Alexandria fits a remarkable amount of local news into 15 square miles.
On any given day there could be a City Council decision, an ACPS budget question, a West End development update, a new restaurant in Del Ray, or an Old Town parking fight. Keeping up with all of it takes time that many Alexandrians don’t have.
That’s why we’ve launched the ALXnow Daily Update podcast, now available via Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon and other podcast apps.
Each episode runs about 4-5 minutes and catches you up on ALXnow’s original reporting from the past day. It’s roughly the length of a walk down King Street, a lap around the Del Ray blocks with the dog, or the tail end of a drive home on the Parkway.
The Daily Update podcast publishes shortly after 4 p.m. each weekday, around the same time our free daily newsletter goes out to around 10,000 Alexandria inboxes.
The podcast is free and open to everyone — no Press Club membership required. It’s read by virtual hosts, which is a deliberate choice: it means producing a daily episode doesn’t pull our reporters away from reporting. The stories are ours. The narration is automated so that covering Alexandria always comes first.
The Daily Update follows the launch of a similar podcast on our sister site ARLnow last month.
We’re still making improvements, so feel free to send feedback after listening. Subscribe via the links above, or get a preview with the player below.
