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ALXnow Daily Debrief for Sep 24, 2026

By ALXnow.com
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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 — Sep 24, 2026.

Here are today’s most-read articles:

  1. WEATHER ALERT: Water could approach buildings during Alexandria’s Coastal Flood Warning (832 views)
  2. JUST IN: Metro seeks developer proposals for Braddock Road station (807 views)
  3. Feds accuse Alexandria-based computer forensics firm leaders of hiding Russian ownership (747 views)
  4. Morning Notes for September 24, 2026 (473 views)

📅 Upcoming events

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

☀️ Friday’s forecast

It will be mostly sunny with a high of around 72°F. Expect a north wind at 11 to 14 mph, with gusts reaching up to 23 mph. Overnight, the weather will be mostly clear with a low of about 56°F, and the north wind will continue at 10 to 13 mph, with gusts up to 18 mph. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself.”
– George Bernard Shaw

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

Thanks for reading!

Asbestos removal drains $3M from Alexandria City Hall renovation budget

By James Cullum
Brick municipal building with a tall white steeple under renovation; construction barriers line the street in front of a fenced site.
City Hall renovations (staff photo by James Cullum)

Alexandria’s City Hall renovation faced a major challenge this summer with the removal of additional asbestos, city staff told City Council on Tuesday (Sept. 22).

Contractors working on the massive renovation project spent 10 weeks and more than $3 million in reserve funds to demolish and safely remove an entire section of asbestos-contaminated wall facing King Street that was installed in the 1960s.

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Feds accuse Alexandria-based computer forensics firm leaders of hiding Russian ownership

By James Cullum
The statue of Justice outside the Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse in Alexandria (staff photo by James Cullum)

The founder and the CEO of an Alexandria-based digital forensics software firm have been arrested after allegedly hiding that the company is owned and controlled by Russian nationals with Russian technology, according to the U.S. Department of Justice.

Oxygen Forensics Inc. founder and co-owner Oleg Sergeyevich Davydov, 52, was arrested Sunday [Sept. 20] at London Heathrow Airport before getting on a flight to Istanbul, and CEO Lee Reiber, 55, was arrested in Idaho the same day. Both were charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud, and the U.S. is trying to extradite Davydov.

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JUST IN: Metro seeks developer proposals for Braddock Road station

By Emily Leayman
Braddock Road Metro station proposal (via WMATA)

Metro is moving forward with seeking developers for the Braddock Road Metro station‘s kiss-and-ride area.

The Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority released a request for proposals today (Sept. 24) for a developer to construct a “new mixed-use, transit-oriented development.” Metro says its vision for the 3.4-acre property involves new housing, neighborhood-serving retail and other amenities near public transit.

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Mayor Gaskins proposes Croatian friendship city after Alexandria hosts World Cup team

By Emily Leayman
Mayor Alyia Gaskins welcomes Croatia’s national football team to the city, June 10, 2026 (staff photo by James Cullum)

Alexandria’s mayor wants to keep the connection going with Croatia after the city hosted the Croatian National Football Team as its World Cup home base.

At Alexandria City Council’s meeting Tuesday (Sept. 22), Mayor Alyia Gaskins proposed a memo to establish a friendship city with Osijek, Croatia.

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Morning Notes for September 24, 2026

By ALXnow.com
Mural of a vintage diving helmet on a bright turquoise wall beside a white building, with street and power lines nearby.
A mural in Old Town (staff photo by Emily Leayman)

License Plate Reader Locations to Be Shared — “The Alexandria Police Department will publish a map showing where its 61 license plate reader cameras are located, according to an answer added to the city’s website Tuesday. ‘Council has provided direction to publish a map of the camera locations,’ the question reads. ‘When can a map be posted?’ The answer is one sentence: ‘By October 1, 2026, a map will be published.'” [Alexandria Brief]

First Community Session on APD Technology Use Set for Evening — The Alexandria Police Department will host a session on the use and governance of public safety technology and gather input from 6:30-7:30 p.m. Sept. 24 at Duncan Branch Library. The next will be 6:30-7:30 p.m. Oct. 7 at Patrick Henry Recreation Center. [City of Alexandria]

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ALXnow Daily Debrief for Sep 23, 2026

By ALXnow.com
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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 — Sep 23, 2026.

Here are today’s most-read articles:

  1. Potomac Yard restaurant staff recount fighting off attempted robber with grill scraper (1822 views)
  2. Alexandria STEM standout heads to GMU after award-winning high school career (553 views)
  3. Morning Notes for September 23, 2026 (400 views)

📅 Upcoming events

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

🌤️ Thursday’s forecast

Expect partly sunny skies with a high near 65°F, and a northeast wind blowing at 11 to 13 mph, with gusts reaching up to 22 mph. During the night, it’ll be partly cloudy with temperatures dropping to around 52°F and a north wind at 6 to 9 mph. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“Success is not final, failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.”
– Winston Churchill

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

Thanks for reading!

City Council defers new public conduct restrictions at meetings until December

By James Cullum
The Alexandria City Council (staff photo by James Cullum)

The Alexandria City Council on Tuesday night (Sept. 22) deferred a plan to restrict public behavior in Council Chambers.

City Council took the advice of City Attorney Cheran Ivery to defer the plan, which states that Mayor Alyia Gaskins can oust any public speaker who makes “personal attacks” against City Council members, makes “off-topic” comments or participates in political campaigning. Other amended rules limit the size of signs residents can bring to City Council meetings and ban selfie sticks.

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ALX Pink Gala supporting breast cancer care returns Friday to Old Town

By James Cullum
Three women in pink dresses pose together at a pink-themed gala, smiling at a round table with pink décor and drinks nearby.
As seen at the ALX Pink Gala (via ALX Pink Gala)

It’s time to dig the pink dress or suit out of the closet, because tickets are still available for the third annual ALX Pink Gala.

The ALX Pink Gala will return to the ALX Community Atrium at 277 S. Washington Street in Old Town on Friday, Sept. 25. Tickets cost $125 apiece, and $175 to attend a rooftop VIP reception. Proceeds will benefit the Breast Cancer Collective, an Alexandria-based nonprofit that helps women in underserved communities get access to breast cancer screening, diagnosis and treatment.

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March starting in Alexandria to rally for Virginia data center moratorium

By Emily Leayman
Exterior entrance to Plaza 500 with glass doors, brick walls, and a brick walkway lined by planters and trash cans.
A commercial building at Plaza 500 (via Google Maps)

Organizations and residents opposed to planned data center development just outside city limits are leading a march starting in Alexandria’s West End.

At 12 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, the march will run from Aslin Beer Company (950 S. Pickett Street) to the Plaza 500 center (6295 Edsall Road in Lincolnia) where data centers and a proposed substation are planned.

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Alexandria STEM standout heads to GMU after award-winning high school career

By Emily Leayman
Young man in a black tuxedo and bow tie smiling in a library setting.
David De Costa (courtesy of De Costa family)

It’s been quite the whirlwind in the past few years for Bishop Ireton High School graduate David De Costa.

De Costa had been named a 2026 U.S. Presidential Scholars Program nominee for Virginia. Locally, the 18-year-old was the high school winner of the George Washington Legacy Foundation Essay Contest, earning a chance to participate in Alexandria’s George Washington Birthday Parade on Feb. 14 and the Friendship Firehouse Annual Breakfast on Feb. 16.

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