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ALXnow Daily Debrief for Nov 7, 2025

By ALXnow.com

Good Friday 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 — Nov 7, 2025.

Here are today’s most-read articles:

  1. Police: Man arrested over robbery near Potomac Yard this afternoon (1105 views)
  2. What’s happening this weekend in Alexandria: Annual film festival, wine class and more (436 views)

Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.

  1. Alexandria man found not guilty of forcible sodomy and attempted rape in Old Town (9774 views)
  2. Massive buildout proposal at Potomac Yard headed to Planning Commission (9286 views)
  3. Alfred Street Baptist Church seeks permission to redevelop Old Town apartment with affordable housing (6367 views)
  4. Five Alexandria spots make NoVA Magazine’s ‘50 Best Restaurants’ list (6164 views)
  5. Police suggest Old Town shooting suspect accidentally shot himself while fleeing (3382 views)
  6. JUST IN: W. Glebe Road shut down in Arlandria after SUV strikes pedestrian (3370 views)
  7. Alexandria plans budget cuts across all departments amid economic uncertainty (3324 views)
  8. Alexandria woman scammed out of thousands by fake sheriff’s deputy (2521 views)

📅 Upcoming events

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

Here are the events planned for Sunday:

🌤️ Saturday’s forecast

The weather will start off partly sunny, eventually transitioning to full sunshine with temperatures reaching around 68°F and a mild west wind at 7 mph. On Saturday night, expect a slight possibility of showers after 1am, while the sky remains partly cloudy and temperatures drop to about 50°F. A gentle southeast wind will blow at 3-5 mph, with a 20% chance of rain. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.”
– William James

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

We hope you have a great weekend, Alexandria!

About the Author

  • This is the staff byline for ALXnow, used by editors and other full-time staff. Launched in October 2019, ALXnow is the place for the latest news, views and things to do around Alexandria, Virginia.