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The Nightmare on the Avenue popup is returning to Del Ray later this month, the owner tells ALXnow.

Homegrown Restaurant Group (HRG) expects the annual Halloween-themed bar at 2312 Mount Vernon Avenue to be ready for business in mid-September. That means customers should expect a fully decorated experience with spooky craft cocktails and a food menu.


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“NOT GOING BACK” and “CHILDLESS CAT LADIES VOTE” are among a flurry of chalk messages adorning the concrete barriers at a closed-off Alexandria park near the home of Republican vice presidential nominee JD Vance.

Pieces of chalk have been left near the Jersey barriers at Judy Lowe Park (7 E. Del Ray Avenue), which is near Vance’s home in Del Ray. The messages have been made recently, as the city announced late last month that the park would be closed when Vance returned home from the campaign.


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Danni Allen and his friend Kenny arrived at Crooked Beat Records at 2:30 a.m. — 11 hours before they opened — to be the first in line for record albums autographed by Ariana Grande.

Grande announced yesterday that 1,000 signed albums would be sold at indie record shops around the country. Crooked Beat Records at 2417 Mount Vernon Avenue in Del Ray was one of two shops in Virginia to sell the collectibles.


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There’s significant backup along I-395 as workers clean up after a crash that flipped a car upside down.

“On I-395 at mile marker 2.3 in the County of Fairfax, motorists can expect delays due to a multi-vehicle crash,” the Virginia Department of Transportation said around 6:30 p.m. “The north right lane and exit 3A are closed.”


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City Council will soon consider a proposal to approve $10 million in bond financing to fund development of the massive Mount Vernon-Glebe Arlandria Project that city staff consider to be Alexandria’s “highest housing priority.”


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Break out your platform shoes and bell-bottoms, because the Torpedo Factory Art Center (105 N. Union Street) is throwing a 1970’s-themed party for its 50th birthday.

Every year, an estimated half-million people visit the former munitions plant-turned art center along the Alexandria waterfront for art shows, parties and to bookend a genuine Old Town experience.


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After confusion with former employees who questioned the validity of a report of impending closure, the Red Lobster at 555 S. Van Dorn Street is permanently closed.

The international seafood chain revealed in court last month that it would not renew leases at 23 unprofitable locations, and that the Alexandria restaurant was among those that would close on Aug. 31, according to the Washington Business Journal.


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Alexandria is offering low-income residents with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) a chance to clean up the air quality in their homes for free.

The program, which launched last year, is part of the city’s Healthy Homes initiative. Eligible applicants will get a number of home visits from the Alexandria Health Department (AHD) to make a plan for healthier air.


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Alexandria has experienced a summer surge in cases of COVID-19, and the health department is asking residents to remember the fundamentals of washing their hands and covering their sneezes.

There were 898 confirmed new cases (and no deaths) in the last 13 weeks in Alexandria, according to the Virginia Department of Health. That makes up for 30% of the 3,036 confirmed cases (and seven deaths) over the past year.


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Douglas Development defaulted on a $51.7 million loan last month, and three of the 15 properties the company used as collateral are in Old Town.

The balance on the 2014 loan was not paid by the Aug. 1 deadline, according to loan documents found by the Washington Business Journal.


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