Good Tuesday morning, Alexandria!
⛈️ Today’s weather: Expect showers and thunderstorms after 2pm, with mostly sunny skies and a high near 96. The heat index may reach 102, accompanied by a south wind at 6 to 10 mph, and a 30% chance of precipitation. For Tuesday night, there is a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mostly cloudy conditions, a low around 74, and a 6 to 8 mph south wind.
You need to know
A gold medal isn’t the only honor going to Alexandria sprinter Noah Lyles — now the fastest man in the world — he’s also the namesake for a new burger at Holy Cow.
Holy Cow, a burger joint at 2312 Mount Vernon Avenue, has a tradition called Burger of the Month that celebrates whatever’s foremost on the minds of Alexandrians that month. Past burgers have included Alexandria High School during the renaming debate or the Atlantis burger honoring the closure of Atlantis Restaurant and Pizzeria.
The Noah Lyles burger celebrates the Alexandria City High School alumnus’ 100m final. The burger features a mix of angus beef, cheddar, bacon, sweet bread and butter pickles, lettuce, tomato, ranch on a brioche bun.
“Finish the burger in under 9.79 seconds and it’s free!” the restaurant added.
Lyles’ next race is on Thursday, Aug. 8. A watch party will be held at Alexandria City High School from 1-3:30 p.m.
Photo via Holy Cow Del Ray/Facebook
Monday’s most read
The following are the most-read ALXnow articles for Aug 5, 2024.
- Police: Stolen car flagged by license plate reader in Alexandria and suspect allegedly crashes in D.C. (2440 views)
- Watch Alexandrians react as Noah Lyles wins 100m final at the Paris Olympics (1247 views)
- Notes: Farmers’ market coffee favorite Hypergoat opening Old Town North cafe (912 views)
- Port City hosting new ‘Port to Port Beer Festival’ next week (417 views)
Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on today in Alexandria, from our event calendar.
- 5:00 pm: Northern Virginia Flute Circle
