Good Thursday 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 23, 2025.
- 7:25 am: Morning Notes for October 23, 2025 | 🗣️ Comments
- 8:19 am: Alexandria celebrates 26th annual Lights On Afterschool event tonight | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:00 am: StepALIVE! walkathon raises $125,000 for food, housing assistance | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:15 am: AFD rescues pinned driver after West End crash | 🗣️ Comments
- 12:00 pm: Beyer, Warner, and Kaine decline pay during shutdown | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:00 pm: Alexandria traffic board to consider pay-by-phone parking, speed limit cuts | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:33 pm: Senate rejects bills to pay federal workers during government shutdown | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:00 pm: New West Alexandria Transit Center to open Nov. 2, replacing Landmark facility | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:45 pm: Warner urges Trump to “stay home” and resolve shutdown | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:00 pm: City postpones Lee Street repaving to preserve Halloween tradition | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:30 pm: Alexandria City Council sets Nov. 1 budget retreat | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:45 pm: USPTO to lay off 126 workers at Alexandria headquarters in December | 🗣️ Comments
- 4:45 pm: Alexandria City Council hosting town hall Nov. 5 | 🗣️ Comments
- 6:24 pm: Alexandria’s 4,400 SNAP families to receive November benefits under state emergency declaration | 🗣️ Comments
Here are today’s most-read articles:
- USPTO to lay off 126 workers at Alexandria headquarters in December (1436 views)
- AFD rescues pinned driver after West End crash (798 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Friday in Alexandria, from our event calendar.
- 5:00 pm: Duncan Library’s Tales of Terror
🌥️ Friday’s forecast
Clouds will increase throughout the day, reaching a high temperature near 61. A light west wind will shift to the northwest at 8 to 13 mph in the morning and may gust up to 22 mph. By Friday night, skies will be mostly clear and the temperature will drop to around 39, accompanied by a northwest wind at 5 to 7 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“Let us make our future now, and let us make our dreams tomorrow’s reality.”
– Malala Yousafzai
🌅 Tonight’s sunset
Thanks for reading!
