Good Wednesday morning, Alexandria!

🌧️ Today’s weather: Expect patchy drizzle and scattered showers in the morning, followed by isolated showers in the afternoon. It’ll be cloudy with a high near 71 and a gentle northeast wind at 3 to 5 mph. There’s a 40% chance of rain. On Wednesday night, isolated showers may occur before 11pm, then the skies will be mostly cloudy with a low around 61. The northeast wind will slow to about 5 mph and become calm by evening, with a 20% chance of precipitation.

🚨 You need to know

Alexandria Living Magazine reported Spice Life Indian Fare — a new Indian restaurant — is under construction at the Bradlee Shopping Center.

The Bradlee Shopping Center is a second location for the restaurant, which currently has a spot in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The restaurant offers a variety of dishes like biryani and tikka masala, as well as a fairly extensive vegetarian selection.

The new Spice Life Indian Fare at the Bradlee Shopping Center will open next to the recently-opened Crumbl.

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