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ALXnow Daily Debrief for Mar 18, 2026

Good Wednesday evening, Alexandria. Let’s take a look back at today’s stories and a look forward to tomorrow’s event calendar.

πŸ•— News recap

The following articles were published earlier today — Mar 18, 2026.

Here are today’s most-read articles:

  1. Townhouse development pitched on vacant lot, barbershop site in Parker-Gray (918 views)
  2. City Council considers next renaming of street referencing Confederate military figure (626 views)
  3. ACPS seeks to hire new Alexandria City High School principal by late May (560 views)

📅 Upcoming events

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

β˜€οΈ Thursday’s forecast

Expect mostly sunny skies with a high near 55 degrees and a gentle south wind at 5 to 7 mph. Thursday night will be partly cloudy with temperatures dropping to around 40 degrees and a light south wind. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“Do not watch the clock. Do what it does. Keep going.”
– Sam Levenson

🌅 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.