Good morning, Alexandria!
🗓️ Today is Wednesday, July 23, the 204th day of 2025. There are 161 days left in the year.
☀️ Today’s weather:
- Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 88 degrees. Calm wind becoming southeast around six mph in the afternoon.
- Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 70 degrees. Southeast wind around six mph, becoming calm after midnight.
- Tomorrow: Sunny, with a high near 90 degrees. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 7 mph in the afternoon.
🚨 You need to know
AlexRenew will open its wastewater treatment facility to the public Sept. 20, offering tours and educational programming at the municipal utility’s Alexandria plant.
The event runs from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at 1800 Limerick Street. Staff will conduct facility tours for adults and children 14 and older, accompanied by parents or guardians.
Tour groups are limited to 10 people with advance registration required through timed entry slots. Registration begins Aug. 11.
The program includes STEM activities, games, and readings from AlexRenew’s children’s book series about wastewater treatment processes.
AlexRenew operates Alexandria’s wastewater treatment infrastructure, processing municipal waste to meet environmental and public health standards.
What else you should know
✍️ More than 140 National Science Foundation employees petitioned Congress Tuesday to investigate alleged politically motivated firings as the agency’s governing board prepared to meet Wednesday on staffing and relocation issues.
📺 An Alexandria woman joined the cast of “Bachelor in Paradise” this week, marking the first time senior contestants have appeared on the reality dating show. Nancy Hulkower, 62, a retired interior designer, arrived at the Costa Rica filming location during Monday’s episode. She previously competed on “The Golden Bachelor” in 2023, where she was eliminated in the fourth week.
🚨 A Manassas woman has been charged after allegedly using an expensive Airbnb in Old Town for prostitution.
🚓 An Alexandria man is behind bars for allegedly abusing several dogs, leading to the death of one dog, at an award-winning boarding facility in Del Ray. This story has been updated with statements from the Offic of the Commonwealth’s Attorney and from the business owner.
👉 Correction: On Monday, we published a story that incorrectly stated that a suspect was an employee of a local UPS store. The suspect was reported to police by a UPS employee and does not work at the facility. We have updated this story. We apologize for the error.
🗓️ Check out our rundown for all that’s happening this week and weekend around Alexandria!
📈 Tuesday’s most read
The following are the most-read ALXnow articles for July 22, 2025.
- Woman charged after allegedly using pricey Old Town Airbnb for prostitution
- Alexandria City High School Dean of Students Tiffany Barner dies
- UPDATE: Alexandria-area man arrested after allegedly receiving multiple packages with drugs
- Alexandria man charged with felony animal abuse in boarding facility dog death
- Alexandria man arrested for burglarizing Arlandria home
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s happening today in Alexandria, as per our event calendar.
Things To Do
- 2 p.m.: Frogs, Fangs and Friends at Ellen Coolidge Burke Branch Library
- 3 p.m.: Mad Science – Spin, Pop, BOOM at Kate Waller Barrett Branch Library
- 4 p.m.: Creatives’ Club at James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library
- 6:30 p.m.: Handmade Pasta Cooking Class at Aslin ALX
- 7 p.m.: Run Club at Murphy’s Grand Irish Pub
- 219 Restaurant: Bill Pappas Project at 9 p.m.
- Augie’s Mussel House: Live music at 5 p.m.
- Hops N Shine: Trivia at 6:30 p.m.
- Laporta’s Restaurant: James Bazen at 6 p.m.
- Murphy’s Grand Irish Pub: Kenny Kohlhaas at 8:30 p.m.
- O’Shaughnessy’s Pub: Karaoke at 9 p.m.
- Rock It Grill: Karaoke at 9:30 p.m.
City of Alexandria Events & Public Meetings
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- 8 a.m.: ARHA Special Board Meeting
- 5:30 p.m.: Mentor Information Session for Space of Her Own
Organizing an event? Submit your event to ALXnow’s Event Calendar.
