Good morning, Alexandria! Today is Wednesday, June 25, the 176th day of 2025. There are 189 days left in the year.
☀️ Today’s weather: Increasing clouds and hot, with a high near 98 degrees. Heat index values as high as 109 degrees. Calm wind becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. Scattered showers and thunderstorms tonight before 2 a.m., then isolated showers between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m. Partly cloudy, with a low around 77 degrees. Calm wind. The chance of precipitation is 40%.
🚨 You need to know
Old Town Alexandria’s Bastille Brasserie & Bar is preparing for a week-long French celebration in honor of Bastille Day, offering diners a taste of France during Revolutionary Week from July 8 to 13.
The restaurant at 606 N. Fayette Street will feature a $59 prix fixe menu throughout the week, bringing flavors from Provence, Marseille, and Paris to Alexandria. The three-course menu will be available alongside à la carte selections during the celebration.
Revolutionary Week begins with special programming on Sunday, July 13, when the restaurant will offer afternoon service from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m., featuring the full Bastille Week menu. Brunch will not be served that day.
The celebration reaches its peak on Monday, July 14—Bastille Day itself—when Bastille will open at 4 p.m. for a prix fixe-only evening. The special menu will feature seasonal dishes and French culinary classics, accompanied by wine pairings tailored to the occasion.
The Bastille Day menu includes Escargots Provençales with basil pesto and tomato, Magret de Canard aux Fruits d’Été featuring duck breast with white peach hibiscus gastrique, Risotto au Maïs with grilled local corn and fresh tomato citrus emulsion, and Profiterole Géante with chocolate fudge and caramel salé.
Following the celebration, Bastille will be closed on July 15 and will resume regular service on July 16.
Reservations can be made through OpenTable, bastillerestaurant.com, or by calling 703-519-3776.
Here’s what else you need to know
💰 As the summer heat intensifies, so does the news across the city. The Alexandria City Council was busy during their Legislative Meeting on Tuesday night, giving a crucial green light to the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority for a $56 million acquisition of a senior housing facility to relocate residents from the aging Ladrey Senior High-Rise.
🚍 In the same session, the council received a detailed update on the proposal to transition high school students to the DASH bus system for their daily commute, with a phased rollout potentially starting in the 2026-27 school year.
👏 City Council also recognized the Alexandria Archaeological Commission with the city’s 2025 Commission of the Year Impact Award.
👉 ALXnow learned on Tuesday night that the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will take over the National Science Foundation (NSF) headquarters building (2415 Eisenhower Ave.), displacing more than 1,833 NSF employees who currently work there. HUD Secretary Scott Turner and Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin reportedly plan to announce the takeover today.
☀️ Meanwhile, prepare for a scorcher. The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Heat Warning for today, with the heat index expected to climb as high as 108 degrees. This has already led to the postponement of a planned community cookout.
📈 Tuesday’s most read
The following are the most-read ALXnow articles for June 24, 2025.
- Report: National Science Foundation headquarters to be taken over by HUD, displacing 1,800+ employees
- Blue Line closures to disrupt Alexandria Metro Service in July
- Alexandria campaign treasurer pleads guilty to embezzling over $840,000
- Street named after former President Eisenhower’s childhood hometown proposed in Alexandria
- Police: Former FedEx driver admitted to stealing $210K in phones and accessories from Alexandria shipping facility
📅 Upcoming events
Here’s what’s happening today in Alexandria.
Things To Do
- 10 a.m.: Free Crafts for Kids Every Wednesday at Made in ALX
- 1 p.m. & 5 p.m.: Peter Wood: Collector of the Impossible at Charles Houston Recreation Center
- 2 p.m.: Build Your Own Birdhouse at Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library
- 4 p.m.: Creatives’ Club at James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library
- 6 p.m.: DASH 101: Your Ride, Your Way at Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library
- 6 p.m.: DIY Shrinky Dinks – Celebrate Pride Month with a make and take craft at James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library
- 6:30 p.m.: Sushi & Cider at Lost Boy Cider
- 7 p.m.: Romance Book Club – Red, White, and Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston (virtual)
- 219 Restaurant: Bill Pappas Project at 9 p.m.
- Augie’s Mussel House: Live music at 5 p.m.
- Hops N Shine: Trivia at 6:30 p.m.
- Laporta’s Restaurant: James Brazen at 6 p.m.
- Lost Boy Cider: Line Dancing at 6:30 pm
- Murphy’s Grand Irish Pub: Kenny Kohlhaas at 8:30 p.m.
- O’Shaughnessys Pub: Karaoke at 9 p.m.
- Rock It Grill: Karaoke at 9:30 p.m.
- The Little Theatre of Alexandria: The Play That Goes Wrong at 8 p.m.
City of Alexandria Events & Public Meetings
- 4:30 p.m.: Duke Street Land Use Plan Pop-Up
- 4:30 p.m.: ACPD Monthly Meeting
- 6 p.m.: City of Alexandria Community Cookout (Cancelled)
- 6:30 p.m.: S Lee St Sanitary Sewer Project Community Meeting
