Good morning, Alexandria.

A new Ted’s Bulletin is under construction in the Carlyle area and will open next month at 2471 Mandeville Lane.

The all-day breakfast restaurant, the region’s ninth, is hiring (applications open) and will serve popular items like Ted’s Tarts.

Four Alexandria-area eateries were named among Northern Virginia Magazine’s 50 Best Restaurants for 2026.

Del Ray’s Stracci Pizza and Old Town’s The Study were recognized in a list released yesterday at noon that highlights local dining favorites.

Freedom House Museum in Alexandria opens an exhibit today that details Monday Robinson’s complicated 250-year family story in Virginia.

The traveling show presents documents explaining how Robinson — who once gained freedom — later enslaved his own family and includes a free lecture on Nov. 1 at 3 p.m.

The U.S. Maritime Foundation will sign papers in early November to take over Tall Ship Providence and its floating pier at Waterfront Park (Old Town) and resume tours, educational programs, and the pier bar, with plans to open a National Maritime Museum at 1 Prince Street by 2030.

Residents can apply (by Oct.

30) for nearly 80 vacancies on local boards shaping transportation and public safety policies, and they can attend a trunk-or-treat on Oct. 29 at police headquarters (3600 Wheeler Avenue) as sunny weather brings highs near 65.

Alexandria’s Planning Commission docket includes proposals to change office-to-residential use for 60,099 sqft at 765 John Carlyle St and 1900 Eisenhower Ave, adjust zoning rules for faith-based housing, and update parking rules and athletic plans at Bishop Ireton High School.

A public hearing is set for Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. at 4850 Mark Center Drive, Room 1305.

About 700 participants joined the Walk to Bust Cancer at Fort Hunt National Park on Oct.

18 to help the Breast Cancer Collective fund screening services; the foundation aims to raise $275,000 this month (with a closing event on Oct. 24 at Vola’s Dockside Grill).