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ALXnow Daily Debrief for Jun 10, 2026

By ALXnow.com

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 — Jun 10, 2026.

Here are today’s most-read articles:

  1. Hotel AKA to be rebranded into a Marriott Autograph Collection hotel (1005 views)
  2. APD to focus on Alexandria’s crime hotspots in new safety plan (888 views)
  3. First look: Inside Old Town’s newest ultra high-end townhomes (803 views)
  4. Morning Notes for June 10, 2026 (551 views)

📅 Upcoming events

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

☀️ Thursday’s forecast

Expect mostly sunny weather with a high of 96°F and heat index values reaching 104°F. There’s a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms after 3 PM, with west winds at 5 to 8 mph. Thursday night will be mostly cloudy, with a low of 73°F and a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly before midnight. Winds will calm to 5 mph. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“Do what you can, with what you have, where you are.”
– Theodore Roosevelt

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

Thanks for reading!

APD to focus on Alexandria’s crime hotspots in new safety plan

By James Cullum
Alexandria Police Department officers at the unveiling of the Holland Lane Restoration Project, May 28, 2026 (staff photo by James Cullum)

On Tuesday night, Police Chief Tarrick McGuire unveiled blueprints for the creation of the Alexandria Police Department’s new public safety plan.

McGuire told City Council the plan will be developed over the next year, and it includes the deployment of officers to crime hotspots identified by the city’s crime data. He said the plan is organized around five pillars — geographical policing and accountability, building relationships in the community, evidence-based strategies and enforcement, assessing crime data and using technology to reduce and enforce crime.

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State budget impasse leaves uncertainty as Alexandria School Board lines up final budget

By Emily Leayman
Superintendent Melanie Kay-Wyatt talks about a proposed policy change on student publications at the May 8, 2025, School Board meeting (staff photo by James Cullum)

The Alexandria City School Board held a work session yesterday (June 9) to decide adds and deletes from the budget before final approval, but the state budget impasse leaves future funding for compensation and other items unresolved.

Several of the 38 add/delete proposals that had at least four co-sponsors received support to be added into the Alexandria City Public Schools budget. The School Board will vote on the final budget tomorrow (June 11).

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Hotel AKA to be rebranded into a Marriott Autograph Collection hotel

By James Cullum
Hotel AKA in Old Town North (via Google Maps)

Hotel AKA in Old Town North will transition into a Marriott Autograph Collection on June 17, according to the Washington Business Journal.

Electra American, which acquired the 180-room former Holiday Inn at 625 First Street in 2021, made the deal to change the hotel brand. The hotel was redesigned by Italian architect Piero Lissoni, then renovated and reopened as Hotel AKA in 2023.

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Morning Notes for June 10, 2026

By ALXnow.com
The Tall Ship Providence sails on the Potomac River (staff photo by James Cullum)

On This Day in Alexandria History — “On June 10, 1919, Alexandria held a homecoming parade for local men who had served in the Great War. Several hundred men from Alexandria served in the war and nearly a hundred marched in the parade which at King and Patrick streets and ended at Washington and Prince streets. The band from Fort Myer and former members of the Alexandria Light Infantry were among those who participated in the procession.” [Historic Alexandria]

Alexandria Resident’s Hazardous Material Release in Storm Drain — “Ahmad Adawi, of Fairfax, and Suhib Derbas, of Alexandria, are accused of intentionally releasing hazardous substances directly into stormwater drains, the Arlington County Office of the Fire Marshal announced (Tuesday).” [ARLnow]

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ALXnow Daily Debrief for Jun 9, 2026

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 — Jun 9, 2026.

Here are today’s most-read articles:

  1. Alexandria seeks $35M in VDOT grants for King Street, Mount Vernon Avenue projects (1042 views)
  2. Alexandria City Council to vote on relocating polling place after 63 years (845 views)
  3. Boutiques to hold ‘Shop the Checkers’ to welcome Croatian team to Alexandria (531 views)
  4. Morning Notes for June 9, 2026 (503 views)
  5. New coffee table book offers glimpse inside Old Town’s historic homes (502 views)

📅 Upcoming events

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

⛈️ Wednesday’s forecast

Showers and thunderstorms are possible this afternoon, especially after 2 p.m., with mostly cloudy skies and a high near 88°F. Winds will be from the south at around 9 mph, and there is a 50% chance of precipitation. Tonight, there’s a chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7 p.m. The skies will clear up partially, with a low around 72°F and southwest winds of 3 to 6 mph. The chance of precipitation is 30%. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“Life is what happens when you’re busy making other plans.”
– John Lennon

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

Thanks for reading!

Alexandria City Council to vote on relocating polling place after 63 years

By James Cullum
Voting in Alexandria (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Alexandria’s City Council will soon decide on moving a polling place that’s been active since Aug. 27, 1963.

That’s just one day before the historic civil rights March on Washington. For 63 years, the Blessed Sacrament Precinct at Blessed Sacrament Church (1427 W. Braddock Road) has been the polling place for parts of central Alexandria on primary and election days. City staff will ask City Council at its meeting tonight (June 9) to send the matter to its public hearing docket set for June 13.

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New coffee table book offers glimpse inside Old Town’s historic homes

By James Cullum
Carlyle House in Alexandria (staff photo by Vernon Miles)

Gawkers peeking into the windows of historic homes in Old Town need look no further.

On June 16, publisher Simon & Schuster will release “Old Town Style: Inside Alexandria’s Most Beautiful Historic Homes.” In its 253 pages, Robert Weinhagen Jr., president of the Historic Alexandria Foundation, goes inside 44 homes built within the Colonial, Federal and Victorian periods.

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City targets summer 2027 start date for flood mitigation project in northern Del Ray

By Emily Leayman
Illustration of a proposed culvert during future construction of the Commonwealth, Ashby, and Glebe Flood Mitigation Project (via City of Alexandria)

The city is getting ready for a potential 2027 start date on one of its biggest projects to address stormwater flooding in Lynhaven and the northern part of Del Ray.

The city held a meeting on the Commonwealth, Ashby, and Glebe Flood Mitigation Project last Thursday (June 4) at the Leonard “Chick” Armstrong Recreation Center. Since the last community meeting in 2025, the project has received final design plans, and the city is preparing to solicit a construction contractor. It is also coordinating with utility owners for utility relocation to accommodate new stormwater infrastructure. Summer 2027 is the tentative construction start date.

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Alexandria seeks $35M in VDOT grants for King Street, Mount Vernon Avenue projects

By James Cullum
Plans to overhaul King Street access road near the Bradlee Shopping Center (image via City of Alexandria)

Alexandria City Manager Jim Parajon is asking for City Council’s permission to apply for $35 million in state funding for two transportation projects approved in 2024.

City Council will consider Parajon’s proposal to apply for the Virginia Department of Transportation SMART SCALE funding at its meeting tonight (June 9). The funding requests include $27 million in mobility enhancements along King Street between Quaker Lane and Menokin Drive, and up to $8 million for pedestrian improvements on Mount Vernon Avenue at the intersections with Executive Avenue and Russell Road in the city’s Arlandria neighborhood. The city has a deadline of Aug. 1 to submit projects to VDOT for consideration.

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Morning Notes for June 9, 2026

By ALXnow.com
A cyclist on the Woodrow Wilson Bridge (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Metro CEO Calls Region’s Bus Fares Inconsistent — “Over the past two years, a fare-evasion rate of 70% has been widely reported for Metrobus service. At the meeting, [Metro CEO Randy] Clarke said that the figure includes some who may just be confused about whether to pay. ‘Alexandria is free, Montgomery County went free, Prince George’s went free … Loudoun’s half-free, half-not,’ Clarke told NVTC members.” [ARLnow]

Expect More Traffic Near Croatian Team’s Home Base — “There will be a heavy police presence, including officers from the Alexandria, Arlington, and Fairfax County Police Departments, and heavier traffic than usual on Wednesday, June 10, in the 3900 Block of W Braddock Rd., from approximately 3:30 to 8:30 p.m., due to a ticketed event at Episcopal High School.” [Alexandria Police Department]

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