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 — Sep 17, 2026.
- 7:30 am: Morning Notes for September 17, 2026 | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:15 am: Metro’s Yellow Line service to be suspended over two weekends | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:45 am: APD: Clerk pepper-sprayed during cigarette theft at Richmond Highway gas station | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:45 pm: Visit Alexandria celebrates 30th anniversary as city records $1 billion visitor spending milestone | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:45 pm: Two restaurants at Shoppes at Foxchase remain closed after Aug. 25 truck fire | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:45 pm: AWLA’s Paws in the Park returns in October with largest adoptable animal section to date | 🗣️ Comments
Here are today’s most-read articles:
- Metro’s Yellow Line service to be suspended over two weekends (1033 views)
- Two restaurants at Shoppes at Foxchase remain closed after Aug. 25 truck fire (928 views)
- APD: Clerk pepper-sprayed during cigarette theft at Richmond Highway gas station (527 views)
- Morning Notes for September 17, 2026 (431 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Friday in Alexandria, from our event calendar.
- 10:00 am: Alexandria Days 2026
- 12:00 pm: Observe the Sun
- 👉 8:00 pm: Live Comedy with Carmen Lagala (The Late Show with Colbert)
🌤️ Friday’s forecast
Expect partly sunny skies with temperatures reaching a high of 85°F and a gentle north wind of 7 to 9 mph. In the evening, skies will be partly cloudy with temperatures dropping to around 65°F, accompanied by a light north wind at about 6 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today.”
– Franklin D. Roosevelt
🌅 Tonight’s sunset
Thanks for reading!
