McEnearney Executive Vice President Dave Hawkins (far left), State Senator Adam Ebbin (left), Local News Now founder and publisher Scott Brodbeck (center) and McEnearney Vice President Michael Day (right) at the ALXnow launch party (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
ALXnow business and editorial teams (photo by Greg Mercer)
Scenes from the ALXnow launch party (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
Mayor Justin Wilson at the ALXnow launch party (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
Scenes from the ALXnow launch party (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
ALXnow business team Turquoise Jackson (left) and Lene Query (right) (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
Scott Brodbeck, founder and publisher of Local News Now (left), realtor Jen Walker (center), and Dave Hawkins, Executive Vice President of McEnearney Associates (right) (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
Washingtonian Senior Editor Andrew Beaujon (left) and Scott Brodbeck, founder and publisher of Local News Now (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
City Councilman Mo Seifeldein at the ALXnow launch party (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
Scenes from the ALXnow launch party (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
Washingtonian Senior Editor Andrew Beaujon (left) with Greg Mercer (center) and Phil Abbruscato (right) (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
Phil Abbruscato at the ALXnow launch party (staff photo by Jay Westcott)
A little over one month after it launched, local news site ALXnow celebrated its launch with a party last night (Tuesday).
The event was hosted by McEnearney Associates — ALXnow’s launch sponsor — at the company’s Alexandria headquarters at 109 S. Pitt Street. The event featured appearances from city leaders and members of the local business community.
ALXnow is part of the Local News Now group, which started with ARLnow and includes Reston Now and Tysons Reporter — which launched last year. Local News Now also partners with D.C. community site PoPville and regional running publication RunWashington.
“We like to take everything Arlington does and do it better,” Mayor Justin Wilson quipped, of the city’s newest local news publication and its sister site to the north.
Vernon Miles is the ALXnow cofounder and editor. He's covered Alexandria since 2014 and has been with Local News Now since 2018. When he's not reporting, he can usually be found playing video games or Dungeons and Dragons with friends.
