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ALXnow Daily Debrief for Feb 19, 2026

By ALXnow.com

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 — Feb 19, 2026.

Here are today’s most-read articles:

  1. Carlyle restaurant ‘Whiskey & Oyster’ plans to close permanently at the end of the month (1555 views)
  2. No injuries reported after overnight fire and evacuation at Landmark high-rise (760 views)
  3. Grand reopening weekend will bring tastings to ‘The World Crafted on King’ in Old Town (603 views)
  4. New wellness studio plans spring opening in Braddock neighborhood (408 views)
  5. Pedestrian safety project at two Alexandria schools slated to receive $2M in federal funds (382 views)

📅 Upcoming events

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

🌦️ Friday’s forecast

Expect rain mainly before 10am, accompanied by areas of fog lasting until noon, with the day’s high temperature reaching around 57°F. The east wind, blowing at 5-8 mph, will shift to southwest in the afternoon; there is a 90% chance of precipitation, potentially amounting to less than a tenth of an inch of new rain. As for Friday night, skies will be mostly clear and the low temperature will be around 40°F, with a west wind of 6-8 mph. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”
– Theodore Roosevelt

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

Thanks for reading!

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  • 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.