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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 — Nov 26, 2025.

Here are today’s most-read articles:

  1. Free school breakfast bill will return to General Assembly, Del. Bennett-Parker says (370 views)
  2. Advocacy group continues calls for Alexandria to divest from Israel at Old Town vigil (345 views)
  3. After ACPS 10-year plan comes in $54M over budget, subcommittee pushes for cuts (305 views)

📅 Upcoming events

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

☁️ Thursday’s forecast

There was an error with the forecast, so it needs to be added manually. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“We may encounter many defeats, but we must not be defeated.”
– Maya Angelou

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

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Several roads in Del Ray will close tomorrow (Thursday) to accommodate the neighborhood’s 50th annual Turkey Trot.

Closures will be in effect from approximately 6-11:30 a.m., starting at Mount Vernon Avenue between Braddock Road and Glendale Avenue, according to an announcement from the Alexandria Police Department.


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A bill to provide elementary and secondary school students across Virginia with free breakfasts is heading back to the Virginia General Assembly.

The proposed bill by Del. Elizabeth Bennett-Parker (D-5) was killed in the House Appropriation’s Elementary & Secondary Education subcommittee in January due largely to its $29.2 million price tag.


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With less than a month until its adoption, city officials are pushing Alexandria City Public Schools leaders to make further cuts to the district’s 10-year Capital Improvements Program, stressing budget constraints.

The $340 million CIP proposal exceeds the city’s recommendation by $54.5 million and arrives during a period of expected citywide budget cuts. Officials underscored the need to limit budgets across the board during a City Council/School Board Subcommittee meeting on Monday night, which followed two ACPS work sessions to fine-tune the proposal.


Event

July 9th, Revolutionary Fitness, Old Town Alexandria

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Looking to get out on Thanksgiving and Plaid Friday?

Alexandria has lifted parking restrictions at metered spaces and residential permit parking districts throughout the city tomorrow (Thursday) and Friday.


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Dozens of protestors continued their calls for Alexandria to divest itself from Israel, decrying the tenuous ceasefire with Hamas that’s been in effect for a little more than a month.

Standing under the covered stage outside City Hall at Market Square on Tuesday night, members of Alexandria for Palestinian Human Rights and their supporters held a candlelight vigil and sang songs, read poems and asked the city to stop working with companies they accuse of war profiteering.


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New digital modernizations and a refreshed website are coming soon to Alex311, Alexandria’s customer service program.

Alex311 staff gave a presentation on the forthcoming redesign during last night’s City Council legislative meeting (Tuesday). The updates call for investment in tools like chatbots and virtual agents with multilingual capabilities.


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Mount Vernon Reopens After $40M Renovations — “For first time since January 2024, George Washington’s Mount Vernon has re-opened all first and second-floor Mansion rooms to the public. The reopening comes just in time for holiday events, including  Mount Vernon by Candlelight when visitors can step back in time with a 45-minute candlelit tour of the estate as we celebrate the build-up to the 250th anniversary of American Independence.” [Alexandria Living Magazine]

Volunteers Remove 500-Pound Junk From Trail — “Removing a 500lb + piece of trash is not an easy feat. Watch how we slowly removed it from the trail over the course of 2 weeks. Without 6 volunteers and over 3 hours of volunteer time this trash would still be sitting in the river.” [Friends of the Mount Vernon Trail]


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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 — Nov 25, 2025.

Here are today’s most-read articles:

  1. Alexandria needs to fill dozens of board, committee and commission vacancies (983 views)
  2. ‘Maman’ French-inspired cafe plans December opening in Old Town (802 views)
  3. Alexandria’s public housing authority suspends evictions amid reorganization (545 views)

📅 Upcoming events

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

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🌦️ Wednesday’s forecast

Expect rain before 7am, followed by patchy fog until 9am, then cloudy skies will gradually clear with a high near 70. A southwest wind will blow at 9-11 mph, gusting up to 21 mph. There’s a 30% chance of precipitation. Wednesday night will be partly cloudy and breezy, with a low of 38 and winds gusting up to 39 mph. Thanksgiving Day will be partly sunny with a high of 44, and winds gusting up to 28 mph. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“In the middle of difficulty lies opportunity.”
– Albert Einstein

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

Thanks for reading!