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ALXnow Daily Debrief for Jan 9, 2026

By ALXnow.com

Good Friday 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 9, 2026.

Here are today’s most-read articles:

  1. ‘Five-star dive bar’ from D.C. plans new location at former Mystic BBQ & Grill in Old Town (3031 views)
  2. Wegmans declines to confirm use of facial recognition technology at Alexandria store (1305 views)
  3. Old Town Farmers’ Market relocates to N. Royal Street tomorrow (688 views)
  4. Tysons-based financial planning firm relocating headquarters to Old Town (610 views)

Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.

  1. 18-year-old Alexandria man faces felony charges for allegedly shooting marijuana delivery driver (5742 views)
  2. Alexandria hosted ‘Queer Eye’ production team during show’s final season (3869 views)
  3. Alexandria man accused of stabbing girlfriend’s son with fork on New Year’s Day (3724 views)
  4. ACPS to consider prohibiting second jobs for administrators after employee’s dismissal (2953 views)
  5. Old Town-based bank expanding into Pennsylvania through $354M deal (2796 views)
  6. DASH party bus helps Del Ray preschooler celebrate his ‘dream’ birthday (2706 views)
  7. National Park Service proposes new safety, trail and waterfront upgrades in Old Town North (2541 views)
  8. City to discuss future land usage on Duke Street during work session tomorrow (2389 views)
  9. Political domino effect hits Alexandria as Sen. Ebbin resigns to join Spanberger administration (2313 views)

📅 Upcoming events

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

🌧️ Saturday’s forecast

Expect rain primarily before 4pm with a high near 49 and a gentle northeast wind at 6 mph; precipitation chance is 100%, with potential accumulation between half to three quarters of an inch. Saturday night, rain is likely between 7pm and 1am with a low around 40, winds becoming northwest from 5 to 10 mph and the possibility of gusts up to 18 mph. Precipitation chance is 80%, with new accumulation between a tenth and quarter of an inch. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

We hope you have a great weekend, Alexandria!

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.