Good Tuesday 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 7, 2025.
- 5:45 am: Alexandria Economic Development Partnership celebrates major wins in new Carlyle office space | 🗣️ Comments
- 6:15 am: ‘Neighborhood Favorites’ season two launches with Alexandria watch party celebrating local small businesses | 🗣️ Comments
- 6:30 am: Alexandria Police locate missing 24-year-old woman | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:32 am: Alexandria lands No. 3 spot on Condé Nast Traveler’s best small cities list | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:00 am: Inaugural Alexandria Book & Craft Festival bringing 14 artists, 25 authors to Old Town | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:30 am: ACPS to hold public forum on fiscal 2027 budget Oct. 15 | 🗣️ Comments
- 12:30 pm: DASH to break ground for electric bus charging station in Alexandria | 🗣️ Comments
- 12:33 pm: Rep. Beyer says federal workers guaranteed back pay despite Trump administration memo | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:30 pm: Two Alexandria choruses qualify to compete in international competition | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:30 pm: Alexandria activist group plans 1,200-person protest along Route 1 as part of national ‘No Kings’ movement | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:00 pm: Warner, Kaine demand removal of partisan messages from federal websites | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:30 pm: Mayor Gaskins discusses federal shutdown impacts, ‘Alexandria first’, and infrastructure projects during monthly Q&A | 🗣️ Comments
- 4:30 pm: Government shutdown moves Taste of NoVA from Fort Belvoir to Manassas | 🗣️ Comments
- 5:30 pm: Alexandrians launch Victorian mystery game series | 🗣️ Comments
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Wednesday in Alexandria, from our event calendar.
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🌦️ Wednesday’s forecast
Expect showers primarily before 2pm with a high temperature near 70°F. The southwest wind at 7-14 mph will shift to the north in the afternoon, possibly gusting up to 25 mph. There is an 80% chance of precipitation, with new rainfall amounts ranging from a quarter to half an inch. For Wednesday night, the sky will be mostly clear, accompanied by a low temperature around 47°F and a north wind at about 10 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.”
– Alan Kay
🌅 Tonight’s sunset
Thanks for reading!
