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Notes: Alexandria Olympian Noah Lyles gives hometown a shoutout ahead of race today

By ALXnow.com
World champion sprinter Noah Lyles speaks after receiving the key to the city at Market Square on Monday, October 10, 2022. (staff photo by James Cullum)

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.

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Remembrance event on Thursday commemorates Alexandria lynching victim

By Vernon Miles
Sign marking the lynching of Benjamin Thomas (image via City of Alexandria)

An event tomorrow (Thursday) will honor Benjamin Thomas and reflect on his lynching in Alexandria 125 years ago. This year, the event will also highlight the aftermath of the lynching in Alexandria.

The event is being held at 6:30 p.m. at Shiloh Baptist Worship Center (1401 Jamieson Avenue) though a release from the City of Alexandria notes that it will be a secular event. 125 years ago, the church was the site of meeting after Thompson’s murder to both honor his memory and protest against the lynching.

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Montgomery Center spa finds new home in Braddock neighborhood

By Vernon Miles
Nails done at Salon Kate and Spa (image via Salon Kate and Spa/Facebook)

Salon Kate & Spa, one of the businesses making an exodus from the soon-to-close Montgomery Center, has managed to find a new location not too far away.

The salon, owned by beauty stylist Kate Walters, opened in the Montgomery Center six years ago. The salon will reopen at 1064 N. Fayette Street — near the Yates Car Wash, McDonalds, and soon the Continues arcade bar — with a grand re-opening party on Saturday, Sept. 14 from 1-3 p.m.

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The refugee tailor to Afghanistan’s former leaders opens shop in Old Town

By James Cullum
Tailor Reza Mohammadi at his new shop, Barg Garments, at 108 N. Alfred Street in Old Town (staff photo by James Cullum)

A famous tailor who fled Afghanistan with his wife and five children recently opened a new shop in Old Town.

Business is slow, but the situation is familiar to Reza Mohammadi. He’s started from scratch many times, and is hoping that what’s worked in the past will work again.

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Popular taqueria opening new location at Port City Brewing Company

By Vernon Miles
Tacos at La Tingeria (photo via La Tingeria/Twitter)

After years of food trucks, Port City Brewing Company is getting its first fully-fledged restaurant: La Tingeria.

The Alexandria location at 3950 Wheeler Avenue will be the third for La Tingeria, which also has spots in Falls Church and Spotsylvania. The taqueria is expected to open at Port City in October.

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Notes: Washington Metrorail Safety Commission sheds light on potentially disastrous error near King Street Metro station

By ALXnow.com
King Street Metro at sunset (Staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Good Wednesday morning, Alexandria!

⛈️ Today’s weather: Expect showers and thunderstorms throughout the day with a high near 86°F, shifting south winds of 5-7 mph to east in the afternoon. There’s an 80% chance of precipitation with rainfall amounts of a tenth to a quarter of an inch, potentially higher in thunderstorms. At night, expect similar conditions, with a low around 72°F, northeast winds at 8 mph, and an 80% chance of rainfall.

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Alexandria’s Campagna Center hosting back-to-school health fair for young children

By Vernon Miles
The Campagna Center (staff photo by Vernon Miles)

Alexandria childcare nonprofit The Campagna Center coming together with a few partners to host a back-to-school health fair to help families in need.

The fair aims to help preschool-age children from families at 100-200% of the federal poverty level. The health fair will run from Wednesday, Aug. 14 through Friday, Aug. 16 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Campagna Center headquarters (418 S. Washington Street).

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Volunteer Alexandria collects 37K pounds of food for ALIVE!

By James Cullum
United Bank with ALIVE! staff celebrate exceeding the goal of collecting more than 36,500 pounds of canned goods and cooking oil during the month of July (via ALIVE!)

July was a good month for giving in Alexandria, as more than 36,500 pounds of food was collected in Volunteer Alexandria‘s second annual food drive for ALIVE!.

There were dozens of collection points for food in last month’s community-wide effort to help the food bank. Last year’s effort raise more than 25,000 pounds.

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Alexandria’s Christian Tabash wins bronze in men’s eight at Paris Olympics

By James Cullum
Alexandria's Christian Tabash (center) won bronze in the men's eight in the Paris Olympics (Courtesy photo)

Alexandria’s Christian Tabash rowed to a bronze medal in the men’s eight final in the Paris Olympics on Saturday (Aug.3).

The 25-year-old and his seven American teammates (and a coxswain) clocked in with a time of 5:25:28 in the 2,000-meter race along the Seine River, behind the Netherlands’ 5:23:92 and Great Britain’s gold medal-winning performance of 5:22:88.

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National Night Out events and block parties scheduled around Alexandria tonight

By Vernon Miles

Tonight (Tuesday) is National Night Out, a collaborative event where local communities and Alexandria public safety agencies host block parties and events together.

The idea of the event, which has been ongoing since 1984, is giving a chance for locals to meet law enforcement and other agencies outside of an emergency situation.

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