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ALXnow Daily Debrief for Oct 28, 2025

By ALXnow.com

Good Tuesday 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 — Oct 28, 2025.

Here are today’s most-read articles:

  1. Morning Notes for October 28, 2025 (476 views)

📅 Upcoming events

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

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🌦️ Wednesday’s forecast

Isolated showers are expected before 10am and after 2pm, with partly sunny skies and a high of 57°F. Winds from the northeast at 8-10 mph, gusting up to 18 mph, and a 20% chance of precipitation. On Wednesday night, expect rain and possible thunderstorms after 5am, a low of 51°F, east winds at 9-13 mph with gusts up to 21 mph, and a 90% chance of precipitation. New rainfall could measure between three quarters and one inch. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“Opportunities don’t happen. You create them.”
– Chris Grosser

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

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Alexandria accepting public feedback on recreation programs until Saturday

By James Cullum
Tony 'Da Beast' Suggs (on right) teaches at Charles Houston Recreation Center, July 9, 2025 (staff photo by James Cullum)

Alexandria is asking for public feedback on its recreation programs.

A program interest survey is open to the public until Saturday, Nov. 1. It asks respondents about their recreational interests, their usage of city recreation centers and parks, and what offerings could be expanded or improved by the Department of Recreation, Parks, and Cultural Activities.

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Q&A: Old Town tech firm founder wary of labor paradox posed by AI

By James Cullum
Abel Meri, CEO of Notice Enterprises in Old Town (staff photo by James Cullum)

Abel Meri wants to make life easier for his business clients, but at what cost?

Meri is CEO of the Old Town-based Notice Enterprises, an automation company he founded in 2019. Notice has seen exponential growth over the last few years by using artificial intelligence to revolutionize how small businesses manage nearly every aspect of their workflows, from AI receptionists to the composition of lengthy legal documents.

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Early voting tops 20,000 in Alexandria ahead of Saturday deadline

By Ryan Belmore
'I voted' stickers on Election Day in Alexandria, Nov. 5, 2024 (staff photo by James Cullum)

Alexandria residents have just four days remaining to vote early in next week’s general election, with turnout approaching the total number of early votes cast during the entire 2021 election cycle.

As of Oct. 27, Alexandria had recorded 20,853 early votes — already 82% of the 25,475 total early ballots cast during all of 2021’s early voting period, according to data from the Virginia Public Access Project. Of those ballots, 14,369 were cast in person and 6,484 by mail.

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Warner urges Trump administration to use USDA funds to prevent SNAP benefits from expiring

By Ryan Belmore
Senator Mark Warner during media availability on Tuesday, Oct. 28 (screenshot)

Sen. Mark Warner called on the Trump administration to use available Department of Agriculture funds to prevent the expiration of SNAP benefits affecting 42 million Americans, including hundreds of thousands of Virginians, as the government shutdown enters another week.

The Virginia Democrat holds the administration responsible for withholding $6 billion in USDA contingency funding that could maintain food assistance programs beyond the Nov. 1 deadline when benefits are set to expire.

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Spanberger, Gallego to rally Latino voters in Alexandria during statewide bus tour

By Ryan Belmore
Abigail Spanberger speaking after getting endorsed for governor by Moms Demand Action, at the Oswald Durant Center in Alexandria, April 10, 2025 (staff photo by James Cullum)

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abigail Spanberger and U.S. Sen. Ruben Gallego will headline a “Latinos for Spanberger” rally Thursday in Alexandria as part of Spanberger’s 11-day statewide bus tour ahead of Election Day.

The event is scheduled for 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Oct. 30 at a private location. Those interested in attending must register online to receive the address.

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Morning Notes for October 28, 2025

By Ryan Belmore
Alexandria City Hall sign (staff Photo by Jay Westcott)

This Day in Alexandria History: Submarine U.S.S. Sea Robin Docks in Alexandria — On Oct. 28, 1947, the submarine U.S.S. Sea Robin docked in Alexandria and received thousands of local visitors. The sub, a Balao-class submarine, was named for the reddish-brown, spiny-finned fish that uses its pectoral fins to walk along the sea floor. Sea Robin was constructed in 1944 at Kittery, Maine, and served in the South Pacific during World War II. Just five months before arriving in Alexandria, the submarine set out on a simulated war patrol around the South American continent, becoming the first U.S. sub to round Cape Horn. [Historic Alexandria]

Benny DiForza’s Pizza Served With Legal Notice Barring Access to Del Ray Location — Benny DiForza’s Pizza, which opened in Del Ray in February 2024, has been served with a legal notice barring access to its Mount Vernon Avenue location, according to signage posted on the restaurant’s door. [ALXnow]

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Democrat Abigail Spanberger backs Virginia legislature’s redistricting push

By The Associated Press
FILE - Rep. Abigail Spanberger, D-Va., speaks during an interview at Libbie Mill Library in Henrico County, Va., Nov. 25, 2024, after she announced she will run for Virginia governor. (AP Photo/Ryan M. Kelly, File)

By STEVE PEOPLES and OLIVIA DIAZ Associated Press

BLACKSBURG, Va. (AP) — Abigail Spanberger, the Democratic candidate for Virginia governor, said Monday that she would not oppose a push by the state’s Democratic-controlled legislature to redraw congressional districts ahead of next year’s midterm elections.

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ALXnow Daily Debrief for Oct 27, 2025

By ALXnow.com

Good Monday 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 — Oct 27, 2025.

Here are today’s most-read articles:

  1. Prankster relatives unmasked as suspects who terrorized Alexandria woman (6011 views)
  2. Prankster relatives unmasked as suspects who terrorized Alexandria woman (2572 views)
  3. Del Ray entrepreneur will preview new business with ‘Wicked’-themed Halloween party (720 views)

📅 Upcoming events

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

🌥️ Tuesday’s forecast

Expect mostly cloudy skies with temperatures reaching near 57 degrees, accompanied by a northeast wind at 10 to 14 mph and gusts up to 24 mph. On Tuesday night, there is a 30% chance of showers primarily after 2am, with mostly cloudy conditions and a low around 45 degrees. The northeast wind will be around 9 mph. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“Success usually comes to those who are too busy to be looking for it.”
– Henry David Thoreau

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

Thanks for reading!

Democrats push redistricting amendment as special session jolts Virginia ahead of election

By Ryan Belmore
The Virginia House of Delegates convened Monday at the state Capitol in Richmond for a special session called by Speaker Don Scott. On a party-line vote, Democrats approved a procedural resolution expanding the session’s scope to include a proposed constitutional amendment on redistricting, a move Republicans denounced as unconstitutional and politically motivated just one week before the Nov. 4 election. (Photo by Markus Schmidt/Virginia Mercury)

With just one week before Election Day, Virginia lawmakers returned to the state Capitol Monday for a surprise special session that swiftly turned into a partisan clash over the future of the state’s congressional map — and, potentially, its balance of political power for years to come.

House Speaker calls Virginia lawmakers back to Richmond as possible redistricting fight brews

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Benny DiForza’s Pizza closed in Del Ray after eviction notice posted

By Ryan Belmore
A notice of no trespass dated Oct. 26 is posted on the door of Benny DiForza's Pizza in Del Ray, along with a handwritten note stating the restaurant is closed for business. (staff photo by James Cullum/ALXnow)

Benny DiForza’s Pizza, which opened in Del Ray in February 2024, has been served with a legal notice barring access to its Mount Vernon Avenue location, according to signage posted on the restaurant’s door.

The notice of no trespass, dated Oct. 26, was filed by a petitioner and is addressed to “Benny’s, its agents, owners, employees” at 1504B Mount Vernon Avenue.

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