Good Thursday morning, Alexandria!
⛈️ Today’s weather: Expect showers and a potential thunderstorm with patchy fog between 7-8am; high temperatures near 80°F and east winds of 10-13 mph (gusting up to 20 mph). Precipitation probability is 80%, with three-quarters to one inch of new rainfall. Thursday night, anticipate a possibility of showers and thunderstorms after 11pm, lows around 75°F, and east winds at 11 mph. Precipitation likelihood remains at 80%, with new rainfall amounts between a quarter and half an inch possible.
You need to know
Alexandria Olympian gave his hometown a shoutout today ahead of his 200-meter final.
“Hey Alexandria, I’m getting another one and we’re getting many more,” Lyles told NBC. “Thank you for all the support, I know you guys are going to be cheering. I can’t wait to see the video of the reactions.”
Lyles won gold in the Men’s 100m and is going for Men’s 200m today. A watch party for the 200m final will be held at Alexandria City High School today (Thursday) from 1-3:30 p.m.
Alexandria has gone all out for the Olympics this year, with Pork Barrel BBQ being standing room only for a watch party on Saturday and a local burger being named after Lyles.
Alexandrian Christian Tabash also took home the bronze in men’s eight rowing at the Olympics
Wednesday’s most read
The following are the most-read ALXnow articles for Aug 7, 2024.
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- Montgomery Center spa finds new home in Braddock neighborhood (310 views)
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