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Notes: Aces trail 1-0 in Championship Series, host crucial game 2 tonight

Published July 28, 2025 at 7:30AM

Alexandria Aces schedule (via Alexandria Aces)

Good Monday morning, Alexandria! 👋 Today is Monday, July 28, the 209th day of 2025. There are 156 days left in the year.

☀️ Today’s weather: Sunny, with a high near 95 degrees. Heat index values as high as 103. North wind 3 to 5 mph. Mostly clear tonight, with a low around 76 degrees. Calm wind.

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Aces advance to championship series, host game Monday

By ALXnow.com

Published July 27, 2025 at 2:12PM

Photo of Alexandria Aces advancing to 2025 Cal Ripken Sr. League Championship Series (Photo provided by Newport Gulls)

The Alexandria Aces advanced to the Cal Ripken Sr. Collegiate Baseball League championship series for the fourth time in five years after sweeping the Olney Cropdusters in the semifinals.

The best-of-three championship series against top-seeded Bethesda Big Train begins tonight at 7 p.m. at Shirley Povich Field in Bethesda, Md. Game 2 is Monday at 6:30 p.m. at Frank Mann Field in Alexandria, with a potential Game 3 Tuesday back in Bethesda if necessary.

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Notes: Congress members condemn USDA relocation plan affecting Alexandria

By ALXnow.com

Published July 27, 2025 at 7:30AM | Updated July 27, 2025 at 9:45PM

Braddock Metro Center (via Cushman & Wakefield)

Good morning, Alexandria!

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Notes: Alexandria launches survey on City Hall renovation displays

By ALXnow.com

Published July 22, 2025 at 8:00AM

Alexandria City Hall sign (staff Photo by Jay Westcott)

Good morning, Alexandria!

🗓️ Today is Tuesday, July 22, the 203rd day of 2025. There are 162 days left in the year.

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Governor Youngkin continues Alexandria appointments with three more state board selections

By ALXnow.com

Published July 18, 2025 at 6:00PM

Gov. Glenn Youngkin speaks speaks at the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus ribbon cutting, Feb. 28, 2025 (staff photo by James Cullum)

Governor Glenn Youngkin announced Friday (July 18) that three more Alexandria residents have been selected for state board positions, continuing a notable trend of Northern Virginia appointments that has seen at least 14 Alexandria locals named to state roles in recent weeks.

The latest appointees include Scott Kopple, Senior Director of Government Relations at BWX Technologies, Inc., who will serve on the Virginia Nuclear Energy Consortium Authority. BWX Technologies is a major supplier of nuclear components and fuel to U.S. Navy and commercial nuclear power programs.

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Notes: Free Army Band concert ‘Musical Mosaic’ tonight at Schlesinger Center

By ALXnow.com

Published July 18, 2025 at 8:00AM

The U.S. Army Band In Concert (via Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center)

Good Friday morning, Alexandria!

🗓️ Today is Friday, July 18, the 199th day of 2025. There are 166 days left in the year. Alexandria native and Olympic sprinter Noah Lyles turns 28 today.

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Notes: Governor Youngkin launches AI career platform to help Virginians access tech jobs

By ALXnow.com

Published July 16, 2025 at 8:00AM

Official Photo by Kaitlyn DeHarde, Office of Governor Glenn Youngkin

Good morning, Alexandria! Today is Wednesday, July 16, the 197th day of 2025. There are 168 days left in the year.

⛈️ Today’s weather: Expect showers and thunderstorms mainly after 5pm, with partly sunny skies and a high near 90. Heat index could reach up to 100, accompanied by a south wind at 5-9 mph. A 60% chance of precipitation brings potential rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, with higher possibilities during thunderstorms. Wednesday night’s forecast includes storms mainly before 8pm, mostly cloudy conditions, a low around 76, southwest wind at 7 mph, and similar precipitation chances and rainfall amounts.

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Notes: Alexandria wraps up community cookout season on Wednesday

By ALXnow.com

Published July 15, 2025 at 8:00AM

City of Alexandria Community Cookout on April 29, 2025 (Staff Photo by Ryan Belmore)

Good morning, Alexandria! Today is Tuesday, July 15, the 196th day of 2025. There are 169 days left in the year.

⛈️ Today’s weather: A chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2 p.m. Patchy fog before 8 a.m. Otherwise, partly sunny, with a high near 89 degrees. Calm wind becoming south around 5 mph in the afternoon. The chance of precipitation is 50%.

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Notes: Alexandria museums bring history to life with imaginative July tours

By ALXnow.com

Published July 11, 2025 at 8:00AM

Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum at 105-107 S. Fairfax Street in Old Town (Staff photo by James Cullum)

Good morning, Alexandria! Today is Friday, July 11, the 192nd day of 2025. There are 173 days left in the year.

⛈️ Today’s weather: Patchy fog before 8 a.m. Otherwise, mostly sunny, with a high near 90. Light and variable wind.

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Alexandria celebrates Bastille Day with French food, fun and fitness

By ALXnow.com

Published July 10, 2025 at 7:30PM

French flag in Alexandria (via Alexandria-Caen Sister City Committee/Facebook)

Alexandria is marking Bastille Day with a week of French-themed celebrations, featuring fine dining, family activities, and an evening 5K race.

Bastille Day commemorates July 14, 1789, when French revolutionaries stormed the Bastille fortress, a symbol of royal oppression. France celebrates with parades and fireworks, while U.S. celebrations typically feature French cuisine and cultural events.

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Flash Flood Warning issued for Alexandria through 8:45 p.m.

By ALXnow.com

Published July 9, 2025 at 5:57PM

Flooding in Old Town (staff photo by James Cullum)

The National Weather Service has issued a Flash Flood Warning for Alexandria and surrounding areas effective until 8:45 PM tonight, as Doppler radar shows thunderstorms capable of producing dangerous rainfall rates approaching the region.

The warning, issued at 5:44 PM, covers Alexandria along with Arlington County, northeastern Fairfax County, Falls Church, Washington D.C., and south central Montgomery County in Maryland. Weather officials warn that rainfall rates of 1 to 2 inches within 20 minutes are anticipated, with total additional rainfall amounts of 1 to 3 inches possible across the warned area.