Emily Leayman | ALXnow

APD: Shots fired at home in Taylor Run believed to be targeted

Published November 11, 2026 at 1:45PM

Alexandria police (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

The Alexandria Police Department is investigating gunshots in the Taylor Run neighborhood near Alexandria Commons Wednesday (Nov. 11).

Police received multiple calls around 6:20 a.m. about gunshots in the 100 block of Yale Drive. One caller reported hearing 25 to 30 shots, and another saw two people fleeing the scene, according to the police scanner.

News

BREAKING: $117 million sports and events complex proposed at Cameron Run Regional Park

By Emily Leayman

Published November 10, 2026 at 7:55PM | Updated November 10, 2026 at 8:29PM

The proposed sports and event complex at Cameron Run Regional Park (via City of Alexandria)

Cameron Run Regional Park could be reimagined as a sports and events complex under a new proposal presented to City Council tonight (Nov. 10).

The $117 million sports and events complex at Cameron Run (4001 Eisenhower Avenue) is proposed to replace NOVA Parks’ Great Waves Waterpark, mini golf site and batting cage facility. The 210,000-square-foot indoor facility would be intended for flexible court and turf sports, training, regional and national tournaments and larger events. In addition to the facility, the city could pursue 50,000 square feet of park uses, such as a tot lot, dog park, trails and amphitheater, pending community input.

Around Town

Alexandria Little League coaches open indoor batting cage facility for year-round training

By Emily Leayman

Published November 10, 2026 at 2:45PM

Assistant General Manager LJ Hoes works with young athletes (courtesy of D-BAT ALX West End)

About six years ago, John Magri and Adam Froemming met while coaching their boys in Alexandria Little League. Now they’ve teamed up for a new pitch to the community: a place to practice indoors year round.

The veteran-owned D-BAT ALX West End opened Nov. 2 at 6200 D Little River Turnpike just outside city limits in Lincolnia. The 15,000-square-foot facility includes 10 batting cages, three machines throwing baseballs and softballs at varying speeds, five cages for hitting and infield lessons, two dedicated pitching lanes and a Rawlings and Easton pro shop.

Around Town

Floriana aims for January opening in Alexandria as D.C. location prepares to close

By Emily Leayman

Published November 10, 2026 at 1:45PM

The Atrium Building at 277 S. Washington Street (via Google Maps)

Italian restaurant Floriana will make its debut in Alexandria not long after closing its longtime D.C. location.

The Italian restaurant is leasing space in the Atrium Building at 277 S. Washington Street, replacing a vacancy left by Virginia’s Darling and Mae’s Market. The new location is co-owned by Jamie Branda and Dino Tapper, son of restaurant founder Floriana Nestore.

News

Alexandria’s Veterans Day ceremony planned Wednesday amid holiday closures

By Emily Leayman

Published November 10, 2026 at 9:15AM

America’s 250th anniversary flag in Old Town (staff photo by Emily Leayman)

Alexandria will mark Veterans Day on Wednesday (Nov. 11) with its annual ceremony and various schedule changes and closures.

The city and Friends of Rocky Versace will host the Veterans Day ceremony at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Mount Vernon Recreation Center (2701 Commonwealth Avenue). The one-hour indoor ceremony will include patriotic music, a name reading of Alexandria’s 68 Vietnam War fallen servicemembers, and recognition of Gold Star families and military veterans attending. Qualified veterans can also receive the DoD Vietnam Era Veterans Lapel Pin.

News

Alexandria gets three new Opportunity Zones to incentivize revitalization

By Emily Leayman

Published November 9, 2026 at 1:45PM

N. Beauregard Street near Roanoke Avenue in Alexandria West (via Google Maps)

Three additional Opportunity Zones have been added in Alexandria’s West End to support revitalization, Gov. Abigail Spanberger (D) announced Friday (Nov. 6).

The U.S. Department of the Treasury approved all 153 new Opportunity Zones the Spanberger administration requested in Virginia. The zones are intended to promote long-term private investment in low-income urban, suburban and rural census tracts through federal tax benefits such as deferral of previous capital gains, step-up of previously earned capital gains and exclusion of taxable income on new capital gains in Opportunity Zones. The program was created by the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

News

ACPS prepares for winter with traditional snow days capped at four

By Emily Leayman

Published November 9, 2026 at 9:15AM | Updated November 9, 2026 at 3:44PM

Cora Kelly Elementary School, 3600 Commonwealth Avenue, on Jan. 6, 2025 (staff photo by James Cullum)

As winter gets closer, Alexandria City Public Schools officials indicated there will be four traditional snow days this school year and changes to how snow day decisions will be shared.

Julia Burgos, the ACPS chief of school and community relations, said the decision-making process isn’t changing, but communications will.

News

Alexandria City Council considers expanding helmet mandate for youth to e-scooters, e-bikes

By Emily Leayman

Published November 6, 2026 at 2:45PM

A previously submerged scooter at the Old Town waterfront (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Amid regional safety concerns about youth riding electric scooters and bicycles, Alexandria City Council will consider expanding the city’s helmet requirement for young riders.

According to city code, bicycle riders 14 and under are already required to wear a helmet. The city code update would apply the same rule to electric power-assisted bicycles, electric personal assistive mobility devices, motorized skateboards and motorized scooters as well.

Around Town

Art installation closing party, Apothecary Museum anniversary top Alexandria’s weekend lineup

By Emily Leayman

Published November 6, 2026 at 9:15AM

"Now or Never" by Alicia Eggert, the eighth installment of the Site See public art series at Waterfront Park (staff photo by James Cullum)

After a busy Halloween season, Alexandria will have a quieter weekend of events before holiday happenings ramp up.

The first full weekend of November brings a closing celebration for the Waterfront Park art installation, Veterans Day Run, Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum’s 20th anniversary open house and an evening with George Washington.

News

Gas leak prompts response on Eisenhower Avenue near Van Dorn Street Metro

By Emily Leayman

Published November 5, 2026 at 3:30PM | Updated November 5, 2026 at 5:35PM

Gas leak response on Eisenhower Avenue, Nov. 5, 2026 (via AFD/Facebook)

A gas leak has drawn a police and fire response to the West End near the Van Dorn Street Metro Thursday (Nov. 5).

The Alexandria Fire Department said it was at the scene of the gas leak in the 5600 block of Eisenhower Avenue. Washington Gas is on scene to repair the gas line, and residents may notice a natural gas odor in the surrounding area.

News

As local food insecurity rises, Scouting for Food drive returns to Alexandria

By Emily Leayman

Published November 5, 2026 at 2:45PM

Alexandria Scout collecting donations for the Scouting for Food drive (courtesy of National Capital Area Council)

Scouts will soon appear on doorsteps in Alexandria as part of a longtime campaign to keep neighbors in need from going hungry.

Scouting America National Capital Area Council will host its 40th annual Scouting for Food, one of the D.C. region’s longest-running food drives. On Saturday, Nov. 14, thousands of Scouts, parents and volunteers will be out in Virginia, D.C. and Maryland neighborhoods to collect non-perishable food donations for food banks, food pantries and organizations serving the food insecure.