Good Wednesday evening, Alexandria. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.
🕗 News recap
The following articles were published earlier today — Oct 1, 2025.
- 12:01 am: Government shutdown begins as nation faces new period of uncertainty | 🗣️ Comments
- 12:33 am: What happens now that a government shutdown is underway | 🗣️ Comments
- 5:33 am: Alexandria mobilizes resources to help residents affected by federal shutdown | 🗣️ Comments
- 5:39 am: ALXnow Daily Debrief for Sep 30, 2025 | 🗣️ Comments
- 8:20 am: Notes: Together Women Rise to mark International Day of the Girl Child at Alexandria event | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:15 am: Alexandria City Council signals support for $150K study of alternative pump station site | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:00 am: Alexandria receives state planning award for AlexWest Small Area Plan | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:30 am: Alexandria moves forward with next phase of Confederate street renamings | 🗣️ Comments
- 12:30 pm: Alexandria businesses offer discounts for federal workers during government shutdown | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:30 pm: Alexandria man charged with sexually assaulting 2 students at Edison High | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:00 pm: Oct. 19 is the deadline to nominate Del Ray’s best decorated Halloween house and business | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:15 pm: Patent office lays off staff, closes Denver office amid broader federal workforce cuts | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:30 pm: Alexandria to hold inaugural State of the Arts event Oct. 15 | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:15 pm: Visit Alexandria offers free attraction passes during government shutdown | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:30 pm: Two Alexandria PR firms awarded top industry honors | 🗣️ Comments
- 4:30 pm: Proposal to build 3 townhomes on vacant lot in Old Town heading to BAR | 🗣️ Comments
- 5:00 pm: Warner blames Trump for shutdown, warns of health care crisis in Virginia | 🗣️ Comments
- 6:00 pm: Fired State Department official from Alexandria enters 8th Congressional District race | 🗣️ Comments
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Thursday in Alexandria, from our event calendar.
- 👉 3:00 pm: King Street Station Farmers Market
- 6:00 pm: Milwaukee-based textile artist Christine Mason Miller is back at Nepenthe
☀️ Thursday’s forecast
Expect sunny skies and a high near 70 degrees accompanied by an east wind around 8 mph. Thursday night will see partly cloudy conditions with a low around 52 degrees. The east wind at around 5 mph will become calm in the evening. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“To succeed in life, you need three things: a wishbone, a backbone, and a funny bone.”
– Reba McEntire
🌅 Tonight’s sunset
The MonumentCam screenshot above is used with permission of the Trust for the National Mall and courtesy of EarthCam.
Thanks for reading!
