Good Thursday 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 — Mar 5, 2026.
- 7:30 am: Morning Notes for March 5, 2026 | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:30 am: Alexandria author serves up Hemingway-inspired Spanish cuisine in new cookbook | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:45 am: Alexandria Girl Scouts earn leadership award for projects benefiting local causes | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:30 pm: ACPS sees 40% drop in incidents requiring police response during first semester | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:30 pm: Councilwoman Greene hosting free women’s health forum this weekend | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:00 pm: Alexandria’s professional employees agree to unionize in near-unanimous vote | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:45 pm: Group of Del Ray dads rock for more than a decade in local band, ‘The Derds’ | 🗣️ Comments
- 4:10 pm: JUST IN: Va. health officials partially lift Potomac River recreational advisory | 🗣️ Comments
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Friday in Alexandria, from our event calendar.
- 7:00 pm: Del Ray Poetry Reading
🌥️ Friday’s forecast
Showers may occur after 4pm, with foggy conditions clearing up before 11am. Expect a mostly cloudy sky with a high near 54 degrees and an east wind blowing at 5 to 8 mph. The chance of precipitation stands at 20%. For Friday night, showers could occur after 7pm, and a low temperature around 45 degrees under a mostly cloudy sky with east winds at 5 to 8 mph and a 30% chance of precipitation. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“Keep your eyes on the stars, and your feet on the ground.”
– Theodore Roosevelt
🌅 Tonight’s sunset
Thanks for reading!
