With a variety of engaging summer camps, Alexandria children can develop new passions and continue learning even when school is out.
Here are the nominees for “Best Summer Camp in Alexandria” as part of our returning ALXnow Readers’ Choice awards.
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.
This recurring Most and Least Expensive Home feature is sponsored by Adrianna Vallario of Compass. Based in the North Ridge area of Alexandria City, Adrianna is more than just a real estate agent – she is a trusted advisor, relocation expert, and community advocate.In October 2026, 26 detached homes sold, 50 condos sold, and 41 townhomes sold. Detached home sales are down 40% when compared to the same time period last year, condos are down 52%, and townhomes are down 18%.
Most Expensive Detached Home Sales:
- $2,950,000 – 3400 Saylor Place 5 Bedrooms, 5.5 Bathrooms, 5,864 Sqft, Listed by D.S.A. Properties & Investments LLC
- $2,500,000 – 2100 Mount Vernon Ave Commercial and Residential Property – Listed by Corcoran McEnearney
- $2,250,000 – 808 Oronoco St 4 Bedrooms, 3.5 Bathrooms, 2,420 Sqft, Listed by Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.
- $2,095,000 – 2504 Leslie Ave 4 Bedrooms, 4.5 Bathrooms, 3,356 Sqft, Listed by TTR Sotheby’s International Realty
Least Expensive Townhome Sales:
- $525,000 – 115 Wesmond Dr 2 Bedrooms, 1 Bathroom, 1,088 Sqft, Listed by Samson Properties
- $625,000 – 206 N Payne St 1 Bedroom, 1 Bathroom, 702 Sqft, Listed by Real Property Management Pros
- $639,900 – 932 Harrison Cir 2 Bedrooms, 2.5 Bathrooms, 1,935 Sqft, Listed by Long & Foster Real Estate
- $665,000 – 5405 Richenbacher Ave 3 Bedrooms, 2 full/2 half bathrooms, 2,310 Sqft, Listed by Long & Foster Real Estate, Inc.
If you have any questions about these listings, or are looking to make a move in the DMV, please contact Adrianna Vallario – Your Alexandria Real Estate Agent.
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]
Revolutionary Fitness is a semi-private strength and longevity training studio for adults 50+ at 215 N. Payne St. in Old Town. Registration for its 21-day Fall Into Fitness program closes this Saturday, October 31. Two spots remain.
The program is built for adults who never trained seriously, haven’t trained in years, or keep starting programs that don’t stick. Members get:
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.
- 3:30 am: Morning Notes for June 4, 2026 | 🗣️ Comments
- 5:15 am: Ukulele Club strikes a chord at Alexandria’s William Ramsay Elementary | 🗣️ Comments
- 6:30 am: Alexandria proposes converting parking spaces to pocket park in Del Ray | 🗣️ Comments
- 7:45 am: No bond for Maryland man after alleged gun brandishing in Taylor Run apartment | 🗣️ Comments
- 9:30 am: JUST IN: Old Town jewelry store theft suspect arrested in church basement | 🗣️ Comments
- 10:45 am: Alexandria to mark Pride Month with fair, markets, prom and bar crawl | 🗣️ Comments
- 11:45 am: ‘Now or Never’ art installation at Waterfront Park to align with sun on summer solstice | 🗣️ Comments
Here are today’s most-read articles:
- JUST IN: Old Town jewelry store theft suspect arrested in church basement (2061 views)
- Alexandria proposes converting parking spaces to pocket park in Del Ray (1586 views)
- Morning Notes for June 4, 2026 (475 views)
📅 Upcoming events
Here is what’s going on Friday in Alexandria, from our event calendar.
- 6:00 pm: Lost Boy Cider Friendship Night with CONEXUS
- 6:30 pm: Wear Orange Rally
- 👉 7:00 pm: Del Ray Poetry Reading
☀️ 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!
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Woodson High School
9525 Main Street
Fairfax, Virginia 22031
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Northern Virginia Fairfax Families for Safe Streets (NoVA FSS) cordially invites you to attend and support our upcoming World Day of Remembrance (WDoR) for Road Traffic Victims.
World Day of Remembrance is an annual event where we honor those whose lives were prematurely ended after being struck by a person driving. This year is particularly painful and sad as we think about the recent death of a 13-year-old Frost middle school student who was struck and killed by a person driving a truck on Pickett Road. We will also honor the nearly 30 other people (as of today’s date) who have been killed on Northern Virginia streets while, walking, biking, or rolling since last year’s day of remembrance.
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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.
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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.
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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.
A 37-year-old Maryland man is being held without bond after allegedly brandishing a handgun in an apartment in the Taylor Run neighborhood, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.
The suspect was arrested on April 5, soon after the victim reported that the father of her daughter took out a firearm, racked the slide and then pointed it at her and her son in the 2800 block of Seay Street, according to the affidavit. The suspect, a man from Landover, Md., was charged with being a violent felon in possession of a firearm, concealing a stolen firearm, two counts of reckless handling of a firearm, and two counts of brandishing a firearm.
Alexandria’s Department of Recreation, Parks & Cultural Activities (RPCA) has proposed the conversion of parking spaces to a pocket park in the Del Ray neighborhood.
The proposed pocket park would be located on a current parking island at 3000 Fulton Street at the Clifford and Commonwealth Avenues intersection. The parking island provides space for about five to six standard passenger vehicles.