The heat wave is back in Alexandria this week.
The National Weather Service issued a Heat Advisory for Alexandria from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday. The real-feel heat index could climb as high as 106 degrees.
A 21-year-old Alexandria man faces a slew of charges after allegedly destroying multiple license plate reader cameras and their attached solar panels across the city.
A city resident alerted police on the morning of Tuesday, June 16, that a man parked a dark-colored Subaru Forester on the curb next to a Flock Safety Automatic License Plate Reader camera outside Francis C. Hammond Middle School (4646 Seminary Road) “and climbed on top of the vehicle to destroy the Flock ALPR camera at that location with a baseball bat,” according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.
Hi Alexandria,
My name is Drew, and I wanted to take a moment to tell you about what I’ve been working on as I try to make my way in the world.
This past year, I took a leap that honestly scared me. I challenged the comfortable path I’d been on and built something new with trusted partners and friends: a local roofing and home‑exterior company called All Team Exteriors. On paper, it’s a business. But in my heart, it’s something much more personal than that.
I don’t just want to make a living here — I want to contribute something meaningful to a place that’s helped mold me.
Why I started All Team Exteriors
I’ve worked in environments where professionalism, follow‑through, and integrity weren’t optional — they were the baseline. But when it came to home services, especially roofing, I saw how often homeowners were left frustrated, confused, or ignored. Slow responses. Vague communication. Contractors disappearing mid‑project.
And I thought:
Someone young, hungry, and honest should try to fix this.
So… I’m giving it everything I’ve got.
What I’m trying to build
All Team Exteriors isn’t a giant corporation. It’s not some out-of-state outfit with a call center. It’s me — and a small team of people committed to doing things the right way. We spent an extensive amount of time training under a perennial award-winning roofing company in Arizona this winter and learned what great looks like.
We’re bringing modern tools, photo-documented inspections, real-time updates, fast communication, and a “do what we say we’ll do” mentality. Not because it looks good in a brochure, but because that’s how I’d want someone to treat my own family.
So far we are off to an absolutely amazing start. It’s been a great first summer and we’d love to help you as well. You can give us a call anytime at 703-705-7207 for an absolutely free inspection and estimate on your roof, siding, gutters, doors, and windows. I’d love to have a chance to swing by and meet you and take a look at how we can work together to make your home safer and more secure.
Thanks for taking the time to read this, and I sincerely hope we can help you and your family soon.
Italian restaurant Floriana is set to occupy restaurant space in the Atrium Building in Old Town, but permitting has delayed the opening.
Floriana is leasing space in the Atrium Building at 277 S. Washington Street, replacing a vacancy left by Virginia’s Darling and Mae’s Market. This will be Floriana’s second D.C.-area location, joining the original D.C. location that opened in 1979 and later moved to 1602 17th Street NW. The new location is being led by owner Jamie Branda and co-owner Dino Tapper, son of restaurant founder Floriana Nestore.
On This Day in Alexandria History — “On July 14, 1965, the Board of Architectural Review for the Old and Historic Alexandria District approved the design for the plaza, fountain and subterranean garage at Market Square. The project, part of a much larger “urban renewal” project to revitalize six deteriorated commercial blocks in the downtown area, paved the way for the demolition of dozens of early buildings fronting King, North Royal and North Fairfax Streets, as well as structures and stalls associated with the market near City Hall. Although controversial even at that time, the authorization supported the concept of opening up Market Square as a community gathering space, rather than the maintaining the jumbled marketplace that had developed over 200 years, and had been largely hidden from surrounding streets for decades.” [Historic Alexandria]
Mentor Open House at Beatley Library Today — “Please help us by signing up to be a mentor and helping young people see that adults in this community care about them and want the best for them. This Tuesday, July 14, we are hosting our mentoring open house. This event will be held at the Beatley Library from 5:30 to 7 p.m.” [Mayor Alyia Gaskins/Facebook]
ALIVE! is hosting Truck-A-Palooza!, a volunteer truck driver recruitment and training event on Sunday, September 20, from 3:00 to 5:00 pm at 801 South Payne Street, and you’re invited!
Whether you’re new to ALIVE! or have volunteered with us in other roles, Truck-A-Palooza is a fun, hands-on opportunity to learn what it takes to be part of our volunteer truck driver team. You’ll discover the different ways our drivers and navigators support the community, from picking up and delivering furniture to rescuing and distributing food throughout Alexandria.
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 — Jul 13, 2026.
- 7:30 am: Morning Notes for July 13, 2026 | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:15 am: Alexandria average home price tops $850K as sales rise during 2026’s first half | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:15 am: JUST IN: Dog may have accidentally started fire at West End home, owner says | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:45 am: PHOTOS: Alexandria’s 277th birthday fireworks proceed on the waterfront despite rain | 🗣️ Comments
- 1:45 pm: Teams of local scientists to map ‘extreme heat islands’ in Alexandria and neighboring counties | 🗣️ Comments
- 2:45 pm: Alexandria children’s book author starts Finch & Squirrel to mentor self-publishing writers | 🗣️ Comments
- 3:45 pm: Fired Alexandria sheriff’s deputy allegedly agreed to smuggle drugs to inmate for $500 | 🗣️ Comments
Here are today’s most-read articles:
- JUST IN: Dog may have accidentally started fire at West End home, owner says (1643 views)
- Fired Alexandria sheriff’s deputy allegedly agreed to smuggle drugs to inmate for $500 (1190 views)
- Alexandria average home price tops $850K as sales rise during 2026’s first half (668 views)
- Morning Notes for July 13, 2026 (590 views)
- PHOTOS: Alexandria’s 277th birthday fireworks proceed on the waterfront despite rain (427 views)
- Alexandria children’s book author starts Finch & Squirrel to mentor self-publishing writers (413 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Tuesday in Alexandria, from our event calendar.
☀️ Tuesday’s forecast
The weather will be sunny, with temperatures reaching a high of 91°F. Winds will be calm, shifting to the southwest at about 5 mph in the afternoon. At night, skies will remain clear, with temperatures dropping to around 72°F and southwest winds at 5 to 7 mph. See more from Weather.gov.
💡 Quote of the Day
“Change your thoughts and you change your world.”
– Norman Vincent Peale
🌅 Tonight’s sunset
Thanks for reading!
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More details have been released about a fired Alexandria sheriff’s deputy going to court next month after allegedly attempting to smuggle drugs to an inmate in the city jail.
During the first week in April, an inmate at the detention center informed the Alexandria Sheriff’s Office that at least one sworn officer had given an inmate food items and narcotics. A widespread investigation found then-Deputy Sheriff Amarachukwu W. Igwe had an “overly familiar relationship with a male inmate,” according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.
Navigating the world of book publishing can be an overwhelming task for new authors, and that’s where Alexandria resident Barbara Leary wants to step in.
Leary founded Finch & Squirrel as a literary mentorship studio providing coaching, resources and indie publishing services for writers of all skill levels. The studio recently celebrated three debut authors on publication of their first children’s books — “When There Are More Than Two” by George Mason University communications professional Buzz McClain, “Jack’s Journey: One Kitty, Three Cities” by Leary’s friend Lynn Hays and “Would a Kitten Do That?” by Alexandria Tutoring Consortium tutor Sherry Harowitz.
If parts of Alexandria are feeling the heat more than others, heat islands may be to blame.
The temperature is forecast to be 100 degrees on Thursday (July 16), when more than 30 teams will fan out to identify the hottest areas across Alexandria, Arlington and Fairfax County. The teams from George Mason University’s Virginia Climate Center and Faith Alliance for Climate Solutions will monitor temperature and humidity variations at 30 locations as part of their “Urban Heat Island Mapping Project.”
Alexandria’s 277th birthday ended with a bang and a fizzle on Saturday (July 11), as the evening of entertainment at Oronoco Bay Park was capped with a dazzling fireworks show and a brief rainstorm.
Raindrops started to fall just before 9:30 p.m. as the Alexandria Symphony Orchestra started to play Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, sending hundreds of people under cover of tents and umbrellas at the very start of the fireworks. The evening was otherwise overcast and cool, and city leaders, the town crier and poet laureate rang in the annual celebration onstage and handed out birthday cupcakes from Wegmans.
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