Good Thursday morning, Alexandria!
⛈️ Today’s weather: Expect showers and thunderstorms after 5pm with mostly sunny and hot conditions, high near 97, and heat index values up to 103. Calm winds will shift to the west at 5mph in the afternoon, and the chance of precipitation is 30%. Thursday night sees another chance of showers and thunderstorms, primarily before 8pm. Skies will be partly cloudy with a low of 77, accompanied by a light southwest wind, and a 30% chance of precipitation.
You need to know
Old Town yarn shop fibre space (1319 Prince Street) is still feeling the benefit of a 2021 visit from Vice President Kamala Harris, the Washington Business Journal reported.
The Washington Business Journal said the visit was timed for the height of the Covid pandemic to help support small businesses, and for fibre space, it led to a 14% jump in revenue and saw additional subscribers to a newsletter that remain to this day.
Owner Danielle Romanetti ordered enamel pins depicting Harris with crocheting materials. Romanetti told the Washington Business Journal that they only sold about a quarter of them back in 2021, but sales — which benefit local nonprofit ALIVE! — took of dramatically after Biden resigned and Kamala became the presumptive Democratic nominee for President.
Wednesday’s most read
The following are the most-read ALXnow articles for Jul 31, 2024.
- Cameron Station residents holding ’emergency town hall’ in response to S. Pickett Street plans (3405 views)
- BREAKING: Alexandria rideshare driver arrested for sexual battery against passenger near Mark Center (1796 views)
- 110 townhouse development proposed for southeast corner of former Landmark Mall property (866 views)
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