Good Wednesday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: The weather forecast predicts sunny and hot conditions with a high temperature near 100°F and a northwest wind at approximately 6 mph. As for Wednesday night, the skies will be mostly clear, with low temperatures settling around 76°F, accompanied by a west wind around 5 mph that will become light and variable.
🚨 You need to know
The Old Town pool was supposed to close this weekend, but the city is keeping it open amid a heat wave.
A heat advisory was issued for Alexandria yesterday, with the heat index reaching over 100 degrees.
The Alexandria Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities (RPCA) announced yesterday that the Old Town Pool (1609 Cameron Street) would be open from Tuesday, Sept. 5 to Friday, Sept. 8, from 3:30-7:30 p.m. and Saturday from 9 a.m.-5 p.m.
The RPCA also said several facilities around town are open to serve as cooling centers to offer air conditioning, water and first aid to residents and visitors.
- Charles Houston Recreation Center (901 Wythe Street): 9 a.m – 9 p.m.
- Leonard “Chick” Armstrong Recreation Center (25 W. Reed Avenue.): 9 a.m – 9 p.m.
- Lee Center (1108 Jefferson Street): 9 a.m – 7 p.m.
- Mount Vernon Recreation Center (2701 Commonwealth Avenue): 9 a.m – 9 p.m.
- Patrick Henry Recreation Center (4653 Taney Avenue): 9 a.m – 9 p.m.
- William Ramsay Recreation Center (5650 Sanger Avenue): 9 a.m – 9 p.m.
Image via Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities/Facebook
📈 Tuesday’s most read
The following are the most-read ALXnow articles for Sep 5, 2023.
- Pavilions, open space and more retail proposed for old Landmark Mall site
- Alexandria karate studio battles Fairfax zoning to open dojo near Springfield
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on today in Alexandria, from our event calendar.
- No events today. Have one to promote? Submit it to the calendar.