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Morning Notes for December 29, 2025

By ALXnow.com
As seen around Old Town Alexandria and Waterfront Park (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

First Night Alexandria Returning for NYE — “First Night Alexandria will bring hours of live music and performances, family-friendly fun and fireworks to Old Town and Carlyle for New Year’s Eve next week. In its 31st year, the annual holiday festival includes a packed schedule of activities and arts, culminating in a countdown to midnight at the Old Town waterfront.” [ALXnow]

Chamber Releases 2026 Agenda — “The Alexandria Chamber of Commerce has officially released its 2026 Legislative Agenda—their most important advocacy document of the year. Crafted by Chamber members, the agenda reflects the collective voice and priorities of Alexandria’s business community and outlines how the Chamber will advocate on their members’ behalf in the year ahead and beyond.” [Alexandria Living Magazine]

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ALXnow Daily Debrief for Dec 26, 2025

By ALXnow.com

Good Friday 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 — Dec 26, 2025.

Here are today’s most-read articles:

  1. Morning Notes for December 26, 2025 (815 views)
  2. Firefighters make rescue from flipped vehicle in North Ridge (690 views)
  3. Plaintiffs in Zoning for Housing lawsuit file notice of appeal (451 views)
  4. Most and Least Expensive: December 23, 2025 (241 views)

Since it’s Friday, we’ve also compiled a list of the most-read articles of the week, below.

  1. Man arrested after robbery and barricade in Del Ray (4590 views)
  2. Police investigating assault and robbery at bus stop in Alexandria West (3874 views)
  3. Waterskiing Santa returns to Old Town waterfront for 40th annual Christmas Eve show (2818 views)
  4. Annual New Year’s Eve music, fireworks and performances returning to Old Town (2120 views)
  5. Man stabbed early Saturday morning in Landmark (2083 views)
  6. UpCycle Creative Reuse Center reopens in new location after six-month closure (1364 views)
  7. Former mayor getting settled into new leadership role with regional parks (1344 views)

📅 Upcoming events

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

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🌤️ Saturday’s forecast

Expect a partly sunny day with highs near 43 and a north wind between 8-10 mph. Saturday night will be mostly cloudy with lows around 32. The northeast wind around 5 mph will become calm in the evening. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.”
– Plutarch

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

We hope you have a great weekend, Alexandria!

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Firefighters make rescue from flipped vehicle in North Ridge

By James Cullum
Overturned vehicle on W. Braddock Road on Dec. 25, 2025 (via Alexandria Firefighters, Inc. IAFF Local 2141/Facebook)

The Alexandria Fire Department rescued two people stuck inside a flipped vehicle in North Ridge on Wednesday.

The vehicle flipped near the intersection of W. Braddock Road and Davis Avenue at around 1:30 p.m. after the driver crashed into a tree. Firefighters rescued the two occupants within 15 minutes, according to AFD dispatches. Both were transported to a hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

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Arlington & Alexandria City/County Managers Public Meeting

By League of Women Voters of Arlington & Alexandria City (LWVAAC)

The League of Women Voters of Arlington and Alexandria City, in partnership with Arlington County Public Library, invites you to an open discussion on managing local government in a changing environment.

Join Arlington County Manager Mark Schwartz and Alexandria City Manager Jim Parajon for a conversation about how local governments are adapting to shifts in federal funding and changes at the state level. The discussion will explore how these evolving conditions may impact local priorities, services, and decision-making in our communities.

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Alexandria helped lower impaired driving deaths in the region, new data shows

By Scott McCaffrey
Metropolitan Police Department Assistant Chief Carlos Heraud helps launch the 2025 St. Patrick's Day SoberRide effort (via Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments)

Alexandria recorded no traffic fatalities related to impaired driving in 2024 for the second year in a row, according to new data.

Regional deaths connected to impaired driving were down 26% from 2023 to 2024, according to a report by the Washington Regional Alcohol Program (WRAP) and Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments. The report recorded 74 fatalities connected to alcohol- and/or drug-related crashes last year — down from 100 recorded in 2023 and below the five-year average of 90.

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Plaintiffs in Zoning for Housing lawsuit file notice of appeal

By Katie Taranto
The Alexandria courthouse in Old Town (staff photo by James Cullum)

After a judge dismissed their case last month, plaintiffs in Alexandria’s Zoning for Housing/Housing for All lawsuit have announced a notice of appeal.

Under The Coalition for a Livable Alexandria, several Old Town residents are seeking to overturn a Circuit Court decision upholding Alexandria’s Zoning for Housing/Housing for All initiative last month. The group announced its intent to appeal in an email on Wednesday.

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Morning Notes for December 26, 2025

By ALXnow.com
At the Scottish Christmas Walk Parade in Old Town, Dec. 6, 2024 (staff photo by James Cullum)

Firefighters Make Rescue, Battle Holiday Blazes — “A busy holiday for our members. This evening, Engine 206 and Tower 203 arrived first due at a garden apartment fire in Maris Avenue. Yesterday crews worked to extricate one person from an overturned vehicle on West Braddock Road. Crews also assisted Fairfax County on a 2 alarm fire on Little River Turnpike.”[Alexandria Firefighters, Inc. IAFF Local 2141]

Transportation Funding Hangs in Balance — “Virginia’s transportation system is massive, with about 129,000 lane miles of roads and roughly 5,900 miles of rail criss-crossing the commonwealth, according to the Virginia Department of Transportation and a 2022 Virginia Statewide Rail Plan. There’s always some kind of improvement or expansion underway, leaving drivers and commuters wondering when relief will arrive. But before unpacking what projects Virginians can expect in 2026, federal funding looms as a major factor shaping what moves forward — and what does not.” [Virginia Mercury]

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ALXnow Daily Debrief for Dec 23, 2025

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 — Dec 23, 2025.

Here are today’s most-read articles:

  1. Man arrested after robbery and barricade in Del Ray (1948 views)
  2. Former mayor getting settled into new leadership role with regional parks (420 views)
  3. UpCycle Creative Reuse Center reopens in new location after six-month closure (335 views)

📅 Upcoming events

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

☀️ Wednesday’s forecast

Expect sunny skies and a high of 51 today, with northwest winds at 6-14 mph and gusts up to 25 mph. Tonight, there’s a 30% chance of rain and snow from 1am to 4am, followed by a chance of rain after 4am, with temperatures around 35 and light southerly winds. On Christmas Day, the chance of rain continues until 1pm, and the high will be near 53, with winds shifting from south to northwest during the afternoon. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“The greatest glory in living lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.”
– Nelson Mandela

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

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Annual New Year’s Eve music, fireworks and performances returning to Old Town

By Katie Taranto
First Night Alexandria fireworks (via First Night Alexandria/Facebook)

First Night Alexandria will bring hours of live music and performances, family-friendly fun and fireworks to Old Town and Carlyle for New Year’s Eve next week.

In its 31st year, the annual holiday festival includes a packed schedule of activities and arts, culminating in a countdown to midnight at the Old Town waterfront.

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Former mayor getting settled into new leadership role with regional parks

By Scott McCaffrey
Former Alexandria Mayor Justin Wilson (via Fairfax City)

Former Alexandria Mayor Justin Wilson is settling into his new role as executive director of NOVA Parks and says he has inherited an organization in good shape.

A “very diverse set of revenue” — with operations ranging from golf courses to waterparks — allows the regional body to “weather various storms,” said Wilson during a presentation to the Fairfax City Council earlier this month. He was named the organization’s next executive director in August and began serving in October.

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