Good Thursday morning, Alexandria!
⛈️ Today’s weather: Expect showers and thunderstorms primarily before 2pm, followed by possible showers and a thunderstorm after 5pm; mostly cloudy with a high near 84 and a west wind at 3-6 mph, 60% chance of precipitation and new rainfall amounts between a quarter and half an inch. Thursday night, showers and possible thunderstorms before 8pm, then likely between 8pm and 11pm; mostly cloudy with a low around 66, southeast wind around 5 mph becoming light and variable, 70% chance of precipitation, and new rainfall amounts between a quarter and half an inch.
🚨 You need to know
Virginia Senate President pro tempore Louise Lucas, most famous in Alexandria as the state senator who almost single-handedly torpedoed the Potomac Yard Arena deal, has waded into Alexandria’s City Council election to endorse anti-arena candidate Jonathan Huskey.
While Lucas’ district is in southeast Virginia, she was one of the most influential political leaders in Alexandria over the last year thanks to her dogged opposition to the plan to build a new arena for the Washington Capitals and Wizards and entertainment district in the Potomac Yard neighborhood. That deal officially died in March.
Lucas recently endorsed Huskey, whose campaign was built on opposition to the arena.
According to a statement from Lucas:
I said early on that Governor Youngkin’s GlennDome wasn’t ready for prime time and that it would put the Commonwealth of Virginia at risk. We stopped the arena together with leaders in Alexandria, and now I strongly endorse Jonathan Huskey for Alexandria City Council. He will listen to the community and has the judgment and experience to successfully advocate for Alexandria at home and in Richmond. Jonathan has many years of experience fighting for progressive causes and working families. He was one of the leaders in the fight against the Potomac Yard arena proposal and has a vision to support economic growth that works for all Alexandria residents, not out-of-state billionaires. I hope you’ll vote for Jonathan Huskey in the Democratic Primary.
📈 Wednesday’s most read
The following are the most-read ALXnow articles for May 22, 2024.
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📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on today in Alexandria, from our event calendar.
- 6:00 pm: In Memory of Yasmine Iskander
