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11/11/2025

Veterans Day in Alexandria: Events, closures and deals for veterans
https://www.alxnow.com/2025/11/10/veterans-day-in-alexandria-events-closures-and-deals-for-veterans/

(ALXnow's No. 3 most-read article for Monday)

11/11/2025

APD investigating after suspects steal cash register from West End convenience store
https://www.alxnow.com/2025/11/10/police-armed-suspects-steal-cash-register-from-west-end-convenience-store/

(ALXnow's No. 2 most-read article for Monday)

11/11/2025

New speakeasy ‘Bar 86’ opens in Old Town with tiki bar atmosphere
https://www.alxnow.com/2025/11/10/new-speakeasy-bar-86-opens-in-old-town-with-tiki-bar-atmosphere/

(ALXnow's No. 1 most-read article for Monday)

11/11/2025

ALXnow Daily Debrief for Nov 10, 2025

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 -- Nov 10, 2025. 7:30 am: Morning Notes for November 10, 2025 | 🗣️ Comments9:00 am: Senate passes deal ...

10/11/2025

Freedom House Museum reopens after exterior renovations restore pre-Civil War appearance

The Freedom House Museum reopened last Thursday following over a year of exterior renovations to restore the building's pre-Civil War facade. Alexandria leaders cut the ribbon on the renovations during a ceremony Saturday afternoon, where Mayor Alyia Gaskins said the museum — formerly a site where...

10/11/2025

APD investigating after suspects steal cash register from West End convenience store

The Alexandria Police Department is investigating an armed robbery that took place at a convenience store this morning (Monday) in the West End. APD responded to a store at the 1600 block of N. Quaker Lane just after 5 a.m., after a clerk reported that two men in ski masks and black clothing entered...

10/11/2025

ACHS student journalists earn statewide awards as school board to review publication policy

It's been a lively year for the student journalists of Alexandria City High School newspaper Theogony, who were recently named some of the best in the state. Just months after Theogony staff made national headlines for their enterprising Voices Unbound campaign, the student newspaper was one of five...

10/11/2025

Veterans Day in Alexandria: Events, closures and deals for veterans

Veterans Day will bring a day of reflection and community ceremonies in Alexandria, as well as some local deals for veterans and their families. Several city offices will close tomorrow (Tuesday) in observance of the holiday, while veterans and the Alexandria community are welcome to participate in....

10/11/2025

New speakeasy 'Bar 86' opens in Old Town with tiki bar atmosphere

There's a rush of business at Bar 86 in Old Town after midnight, after most of Old Town's nightlife has died down. Business is in full-swing at Alexandria's newest speakeasy. By day, the venue is home to French bistro Café du Soleil, serving coffee, croissants and crepes. But at 5 p.m., a transform...

10/11/2025

Campagna Center's new CEO aims to lead the nonprofit with empathy

Even though she started work this past summer, Campagna Center CEO Edith Hawkins is still moving into her office. Hawkins succeeded the nonprofit's former CEO of 13 years, Tammy Mann, in June. The mother of three commutes twice a week, sometimes more, from Bowie, Maryland, to the educational and soc...

10/11/2025

Senate passes deal to reopen government, but hurdles remain for health care funding

A legislative package to end the government shutdown appears on track Monday after a handful of Senate Democrats joined with Republicans to break the impasse in what has become a deepening disruption of federal programs and services, the longest in history. What's in and out of the bipartisan deal d...

08/11/2025

What’s happening this weekend in Alexandria: Annual film festival, wine class and more
https://www.alxnow.com/2025/11/07/whats-happening-this-weekend-in-alexandria-annual-film-festival-wine-class-and-more/

(ALXnow's No. 2 most-read article for Friday)