On This Day in Alexandria History — “On October 30, 1916, Leon Day, a star baseball player in the Negro League, was born in Alexandria where his father Ellis worked in a glass factory. Day was voted into the Baseball Hall of Fame on March 7, 1995, and he died six days later.” [Historic Alexandria]
City’s Reminder on Halloween Night Safety — “As hundreds of families celebrate Halloween this weekend, remember to keep it safe first and spooky second! Trick-or-treaters should hold hands, look both ways, and stay on sidewalks and crosswalks. For more Halloween safety tips, go to alexandriava.gov/Halloween.” [City of Alexandria/Facebook]
Chamber ALX’s Best in Business Award Winners Honored — At the Westin Alexandria Old Town on Wednesday, the chamber honored Business Leader of the Year (Jen Walker of The Jen Walker Team); Overall Business of the Year (Full Strength Physical Therapy); Micro Business of the Year (Hypergoat Coffee Roasters & Cafe); Small Business of the Year (Eliana Curanted); Medium Business of the Year (Friedman, Grimes, Meinken & Leischner, PLLC); Large Business of the Year (VEG ER for Pets Alexandria); Nonprofit/Association of the Year (Animal Welfare League of Alexandria) and Rising Star Business of the Year (Continues Arcade). [Chamber ALX]
Traffic Concerns Linger with Draft Duke Street Land Use Plan — “Residents in the plan area and members of City Council have echoed similar concerns about whether the sprawling plan – 1.6 square miles – for land use can be properly supported by Duke Street, considering the realities of traffic congestion on Duke Street and in the surrounding area.” [Alexandria Times]
Rosemont Citizens Association to Take Position on Russell Road Project — “Council takes up the project Saturday, Nov. 14, at a public hearing running from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Del Pepper Community Resource Center, 4850 Mark Center Drive. It will consider three appeals and review the full design before making a final decision.” [Alexandria Brief]
Crooked Beat Holds Grand Reopening Today in Del Ray — “Some news about our grand opening on Friday at 11 AM. Hope to see everyone there! They’ll be music, giveaways, and more.” [Crooked Beat Records]
Del. Kirk McPike Opposes Dominion Energy Merger — “[Thursday], I submitted a comment to the SCC asking that they reject the proposed merger between Dominion and NextEra. I agree with my constituents: this deal would be bad for ratepayers and our environment.” [Del. Kirk McPike/Facebook]
Spotlight on Gadsby’s Tavern for Halloween — “With Halloween in the air, one of Old Town Alexandria’s most storied landmarks is drawing attention not just for its ties to early American leaders, but for an old legend that still fuels supposed ghost sightings to this day. In the heart of Old Town, Gadsby’s Tavern has long been a gathering place where visitors walk in wondering what — or who — they might find.” [WJLA]
Deadline for AWLA Adoption Special — “There are just a few more days left of our ‘Pick of the Patch’ adoption event! 
Through Saturday, October 31, all dogs 40+ lbs. have $0 adoption fees.” [Animal Welfare League of Alexandria/Facebook]
Criticism on Flock Camera Removal in Arlington — “Most who spoke on the topic at a town-hall meeting on Monday shared the view of Eric Lotke, who said county officials should permanently ban their use by local law enforcement. Simply ending the county’s contract with Flock Safety, as Board members did in mid-September, was not enough, Lotke said.” [ARLnow]
General Motors Makes Data Privacy Settlement in Virginia — “Attorney General Jones joined a coalition of 36 attorneys general in the case against GM, and the Commonwealth will receive $6,541,173 through the settlement. The settlement requires GM to obtain affirmative express consent from consumers before collecting or disclosing consumer driving and location data. For many consumers, this data was used by insurance companies in part to set insurance rates.” [Office of Virginia Attorney General]
Prediction for End of Dry Stretch — “It’s not totally unexpected this time of year, given that we’re in the second half of fall’s nice day season — loosely defined as dry weather with highs between 65 and 85. The 11 days before Thursday all had highs between 62 and 72. Still, we’re now certain to finish October with below-average precipitation, following two wetter-than-normal months.” [Capital Weather]
It’s Friday — Sunny with a high near 75, accompanied by northwest winds of 5 to 13 mph and gusts up to 24 mph. Friday night will be mostly clear, with a low around 47 and north winds of 6 to 9 mph. [NWS]
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