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ALXnow Daily Debrief for Oct 14, 2026

Good Wednesday evening, Alexandria. Here’s a look back at today’s most-read stories and a look ahead to tomorrow.

📈 Today’s most-read stories

  1. South Korea’s Twosome Place to hold grand opening for Old Town café, first in U.S.
  2. Alexandria’s Port City Brewing Co., Mieza Blendery win top awards at Great American Beer Fest
  3. New sticker crawl joins packed Halloween event lineup in Alexandria

🕗 More from today

Everything else we published today, Oct 14, 2026.

📅 Upcoming events

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

⭐ Featured events

👻 Spooky Trivia Night
Oct 16: Spooky Trivia Night at Cherry On Top [Event]

🎶 The Thirteen Presents BRAHMS & BONDS
Oct 16: The critically acclaimed professional choir opens their season at Schlesinger Concert Hall with Brahms’ Requiem and Bonds’ Credo. [Event]

11th Annual Walk to Bust Cancer
Oct 18: Walk with us at Fort Hunt Park to support access to breast cancer screening and care across the DMV. [Event]

Big, Bold, Rich Red Wine Super Tasting at Arrowine
Oct 18: Big, Bold, Rich Red Wine, Cheese and Charcuterie Tasting! [Event]

🎵 Capital Force Youth Chorus
Oct 18: The Alexandria A Cappella Collective opens registration for the 2026-27 season of its Capital Force Youth Chorus. [Event]

🎭 Halloween Improv Comedy Show with the Auxiliary
Oct 24: Join the Auxiliary Improv for a night of Halloween-themed comedy in Old Town, Alexandria VA! [Event]

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🌧️ Weather update

Today: Alexandria saw a high of 90° at 3:15 p.m., a low of 64° at 4:05 a.m. and no rain.

Tonight: A chance of rain showers between 8pm and 2am. Mostly cloudy. Low around 61, with temperatures rising to around 68 overnight. Northwest wind 3 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

Thursday: Rain showers after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65. Northeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

Wednesday’s sunset

The photo above is from the City of Alexandria’s marina webcam.

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