Good Wednesday 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 — May 13, 2026.
- 7:30 am: Morning Notes for May 13, 2026 | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:00 am: Sandy Marks sworn into Alexandria City Council, creating historic first-ever female majority | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:45 am: Buyers, sellers active as Alexandria sees strong April home sales data | 🗣️ Comments
- 12:15 pm: UPDATE: Woman killed in Old Town North was walking with active pedestrian signal | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:45 pm: VRE pushes back road closure to late May for rail bridge work near Alexandria Union Station | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:45 pm: Staff, families warn against budget cuts as Alexandria School Board seeks to fill $5.6M gap | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:55 pm: Alexandria looks for creative parking solutions after closure of Market Square parking garage | 🗣️ Comments
Here are today’s most-read articles:
- UPDATE: Woman killed in Old Town North was walking with active pedestrian signal (8002 views)
- Morning Notes for May 13, 2026 (1188 views)
- Alexandria looks for creative parking solutions after closure of Market Square parking garage (998 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Thursday in Alexandria, from our event calendar.
- 11:00 am: Story Time: Tuck Me In
- 6:00 pm: Entrepreneur and full-time contemporary artist Sunny Goode at Nepenthe Gallery
- 6:30 pm: Laugh Lab: FREE! Stand-Up Comedy Workshop
☀️ Thursday’s forecast
Expect mostly sunny skies today with a high near 65°F and northwest winds at 11 to 14 mph, gusting up to 23 mph. Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low around 51°F, featuring northwest winds around 11 mph and gusts up to 18 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“Your time is limited, so don’t waste it living someone else’s life.”
– Steve Jobs
🌅 Tonight’s sunset
Thanks for reading!
