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ALXnow Daily Debrief for Apr 10, 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 — Apr 10, 2026.

Here are today’s most-read articles:

  1. The Majestic reopens with new owner, New American menu in Old Town (713 views)
  2. Del Ray eatery’s free milkshakes for dancing customers offer goes viral (515 views)
  3. Poll: The best real estate agent for sellers in Alexandria (511 views)

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

  1. Free timed tours of four tall ships lined up at Old Town’s Sails on the Potomac festival (6930 views)
  2. UPDATE: Adult pedestrian hit in West End Alexandria (6329 views)
  3. Alexandria sheriff’s deputy fired after accusation of drug smuggling attempt in jail (3859 views)
  4. Driver cited after pedestrian struck in Del Ray: police (3572 views)
  5. New coffee shop and wine bar aims for spring opening on Queen Street (2786 views)
  6. Five Alexandria restaurants make appearance in regional RAMMY finalists (2679 views)
  7. Alexandria City Manager pushes for paid parking on Sundays, parking fee increase (2163 views)
  8. State trooper injured during I-495 chase into Alexandria, suspect arrested at Metro station (2060 views)
  9. Del Ray splash pad construction nears finish line after years of planning (2054 views)

📅 Upcoming events

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

Here are the events planned for Sunday:

☀️ Saturday’s forecast

Expect sunny weather with a high near 69°F and a north wind at 9 to 11 mph, gusting up to 20 mph. Saturday night will be mostly clear with a low around 48°F and light, variable winds. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“Success is not how high you have climbed, but how you make a positive difference to the world.”
– Roy T. Bennett

🌅 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.