Becky Hammer
@beckyhammer.bsky.social
Environmental lawyer/locally notorious person. Bad Bunny 101 adjunct professor. Alexandria, Virginia.
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My friend sent me his Puerto Rican grandmother's coquito recipe (with some variations from his sister), and now I'm sharing it with you. ¡Feliz Navidad!
December 8, 2025 at 11:50 PM
My friend sent me his Puerto Rican grandmother's coquito recipe (with some variations from his sister), and now I'm sharing it with you. ¡Feliz Navidad!
If anyone has received a message from Substack about needing to renew your ALXtra paid subscription after we migrated to Ghost, can you please reply or dm me
December 8, 2025 at 11:00 PM
If anyone has received a message from Substack about needing to renew your ALXtra paid subscription after we migrated to Ghost, can you please reply or dm me
Lot going on here
December 8, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Lot going on here
Come for the transportation survey (which all of you should take), stay for the bold new neighborhood boundary map
The City of Alexandria wants to know how you’re getting to the grocery store, the gym, and your favorite restaurant, and what might get you to leave the car at home more often.
City launches biennial transportation survey, seeking input on how Alexandrians get around
AlexMoves questionnaire open through Dec. 28
open.substack.com
December 8, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Come for the transportation survey (which all of you should take), stay for the bold new neighborhood boundary map
Getting solar panels installed today!! ☀️
December 8, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Getting solar panels installed today!! ☀️
Other than Pan's Labyrinth, which is a visual masterpiece, I do not care for the look of Guillermo del Toro's movies at all
December 8, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Other than Pan's Labyrinth, which is a visual masterpiece, I do not care for the look of Guillermo del Toro's movies at all
Decorated our own (very crooked, very 🍆) tree, went to the neighborhood tree lighting, now we're watching Frosty the Snowman. It's a holidaymaxxing Sunday
December 8, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Decorated our own (very crooked, very 🍆) tree, went to the neighborhood tree lighting, now we're watching Frosty the Snowman. It's a holidaymaxxing Sunday
Today is the earliest sunset of the year in Alexandria - starting tomorrow we'll slowly start gaining evening light, a few seconds each day ☀️
December 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Today is the earliest sunset of the year in Alexandria - starting tomorrow we'll slowly start gaining evening light, a few seconds each day ☀️
Visiting Puerto Rico for the evening via dinner at Qui Qui in DC
December 6, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Visiting Puerto Rico for the evening via dinner at Qui Qui in DC
Posted up on St Asaph just south of Cameron if anyone wants to watch Scottish Walk together!
December 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Posted up on St Asaph just south of Cameron if anyone wants to watch Scottish Walk together!
I don't know what the optimal number of King Street trolleys to run on Scottish Walk day is but I'm pretty sure it's not zero
December 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
I don't know what the optimal number of King Street trolleys to run on Scottish Walk day is but I'm pretty sure it's not zero
Trader Joe's now sells my favorite pastries (kouign amann) in the freezer section
They're actually quite good warm from the oven but my only complaint is that they're very small
They're actually quite good warm from the oven but my only complaint is that they're very small
December 6, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Trader Joe's now sells my favorite pastries (kouign amann) in the freezer section
They're actually quite good warm from the oven but my only complaint is that they're very small
They're actually quite good warm from the oven but my only complaint is that they're very small
8yo's first time
December 6, 2025 at 12:34 AM
8yo's first time
Happy weekend, friends 🥃 Joe made me a cocktail with mezcal and plum-ras el hanout syrup
December 5, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Happy weekend, friends 🥃 Joe made me a cocktail with mezcal and plum-ras el hanout syrup
Administration full of manchildren
Sabrina Carpenter made the White House delete their fuck ass tweet.
December 5, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Administration full of manchildren
Incredible news for millennials:
Freak Nasty x Pitbull - FUN DIP (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Pitbull
www.youtube.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Incredible news for millennials:
Just lost Whamageddon, fuck you St. Elmo's Old Town North
December 5, 2025 at 1:59 PM
Just lost Whamageddon, fuck you St. Elmo's Old Town North
Happy snowy Friday, Alexandria! @oconnell.bsky.social and I have a new issue of ALXtra for you to read while you drink your hot cocoa, including thoughts on the local economy, an excessive number of jokes about Arlington, and a very special gift guide:
Our Money Doesn’t Fold, It Jingle Jingles
It’s the start of the festive season in Alexandria, a signature period of the year for the city that manages to highlight all of the things that make us charming (parades! tree lightings! holiday mark...
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December 5, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Happy snowy Friday, Alexandria! @oconnell.bsky.social and I have a new issue of ALXtra for you to read while you drink your hot cocoa, including thoughts on the local economy, an excessive number of jokes about Arlington, and a very special gift guide:
Just received my first Valentine's Day promotional email
December 4, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Just received my first Valentine's Day promotional email
Winner of this year's National Book Award for fiction
I'm not much into contemporary music. I'm much too old. However, I would like to thank all the MAGA people and all those who hated on Bad Bunny for the Superbowl thingie. I listened, and just like what happened to me with Kendrick Lamar, I loved it. Bad Bunny rules!
December 4, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Winner of this year's National Book Award for fiction
White being named the color of the year is just a little too on the fucking nose. Bring back subtlety!!!
December 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM
White being named the color of the year is just a little too on the fucking nose. Bring back subtlety!!!
I am sick and tired of this criminal behavior
December 4, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I am sick and tired of this criminal behavior
Gonna miss Petro after next year, quite the quotable guy
Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries: “Strong floor, no ceiling”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
Colombian President Gustavo Petro: “A clan of pedophiles wants to destroy our democracy.”
December 4, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Gonna miss Petro after next year, quite the quotable guy
I listened to this today. The second half, about a family deciding whether their father should move to Mexico to avoid being kidnapped by ICE, was enraging. This man has been living here and working for 30 years and now he's in Mexico and his wife and kids are alone. Why??? It's all so senseless
Under One Roof - This American Life
Behind closed doors with two families.
www.thisamericanlife.org
December 4, 2025 at 1:33 AM
I listened to this today. The second half, about a family deciding whether their father should move to Mexico to avoid being kidnapped by ICE, was enraging. This man has been living here and working for 30 years and now he's in Mexico and his wife and kids are alone. Why??? It's all so senseless