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.
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).
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.
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.
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.
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.
While today and possibly tomorrow are likely to be mostly sunny, the National Weather Service warned that starting Tuesday afternoon, Alexandrians can expect rain every day through Saturday.
The rain prediction comes as tropical storm Debby makes landfall in Florida.
Hometown brewery Port City Brewing Company will be hosting a brand new beer festival in Alexandria showcasing beers from other ports around the country.
The Port to Port Beer Festival is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 17, from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. at Port City (3940 Wheeler Avenue). The festival will feature 14 breweries from other water-adjacent cities, including Mieza Blendery and Lost Boy Cider both in Alexandria.
An adult male suspected of a felony robbery in Arlington is in custody after allegedly crashing a stolen vehicle into several vehicles in the Wharf area in D.C., according to the Alexandria Police Department.
APD put out a release Friday detailing the incident. According to APD, a license plate reader flagged the car the suspect allegedly drove in Alexandria’s West End as stolen.
It was a photo finish, and for a few moments after the 100 meter final at the Paris Olympics the crowd at home in Alexandria was silent. Did Noah Lyles pull it off?
Moments later, hundreds of Alexandrians burst into applause as hometown favorite Noah Lyles cemented his place in the record books with a time of 9.79 seconds to earn the gold medal.
Good Monday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Expect sunny skies and a high of 94 degrees accompanied by a 3 to 8 mph west wind during the day. Transitioning into Monday night, the sky will become partly cloudy and the temperature will lower to around 77 degrees, with a southwest wind averaging 7 mph.
