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ALXnow Daily Debrief for Jan 5, 2026

By ALXnow.com

Good Monday 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 — Jan 5, 2026.

Here are today’s most-read articles:

  1. Old Town-based bank expanding into Pennsylvania through $354M deal (1350 views)
  2. Alexandria man accused of stabbing girlfriend’s son with fork on New Year’s Day (1198 views)
  3. City to discuss future land usage on Duke Street during work session tomorrow (982 views)
  4. DASH party bus helps Del Ray preschooler celebrate his ‘dream’ birthday (668 views)
  5. Feast & Fettle arrives in Alexandria, offering dinner without the stress (537 views)
  6. History tours, concerts and more coming to Alexandria this winter for America’s 250th anniversary (423 views)

📅 Upcoming events

Here is what’s going on Tuesday in Alexandria, from our event calendar.

  • No events today. Have one to promote? Submit it to the calendar.

🌥️ Tuesday’s forecast

Expect patchy fog to clear by 10am, giving way to mostly cloudy skies and a high near 51°F, accompanied by a calm southeasterly wind at 6 mph in the afternoon. For Tuesday night, it will remain mostly cloudy with a low around 44°F and a westerly wind at 7 mph. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“The secret of getting ahead is getting started.”
– Mark Twain

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

Thanks for reading!

About the Author

  • This is the staff byline for ALXnow, used by editors and other full-time staff. Launched in October 2019, ALXnow is the place for the latest news, views and things to do around Alexandria, Virginia.