Good Friday evening, Alexandria. Here’s a look back at today’s most-read stories and a look ahead to tomorrow.
📈 Today’s most-read stories
- Poll: The best bakery in Alexandria (1,351 views)
- New Barnes & Noble to open in Alexandria’s West End next week (1,144 views)
- From Lee Street Halloween to Paws in the Park, here is what’s happening in Alexandria this weekend
🕗 More from today
Everything else we published today, Oct 30, 2026.
- Morning Notes for October 30, 2026
- Community Lodgings seeks late 2026 approvals for 91-unit affordable housing complex in Arlandria
- Phony cyber crimes agent steals over $800K in Alexandria cashier’s check scam
📣 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 Saturday in Alexandria, from our event calendar.
- 9:00 am: Inova Blood Drive
- 11:00 am: Alexandria Fall-O-Ween (John Carlyle Square)
- 12:00 pm: Pumpkin Palooza
- 2:00 pm: This is Halloween: A Community Concert
Here are the events planned for Sunday:
- 9:00 am: Fall Music at the Market Series
- 👉 11:00 am: Imperium Open House: Discover a Smarter Way to Get Stronger
⭐ Featured events
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 77° at 2:35 p.m. (13° above normal), a low of 55° at 3:25 a.m., no rain and a peak gust of 30 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. North wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Saturday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. North wind around 6 mph.
🌅 Tonight’s sunset
The photo above is from the City of Alexandria’s marina webcam.
Thanks for reading!
