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
- BREAKING: Alexandria man charged with murder after missing man found beaten to death in closet (5,388 views)
- Alexandria pulls the plug on Flock cameras following public backlash (3,433 views)
- ‘No turn on red’ restrictions approved for Old Town traffic signals (1,216 views)
🕗 More from today
Everything else we published today, Oct 28, 2026.
- Morning Notes for October 28, 2026
- Most and least expensive homes – October
- Appeals of Russell Road project heading to Alexandria City Council in November
- Alexandria City Council hires interim independent policing auditor
📣 Announcements
Always Becoming: Next Chapter
Join artist Nora Naranjo Morse (Kha’p’o Owenge ([Santa Clara Pueblo]), creator of Always Becoming… [Announcement]
Artful Evenings: Water’s Edge with Artist Sky Hopinka
Reserve your spot for an after-hour event with multi-disciplinary artist Sky Hopinka, Thursday… [Announcement]
Old Town Fitness Studio for People Over 50 Down to Final 2 Spots Before Saturday Deadline
Revolutionary Fitness is a semi-private strength and longevity training studio for adults 50+… [Announcement]
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Thursday in Alexandria, from our event calendar.
- 3:30 pm: Alexandria Teen Science Café Kicks Off Season 4 at Virginia Tech
- 6:00 pm: Nepenthe Gallery Grand Re-Opening in our New Space
⭐ Featured events
CatRad Halloween Eve!
Oct 30: Join us for our second annual CatRad Halloween Eve! A night of ghoulish fun, spooky treats… [Event]
Imperium Open House: Discover a Smarter Way to Get Stronger
Nov 1: Explore a different approach to strength training at Imperium’s free open house in Old Town Alexandria. [Event]
Dialogue for Democracy
Nov 3: Dialogue for Democracy invites high school students from across the DMV to George Mason University. [Event]
How Retirement Communities Work – A Free Workshop
Nov 4: Interested in learning about how Continuing Care Retirement Communities work, but don’t know where to start? Join us on 11/4 to learn more! [Event]
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🌫️ Weather update
Today: Alexandria saw a high of 68° at 3:10 p.m. (3° above normal), a low of 52° at 5:35 a.m. and no rain.
Tonight: Areas of fog after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. East wind around 2 mph.
Thursday: Areas of fog before 10am. Partly sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
🌅 Tonight’s sunset
The photo above is from the City of Alexandria’s marina webcam.
Thanks for reading!
