Titans Fall to West Potomac — The Alexandria City High School football team couldn’t overcome a second-quarter deficit in a 21-20 home loss to West Potomac on Friday night, ending their perfect start to the season. ALXnow
ACPS Seeks Input on Campus Naming — Alexandria City Public Schools is asking residents to weigh in on proposals to name four campus spaces after individuals who made significant contributions to the community, with a public poll open through Oct. 22. ALXnow
Holiday Trash Collection Delayed — Reminder: Residential refuse, recycling, curbside food waste, and yard waste will not be collected today in observance of Indigenous Peoples’ Day. All services will be delayed by one day for the remainder of the week. City of Alexandria
Jones’ AG Chances Drop in New Poll — The chances of Democrat Jay Jones winning the Virginia attorney general race have dropped by more than 5 points following a text message scandal, according to a new poll. Newsweek
Beyer Blasts Federal Layoffs — The mass firings Russ Vought and the Trump Administration announced today are cruel, illegal, and yet another attack on our economy. This is a disaster for Virginia, intentionally inflicted by President Trump and his Republican allies. These firings are also already being fought in court. Rep. Don Beyer/X
Furloughed and Frustrated, Feds Channel Stress Into New Socks — Since 2013, the Fibre Space yarn shop in Alexandria has offered free knitting classes for furloughed federal workers during long government shutdowns. Washington Post
Long Bridge Project to Halt Midday Train Traffic — Starting early next January, no freight or passenger trains will be scheduled to cross the Potomac River between Washington, D.C., and Arlington, Va., during an 8:15 a.m.-to-1 p.m. window seven days a week for up to five years. This will accommodate construction on a $2.3 billion, four-track bridge being built to replace the existing double-track Long Bridge dating to 1904. Trains.com
Alexandria Helped Find CIA Headquarters Site — On this day in 1955, the Alexandria Chamber of Commerce contacted over 1,000 businessmen in the Northern Virginia region, seeking their assistance to identify an appropriate location for the new headquarters for the Central Intelligence Agency. After a number of sites in Arlington, Alexandria and Fairfax County were considered, ultimately a semi-rural site in Langley, named for the ancestral home in England of Thomas Lee who acquired the land in 1719, was selected soon after due to its privacy, security and proximity to Washington. Historic Alexandria
Cole & Rogers Circus Came to Town — On this day in 1905, the Cole & Rogers Circus opened in at the old fairgrounds along upper King Street. The circus, featuring performers and live animals, had a free parade at noon and then paid performances in the afternoon and evening. Historic Alexandria
It’s Monday –Rain likely, mainly after 5 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 61 degrees. North wind 14 to 17 mph, with gusts as high as 31 mph. The chance of precipitation is 60%—new precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch are possible. [NWS]
