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ALXnow Daily Debrief for Jan 23, 2026

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 — Jan 23, 2026.

Here are today’s most-read articles:

  1. New sandwich and wine shop in Bradlee Shopping Center plans spring opening (1758 views)
  2. American restaurant in Del Ray featured on Yelp’s ‘Top 100 US Restaurants’ list (912 views)
  3. NWS: Power outages, tree damage ‘likely’ across N. Va. with Winter Storm Warning (682 views)
  4. Townhome complex proposed on vacant lot near church in Seminary Hill (612 views)

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

  1. Sunday snowball fight barred from Alexandria landmark’s grounds as winter storm looms (5311 views)
  2. Health inspector probe into Old Town juice shop’s emotional support dog prompts petition (4567 views)
  3. Metro closures will affect weekend rail service in Alexandria this spring (4278 views)
  4. Japanese restaurant in Old Town makes Washingtonian’s ‘100 Very Best Restaurants’ list (3126 views)
  5. Four candidates will appear on Tuesday’s primary ballot after Fairfax County teacher joins race (2301 views)
  6. Alexandria Sheriff’s Office inmate dies in hospital, prompting investigations (2135 views)
  7. Preschooler with measles led to potential exposures in N. Va. last week (1988 views)
  8. Snowball fight canceled as George Washington Masonic Memorial will close grounds during storm (1961 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

Expect clouds to increase with a high around 22 degrees and wind chill values as low as -4. A north wind will blow at 6 to 10 mph, gusting up to 18 mph. On Saturday night, heavy snow is likely after 9pm, with a low around 17 degrees and an east wind at 3 to 6 mph. Precipitation chances are at 100%, with potential new snow accumulations between 3 to 7 inches. 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.