Good morning, Alexandria! Today is Thursday, June 26, the 177th day of 2025. There are 188 days left in the year.
⛈️ Today’s weather: Scattered showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 4 p.m. Mostly sunny, with a high near 95. Heat index values as high as 107. Calm wind becoming northeast around five mph in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation is 30%.
Showers and thunderstorms are likely tonight, mainly before 2 a.m. Some of the storms could produce heavy rainfall. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 72. Light and variable wind. The chance of precipitation is 70%—new rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch are possible.
🚨 You need to know
Virginia Tech has opened registration for its 2025 K-12 Summer Camps, offering Alexandria-area students hands-on experiences in robotics, flight dynamics, and data science at the university’s Academic Building One on Potomac Avenue. The camps, running throughout July and early August, provide age-appropriate programming for elementary through high school students with a focus on engineering and technology education.
The program lineup includes free robotics limb engineering for younger students, drone dynamics workshops for middle schoolers, and advanced data and sensor technology courses for high school participants. Elementary programs, such as “Science of Flight” and “Data Detectives: Explore Tech in Action,” run for four to five days, while middle and high school offerings extend to full-week intensive sessions. All activities are taught by Virginia Tech faculty, staff, and graduate students, with meals provided for full-day programs and snacks for half-day sessions.
Virginia Tech has made the camps accessible through need-based scholarships available through the registration portal.
Parents interested in enrolling their children can find complete program details and register at dcarea.vt.edu/k12/camps.html.
What else you need to know
👉 The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) will relocate its headquarters to the National Science Foundation (NSF) building in Alexandria, displacing approximately 1,800 NSF employees over the next two years, officials announced Wednesday.
I was on hand for the press conference on Wednesday when HUD Secretary Scott Turner, Virginia Governor Glenn Youngkin, and General Services Administration (GSA) Commissioner Michael Peters made the announcement. I have updated this story with some additional reporting from the press conference and reaction from Mayor Gaskins, the City of Alexandria, Congressman Beyer, and HUD.
🛝 A relocated children’s area, enhanced lighting, and multi-use courts are just a few of the proposed recommendations to revitalize John Ewald Park. Plans have long been in the works for the West End park, and the city’s Park and Recreation Commission will hold its public hearing on the improvements tonight at 7 p.m. at Patrick Henry Recreation Center.
📺 D.C. news channel FOX5 is bringing its Zip Trip program to Alexandria’s Carlyle neighborhood on Friday.
🍌 Catch the Savannah Bananas at the Dunkin at Richmond Highway on Saturday morning.
🗓️ It’s been a long, hot week. Start making those weekend plans with our comprehensive guide to events, live music, and entertainment.
📈 Wednesday’s most read
The following are the most-read ALXnow articles for June 25, 2025.
- HUD announces relocation to National Science Foundation building in Alexandria (7008 views)
- Alexandria Police investigate indecent exposures in Rosemont (3773 views)
- Exhibition baseball team ‘Savannah Bananas’ taking over Dunkin’ in Alexandria (2710 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here’s what’s happening today in Alexandria, as per our event calendar.
- 6:00 pm: Yoga on the Magnolia Terrace – Happy Hour
- 6:00 pm: Bingo is back at Nepenthe Gallery!
- 8:30 pm: The What-Have-You Songwriters Night
Things To Do
- 11 a.m.: Rocknoceros at Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library
- 2 p.m.: American Style Mahjong – Learn and Play at Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library
- 5:30 p.m.: Alexandria Oddball Cinema – Jerry and Marge Go Large at Charles E. Beatley Jr. Central Library
- 6 p.m.: Yoga on the Magnolia Terrace – Happy Hour at Carlyle House Historic Park
- 6 p.m.: Bingo is back at Nepenthe Gallery
- 7 p.m.: Summer Cup Pong Tournament at Daniel O’Connell’s
- 7 p.m.: Great Books Foundation Discussion Group – “Even Deadlier: A Sequel to The 7 Deadly Sins Sampler” (virtual)
- 219 Restaurant: Mike Kelley & Friends at 9 p.m.
- Alexandria Bier Garden: Trivia at 7:30 p.m.
- Aslin ALX: Trivia at 7 p.m.
- Augie’s Mussel House: Live music at 5 p.m.
- Galactic Panther Art Gallery: Rap is Poetry Open Mic Night at 8 p.m.
- Hops N Shine: Trivia at 6:30 p.m.
- Laporta’s Restaurant: Ken Kilpatrick Trio at 6 p.m.
- Lena’s: Artur Carneiro at 6 p.m.
- Lost Boy Cider: Trivia at 7 p.m.
- Murphy’s Pub: Rocky Guttmann at 8:30 p.m.
- O’Shaughnessys Pub: Thrash Thursday Band Night at 9 p.m.
- Rock It Grill: Karaoke at 9:30 p.m.
- Rosemont Cellar: Sleeper Car at 6 p.m.
- The Birchmere: Peter Asher at 7:30 p.m.
- The Little Theatre of Alexandria: The Play That Goes Wrong at 8 p.m.
- The Study at Morrison House: Live Piano Music at 6 p.m.
City of Alexandria Events & Public Meetings
- 11:30 a.m.: VIRTUAL: Commission on Aging Outreach Committee
- 5:30 p.m.: Rescheduled: ARHA Redevelopment Work Group
- 7 p.m.: Park & Recreation Commission
