ALXnow Daily Debrief for Apr 3, 2026

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 — Apr 3, 2026.

• 7:30 am: Morning Notes for April 3, 2026 | 🗣️ Comments
• 9:15 am: Adoptable Pet of the Week: Truffles, a dog in search of a gentle human | 🗣️ Comments
• 11:15 am: Police investigate after shots fired in Alexandria West | 🗣️ Comments
• 1:45 pm: No bond for D.C. man arrested for food truck break-in on Eisenhower Avenue | 🗣️ Comments
• 2:45 pm: Del Ray House & Garden Tour tickets on sale after sold-out 2024 event | 🗣️ Comments

Here are today’s most-read articles:

1. Police investigate after shots fired in Alexandria West (1328 views)
2. Poll: The best park in Alexandria (532 views)
3. No bond for D.C. man arrested for food truck break-in on Eisenhower Avenue (508 views)

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

1. Alexandria man scammed of $480K from person he met on Tinder: police (4549 views)
2. $1M prize claimed from Millionaire’s Raffle ticket sold in Del Ray (3844 views)
3. NEW: Alexandria woman pleads guilty to stealing $22K from member of Congress (3453 views)
4. Del Ray Pizzeria rebrands as Del Ray Public House, plans new upstairs concept (3166 views)
5. Duke St. Ice House pub closing next week at Whole Foods in Alexandria (2847 views)
6. Firefighters extinguish two residential building fires in Alexandria over the weekend (2725 views)
7. The Old Town Festival of Speed & Style cruises back into Alexandria in May (1645 views)
8. Alternatives to large plunge pool proposed for Taylor Run stream stabilization project (1384 views)

📅 Upcoming events

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

• 10:30 am: A World War II Walking Tour of Alexandria
• 11:00 am: Easter Egg Hunt #2
• 👉 12:00 pm: Easter Egg Hunt (Springfield United Methodist Church)
• 1:00 pm: Little Hunting Creek Preserve Weed Whacking
• 7:00 pm: Del Ray Poetry Reading

🌤️ Saturday’s forecast

Expect mostly sunny weather with a slight chance of showers after 2 p.m., reaching a high near 85°F with a southwest wind at 6 to 10 mph. Saturday night will be partly cloudy, with a low around 64°F and a south wind at 10 to 15 mph, gusting up to 24 mph. There’s a slight chance of showers before 8 p.m. and a 30% chance of showers after 2 a.m. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“The best way to predict the future is to invent it.”
– Alan Kay

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

We hope you have a great weekend, Alexandria!