Good Wednesday evening, Alexandria. Here’s a look back at today’s most-read stories and a look ahead to tomorrow.

📈 Today’s most-read stories

1. BREAKING: Alexandria man charged with murder after missing man found beaten to death in closet (5,388 views)
2. Alexandria pulls the plug on Flock cameras following public backlash (3,433 views)
3. ‘No turn on red’ restrictions approved for Old Town traffic signals (1,216 views)

🕗 More from today

Everything else we published today, Oct 28, 2026.

• Morning Notes for October 28, 2026
• Most and least expensive homes – October
• Appeals of Russell Road project heading to Alexandria City Council in November
• Alexandria City Council hires interim independent policing auditor

📣 Announcements

Always Becoming: Next Chapter
Join artist Nora Naranjo Morse (Kha’p’o Owenge ([Santa Clara Pueblo]), creator of Always Becoming… [Announcement]

Artful Evenings: Water’s Edge with Artist Sky Hopinka
Reserve your spot for an after-hour event with multi-disciplinary artist Sky Hopinka, Thursday… [Announcement]

Old Town Fitness Studio for People Over 50 Down to Final 2 Spots Before Saturday Deadline
Revolutionary Fitness is a semi-private strength and longevity training studio for adults 50+… [Announcement]

📅 Upcoming events

Here is what’s going on Thursday in Alexandria, from our event calendar.

• 3:30 pm: Alexandria Teen Science Café Kicks Off Season 4 at Virginia Tech
• 6:00 pm: Nepenthe Gallery Grand Re-Opening in our New Space

⭐ Featured events

CatRad Halloween Eve!
Oct 30: Join us for our second annual CatRad Halloween Eve! A night of ghoulish fun, spooky treats… [Event]

Imperium Open House: Discover a Smarter Way to Get Stronger
Nov 1: Explore a different approach to strength training at Imperium’s free open house in Old Town Alexandria. [Event]

Dialogue for Democracy
Nov 3: Dialogue for Democracy invites high school students from across the DMV to George Mason University. [Event]

How Retirement Communities Work – A Free Workshop
Nov 4: Interested in learning about how Continuing Care Retirement Communities work, but don’t know where to start? Join us on 11/4 to learn more! [Event]

Submit events, announcements, or home listings to ALXnow.

🌫️ Weather update

Today: Alexandria saw a high of 68° at 3:10 p.m. (3° above normal), a low of 52° at 5:35 a.m. and no rain.

Tonight: Areas of fog after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East wind around 2 mph.

Thursday: Areas of fog before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

The photo above is from the City of Alexandria’s marina webcam.

Thanks for reading!

On This Day in Alexandria History — “On October 28, 1947, the submarine U.S.S. Sea Robin docked in Alexandria and received thousands of local visitors. The sub, a Balao-class submarine, was named for the reddish brown, spiny-finned fish that uses its pectoral fins to actually walk along the sea floor. Sea Robin was constructed in 1944 at Kittery, Maine, and served in the South Pacific during World War II. Peacetime service brought Sea Robin to SubRon 6, the submarine port based at Balboa in the Panama Canal Zone. Just five months before arriving in Alexandria, the submarine set out on a simulated war patrol around the South American continent, becoming the first U.S. sub to round Cape Horn.” [Historic Alexandria]

Blue Line Single Tracking Continues Through Friday — “From 9:30 a.m. – 3 p.m., trains will single track on the Blue Line between Van Dorn St and Franconia-Springfield for thermite welding, using intense heat to join tracks, replace rail, and remove rail defects. To learn more, visit: wmata.com/weekday.” [Metro/Bluesky]

Visit Alexandria Announces New Hire — “Visit Alexandria, the official destination marketing and management organization for Alexandria, Virginia, announced that Barry Draper has joined the organization’s leadership team as Vice President of Membership and Visitor Experience. In this role, he will lead membership acquisition and engagement efforts as well as visitor experience programs, all meant to better connect local small businesses to Alexandria’s lucrative tourism economy, that now exceeds $1B annually.” [Visit Alexandria]

Jason Kelce Records PBS Special in Alexandria — “Kelce performed with the Jazz Ambassadors of the U.S. Army Field Band during a video production at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center at Northern Virginia Community College on May 13, according to the Army, which released photographs of the session Monday.” [Alexandria Brief]

Former Salon Sold in Del Ray — “A well-known Del Ray property has changed hands. The building at 2100 Mount Vernon Avenue, affectionately known as ‘The Duchess of Del Ray’ and formerly home to the Anne Welsh Salon, was sold Friday, October 23. [The Zebra]

Financing Package to Support National Harbor Sphere — “The council’s unanimous approval of several bills related to the financing and economic impact of the 302-foot suburban Maryland venue positions Sphere Entertainment Co.⁠ to begin site work on the $1.4 billion project by the end of this year, as long as the the Prince George’s County Planning Board approves its detailed site plan next week. The company wants to break ground in late 2027 and finish the project by 2030.” [Washington Business Journal]

Self-Driving Car Company Mapping in N. Va. — “Waymo is now mapping Arlington’s residential streets, the robotaxi company confirmed. ARLnow spotted one of the self-driving car company’s mapping vehicles in a residential part of Arlington this past Friday (Oct. 23), and a reader separately reported seeing another on a local street.” [ARLnow]

Metrorail’s Winter Construction Schedule Updated — “An updated schedule for winter construction on Metro lines in the District has been released. WMATA said the updated schedule is to better accommodate winter breaks for schools in DC to reduce impacts on students.” [DC News Now]

Toys4ALX Volunteers Needed — “We are looking for volunteers to deliver empty boxes to locations throughout the city the week of November 9th. These locations will serve as collection sites for our TOYS4alx toy drive. You will come to the Volunteer Alexandria office, pick up an agreed-upon number of boxes, and deliver them to assigned locations by Friday, November 13th.” [Volunteer Alexandria]

It’s Wednesday — Increasing clouds with a high near 68. Calm winds will become easterly around 5 mph in the afternoon. Wednesday night will be mostly cloudy at first, gradually becoming mostly clear, with a low around 52 and a light southeast wind. [NWS]

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Good Tuesday evening, Alexandria. Here’s a look back at today’s most-read stories and a look ahead to tomorrow.

📈 Today’s most-read stories

1. Developer seeks to start Old Town North’s Montgomery Center construction in 2028 (1,221 views)
2. Bishop Ireton High School eyes major facilities upgrade at Fannon Field
3. Alexandria City Council to appoint interim independent policing auditor tonight

🕗 More from today

Everything else we published today, Oct 27, 2026.

• Morning Notes for October 27, 2026
• Alexandria, Arlington demand customer, clean energy protections in proposed Dominion Energy-NextEra merger
• Alexandria hosting open house for West End transportation improvement projects

📣 Announcements

Army Navy Game Day 5k and 10k Run, sponsored by the Washington, D.C. Foreign Area Officers Association
Attention all runners, joggers, and Army Navy fans! Come join us on Saturday, 12 December 2026… [Announcement]

Always Becoming: Next Chapter
Join artist Nora Naranjo Morse (Kha’p’o Owenge ([Santa Clara Pueblo]), creator of Always Becoming… [Announcement]

Artful Evenings: Water’s Edge with Artist Sky Hopinka
Reserve your spot for an after-hour event with multi-disciplinary artist Sky Hopinka, Thursday… [Announcement]

Old Town Fitness Studio for People Over 50 Down to Final 2 Spots Before Saturday Deadline
Revolutionary Fitness is a semi-private strength and longevity training studio for adults 50+… [Announcement]

📅 Upcoming events

Here is what’s going on Wednesday in Alexandria, from our event calendar.

• 6:00 pm: Trivia at Historic Sites-Halloween

⭐ Featured events

CatRad Halloween Eve!
Oct 30: Join us for our second annual CatRad Halloween Eve! A night of ghoulish fun, spooky treats… [Event]

Imperium Open House: Discover a Smarter Way to Get Stronger
Nov 1: Explore a different approach to strength training at Imperium’s free open house in Old Town Alexandria. [Event]

Dialogue for Democracy
Nov 3: Dialogue for Democracy invites high school students from across the DMV to George Mason University. [Event]

How Retirement Communities Work – A Free Workshop
Nov 4: Interested in learning about how Continuing Care Retirement Communities work, but don’t know where to start? Join us on 11/4 to learn more! [Event]

Submit events, announcements, or home listings to ALXnow.

🌫️ Weather update

Today: Alexandria saw a high of 72° at 3:20 p.m. (7° above normal), a low of 52° at 5:05 a.m. and no rain.

Tonight: Patchy fog after 1am. Mostly clear, with a low around 50. East wind around 5 mph.

Wednesday: Patchy fog before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 69. East wind around 5 mph.

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

The photo above is from the City of Alexandria’s marina webcam.

Thanks for reading!