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ALXnow Daily Debrief for Jul 1, 2026

By ALXnow.com

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 — Jul 1, 2026.

Here are today’s most-read articles:

  1. Original family owners sell 74-year-old Arlandria apartment complex (947 views)
  2. Ribbon cut on Alexandria’s massive RiverRenew sewer system overhaul (603 views)
  3. Virginia budget provides $1M to rehabilitate Alexandria’s historic Freedom House Museum (486 views)

📅 Upcoming events

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

☀️ Thursday’s forecast

Expect sunny and hot conditions with temperatures reaching around 102 degrees and heat index values climbing to 109. A gentle west wind will blow at 3 to 5 mph. Thursday night will be clear with temperatures dropping to about 80 degrees, accompanied by a light southwest wind. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

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

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

Thanks for reading!

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Original family owners sell 74-year-old Arlandria apartment complex

By James Cullum
Glebe House Apartments in Arlandria (via Google Maps)

After an Arlandria apartment complex has been owned by the same family for more than 70 years, the owner has sold the property and retired.

Joann Poladian Belknap recently sold the 213-unit, three-building Glebe House Apartments complex at 25 W. Glebe Road to Maryland-based Rock Creek Property Group for $29.5 million. After managing the 2.5-acre property for nearly 40 years with her Potomac Management Company, Belknap has officially retired and moved to Myrtle Beach, S.C.

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8th Congressional District candidate forum set for next week in Alexandria

By Emily Leayman
Shiloh Baptist Church and the NAACP Alexandria Branch will host a candidate forum for the 8th Congressional District race on July 9, 2026 (via Shiloh Baptist Church)

Candidates for the 8th Congressional District will gather in Alexandria for a candidate forum next week.

Shiloh Baptist Church and the NAACP Alexandria Branch will host the candidate forum at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 9 in the Shiloh Baptist Church Worship Center (1401 Jamieson Avenue). Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.

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WEATHER ALERT: Extreme Heat Warning issued as Alexandria offers cooling centers

By ALXnow.com
The waterfront of Old Town, seen from the Woodrow Wilson Bridge (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

The hottest weather of the year has arrived in Alexandria.

The National Weather Service upgraded the earlier watch to an Extreme Heat Warning for Alexandria and other parts of the D.C. region from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday and Friday. The real-feel heat index could reach 111 degrees Thursday and 112 Friday.

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Around Town

Crooked Beat Records aims for August reopening at new home in Del Ray

By James Cullum
Crooked Beat Records is moving to 2101B Mount Vernon Avenue in Del Ray (staff photo by James Cullum)

Crooked Beat Records is staying in Del Ray.

Store owner Bill Daly announced on Tuesday (June 30) that the record store is expected to open at its new 2101B Mount Vernon Avenue location in August. Daly and his staff were forced to close their previous basement location up the street at 2417 Mount Vernon Avenue after significant flooding in January.

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Ribbon cut on Alexandria’s massive RiverRenew sewer system overhaul

By James Cullum
The RiverRenew ribbon cutting on July 1, 2026 (staff photo by James Cullum)

Alexandria leaders cut the ribbon today (Wednesday) on RiverRenew, the city’s largest infrastructure project in history.

The project replaces Old Town’s 19th-century combined sewer system with a 12-foot-wide, two-mile-long waterfront tunnel system and sewer infrastructure to divert approximately 120 million gallons of raw sewage from flowing into the Potomac River every year.

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Virginia budget provides $1M to rehabilitate Alexandria’s historic Freedom House Museum

By Emily Leayman
Freedom House Museum (staff photo by Katie Taranto)

Alexandria’s Freedom House Museum has received $1 million in Virginia’s approved two-year budget to support its continued renovations.

The $1 million in state funding provided in the 2027 fiscal year and matching city funds through the Office of Historic Alexandria will support interior rehabilitation and accessibility improvements at 1315 Duke Street. Historic Alexandria director Gretchen M. Bulova told ALXnow the upgrades will provide public access to the basement where enslaved men were held when it was home to one of the country’s largest slave trading companies.

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Morning Notes for July 1, 2026

By ALXnow.com
Overlooking the 100 block of King Street in Old Town (staff photo by Emily Leayman)

On This Day in Alexandria History — “On July 1, 1958, more than 30 people were injured when two passenger trains collided at Union Station. A Seaboard Airline train was unloading passengers when a Chesapeake & Ohio streamliner came into the station on the same northbound tracks and rammed into the Seaboard.” [Historic Alexandria]

King Street Work Near Alexandria City High School to Begin July 6 — “Scheduled work will enhance pedestrian, bicycle, and transit infrastructure in the project area and includes the expansion of two bus stops near the school. Scheduled work will improve access to Alexandria City High School by enhancing pedestrian, transit, and bicycle infrastructure in the area. Improvements include expanded bus stops near the school, safer connections for students walking or biking, and roadway changes that support safer and more organized pick-up and drop-off activities while improving access to the existing transportation network.” [City of Alexandria]

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ALXnow Daily Debrief for Jun 30, 2026

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 — Jun 30, 2026.

Here are today’s most-read articles:

  1. Virginia Railway Express buys former freight yard in Alexandria (971 views)
  2. Gun restrictions, paid leave and foam container ban: Virginia bills taking effect on July 1 (471 views)
  3. Family of man who died in Alexandria police custody demands accountability at hearing (465 views)
  4. Alexandria’s Bastille, Andy’s Pizza collect awards at regional RAMMYS (416 views)
  5. Morning Notes for June 30, 2026 (382 views)

📅 Upcoming events

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

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⛅️ Wednesday’s forecast

There is a slight chance of showers between 1pm and 2pm, followed by a chance of showers and thunderstorms after 2pm. Expect sunny and hot conditions, with temperatures reaching near 99 degrees and heat index values as high as 106. A southwest wind will blow at 6 to 8 mph, with a 20% chance of precipitation. Wednesday night will be mostly clear with a low of around 77, and the south wind will range from 6 to 9 mph, with gusts up to 20 mph. See more from Weather.gov.

💡 Quote of the Day

“The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.”
– Walt Disney

🌅 Tonight’s sunset

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