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Alexandria City High School seniors will embark on new beginnings after walking the stage at tomorrow’s graduation at George Mason University’s EagleBank Arena in Fairfax.

The doors open at the arena (4400 University Drive) at 8 a.m. and the student processional begins at 8:45 a.m. for the class that Alexandria City Public Schools calls “the Class that Changes Tomorrow.”


Around Town

Alexandria writer John Adam Wasowicz’s eighth novel in his Old Town Mystery series is set against a murder on July 4.

In “Patriots Circle,” Wasowicz’s protagonist, attorney Mo Katz, is back investigating another murder. Katz is a modern day Sherlock Holmes, working out of his small office at 221B Wales Alley. The book will be released on June 15.


Around Town

Meet Layla, a pint-sized pup who will be your loyal companion once she warms up to you.

This 4-year-old dog is timid when meeting new people, but an Animal Welfare League of Alexandria volunteer told ALXnow patience goes a long way with her.


Event

July 9th, Revolutionary Fitness, Old Town Alexandria

Your bathroom scale can’t tell you if you’re losing fat or losing muscle. It can’t see the visceral fat wrapping around your organs. It can’t measure the bone density that determines whether you stay strong and independent into your 60s, 70s, and beyond.


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On This Day in Alexandria History — “On June 5, 1922, groundbreaking for the George Washington Masonic Memorial at Shuter’s Hill took place. Memorial association president Louis A. Watres and Charles H. Callahan, Past Master of Alexandria-Washington Lodge No. 22 turned the first dirt.” [Historic Alexandria]


News

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 — Jun 4, 2026.

Here are today’s most-read articles:

  1. JUST IN: Old Town jewelry store theft suspect arrested in church basement (2061 views)
  2. Alexandria proposes converting parking spaces to pocket park in Del Ray (1586 views)
  3. Morning Notes for June 4, 2026 (475 views)

📅 Upcoming events

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

☀️ Friday’s forecast

Expect a sunny day with a high of 93°F and calm winds shifting to the west at about 6 mph in the afternoon. Friday night will be partly cloudy with temperatures dropping to around 69°F and a gentle south wind blowing at 3 to 5 mph. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“Success is not how high you have climbed, but how you make a positive difference to the world.”
– Roy T. Bennett

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

Thanks for reading!


Around Town

Cameras will be rolling on Sunday, June 21 at Alexandria’s “Now or Never” installation at Waterfront Park in Old Town.

That’s the day of the summer solstice — the longest day of the year — and artist Alicia Eggert designed the installation at 1 Prince Street to align with the sun’s path from sunrise to sunset.


Around Town

An earlier version of this story said Metro would have a shutdown the weekend of June 19-21, but Metro has finished its Crystal City station project and cancelled the upcoming shutdown.

Members of Alexandria’s LGBTQ+ community are celebrating Pride Month with events throughout June.


News

A 23-year-old man suspected of smashing the front window of a jewelry store on King Street in Old Town this morning (June 4) was arrested a half hour after the incident in the basement of nearby Christ Church.

The Alexandria Police Department was notified that a suspect in a mask and wearing all black smashed a front window to the jewelry store in the 600 block of King Street and fled the scene on foot, according to radio dispatches.