Good Friday morning, Alexandria!
⛈️ Today’s weather: Expect a mostly sunny day reaching a high near 91, accompanied by a calm wind transitioning to a southern breeze at 5 to 8 mph in the morning. The night will bring scattered showers and thunderstorms before 4am and again after 5am, with a mostly cloudy sky and a low temperature around 72. The southern wind will remain at about 9 mph, and there will be a 30% chance of precipitation.
You need to know
Here at ALXnow we do local government, business and crime stories: but our real heart is in exploring the weird side of Alexandria.
In true National Treasure style, WTOP’s Matt Kaufax and Alexandria Historian Dan Lee dove into the Masonic history of a little-known memorial in Alexandria: the War Memorial.
The pillar near the Amtrak/King Street Metro station in Old Town. It received a new plaque honoring Alexandrians that died in the Vietnam War.
Lee said the marble that composed the War Memorial was supposedly from the marble used to build the nearby George Washington Masonic Memorial and was possibly originally constructed to be a column of the interior hall of the Masonic temple. The story that’s been passed down, according to Lee, that the column was damaged during construction and, instead of throwing it out, it was repurposed into use as a memorial.
Image via Office of Historic Alexandria
Thursday’s most read
The following are the most-read ALXnow articles for Aug 15, 2024.
- Notes: Alexandria police nab driver going nearly double the speed limit on Duke Street (2211 views)
- JUST IN: Identity of man killed in Alexandria police standoff is released (1900 views)
- Virginia Senators snag $4 million for Alexandria housing and pre-k programs (555 views)
Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on today and this weekend in Alexandria, from our event calendar.
- 12:00 pm Saturday: METWC Annual Community Back-2-School Slam Jam Madness
- 8:00 pm Saturday: ShawnMikael[s] & Friends at Galactic Panther
