new educational facilities chief (Alexandria Times)
• Metro is looking for live performers (WJLA)
• Next time you go on an airplane, you may want to check your food (ABC News)
• Former porn star now working as an EMT in Virginia (Fox News)