Good Tuesday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: The weather forecast predicts a sunny day with a high temperature of around 84, accompanied by a light northward wind at about 6 mph. For Tuesday night, expect it to be mostly clear with a low temperature of roughly 65 and a gentle northeast wind ranging from 3 to 6 mph.
🚨 You need to know
Ingrid Bynum, Principal at Patrick Henry K-8, has won Virginia’s Mrs. America title, NBC4 reported.
Bynum won the title back in June and is heading to the national competition later this month (August). Bynum had only entered one pageant prior to this but also won Principal of the Year back in 2016.
Bynum said she hopes to use her new title to help put a bigger spotlight on student literacy issues. Bynum told NBC4 that student literacy has suffered over the course of the pandemic and she wants to raise funds to get a book in the home of every student in her school.
Ingrid Bynum, Principal of Patrick Henry (image via ACPS)
📈 Monday’s most read
The following are the most-read ALXnow articles for Jul 31, 2023.
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- What’s next for plans to bring more affordable housing and pedestrian safety to the West End? (888 views)
- Restaurant Week returns to Alexandria in two weeks (460 views)
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