Good Wednesday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Expect sunny conditions and a high of about 21 degrees, but be prepared for wind chill values as low as -3. Northwest winds of 5 to 10 mph will become lighter in the afternoon. The night will see partly cloudy skies and a low around 12 degrees, accompanied by calm winds.
🚨 You need to know
The Virginia Tech campus in Potomac Yard is officially open with the first group of students starting classes there yesterday.
The new 11-story campus was first announced back in 2019 and broke ground in 2021.
A three building campus is planned, with the first building coming online being an 11-story, 300,000 square-foot academic building.
The Virginia Tech website said approximately 455 graduate students are currently enrolled at the campus.
An opening celebration and ribbon cutting event is scheduled for Feb. 28.
📈 Tuesday’s most read
The following are the most-read ALXnow articles for Jan 21, 2025.
- Alexandria could ditch school buses for high school students and switch to DASH (2080 views)
- Vice President JD Vance moves out of Alexandria and Judy Lowe Park reopens (1632 views)
- Sidelined S’mores truck creates large backup of Girl Scout cookie sellers in Alexandria (1037 views)
- Old Town’s Mount Purrnon Cat Cafe celebrates getting 1,000 cats adopted (452 views)
- Notes: Cold weather advisory issued for sub-zero wind chill in Alexandria (333 views)
📅 Upcoming events
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