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 — Feb 9, 2026.
- 2:00 am: Ballots in Tuesday’s special election include races for State Senate, House of Delegates | 🗣️ Comments
- 7:30 am: Morning Notes for February 9, 2026 | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:15 am: Alexandria City School Board member suggests adding snow days after winter storm | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:05 am: Measles exposures reported at Reagan National Airport and on Yellow Line train | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:45 am: New ‘Dive Bar’ theme coming to Del Ray’s Pop-Up Bar later this month | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:50 am: Mayor Gaskins gives endorsement to City Council candidate Roberto Gomez at kickoff event | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:00 pm: Summer camp registration in Alexandria begins next week | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:45 pm: Buddhist monks share message of peace in Old Town during 2,300-mile pilgrimage | 🗣️ Comments
Here are today’s most-read articles:
- Buddhist monks share message of peace in Old Town during 2,300-mile pilgrimage (1426 views)
- New ‘Dive Bar’ theme coming to Del Ray’s Pop-Up Bar later this month (1345 views)
- Measles exposures reported at Reagan National Airport and on Yellow Line train (1101 views)
- Alexandria City School Board member suggests adding snow days after winter storm (1046 views)
- Mayor Gaskins gives endorsement to City Council candidate Roberto Gomez at kickoff event (588 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Tuesday in Alexandria, from our event calendar.
🌤️ Tuesday’s forecast
Expect partly sunny skies today, a high near 48, and a south wind at 3-7 mph. Tuesday night will be mostly cloudy with a low around 35. The south wind will increase to 7-9 mph before turning northwest after midnight. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“Keep your face always toward the sunshine—and shadows will fall behind you.”
– Walt Whitman
🌅 Tonight’s sunset
Thanks for reading!
