Good Thursday morning, Alexandria!
☔ Today’s weather: Light rain. Cloudy. Mild. High of 67 and low of 49.
☔ Tomorrow: Heavy rain. Overcast. Cool. High of 56 and low of 54. Sunrise at 6:14 am and sunset at 7:56 pm.
🚨 You need to know
The final structural beam was put in place for the expanded Alexandria City High School Minnie Howard Campus earlier this week.
The laying of the last beam represents a milestone in the construction of the expansion project, which will increase the school’s capacity to 1,600 students and change the school from just 9th-grade students to all high school grades.
The project broke ground last March and is scheduled to open in the 2024-2025 school year.
This morning we held a topping out ceremony to celebrate a major milestone in the construction of the new Minnie Howard campus. pic.twitter.com/GizY9gQv8p
— Canek Aguirre (@CanekForCouncil) April 26, 2023
📈 Wednesday’s most read
The following are the most-read ALXnow articles for Apr 26, 2023.
- Alexandria Police unveil strategy to combat crime surge (1078 views)
- Alexandria officials say some property owners discriminating over eviction assistance (741 views)
- No bond for Fairfax County man arrested for West End shooting and allegedly eluding police (736 views)
- Detroit-style pizza chain coming to Lynhaven (477 views)
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- Helicopter Noise In Northern Virginia Tackled Through New Measures
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- Quieter Nights: Helicopter Noise Mitigation Measures Start
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