Author: Vernon Miles

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.

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Alexandria hosting its annual Fall Festival next weekend in the West End

By Vernon Miles
Fall Festival flyer (photo via City of Alexandria)

Alexandria’s Fall Festival, complete with kid-friendly games, food trucks and more, will return on Saturday, Oct. 5.

The Fall Festival is hosted by the Department of Community and Human Services and is scheduled to be held outside Southern Towers at 5067 Seminary Road from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.

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Aslin hosting beer, music and art festival in the West End this weekend

By Vernon Miles
Aslin anniversary festival flyer (image via Aslin Beer Company/Facebook)

Aslin Beer Company is celebrating its 9th anniversary with a beer, music and art festival this weekend.

The festival is scheduled to run from 1-7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28, at the brewery at 847 South Pickett Street. The festival is scheduled to feature five live bands, 20 guest breweries, and an art market.

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Pursuit of homicide suspect leads to crash near Fort Ward

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Locaiton of crash at N. Van Dorn Street and Braddock Road (image via Google Maps)

The Alexandria Police Department said a suspect pursued by the Arlington County Police Department crashed at the intersection of N. Van Dorn Street and W. Braddock Road just off I-395 near Fort Ward.

Scanner traffic indicated that the Arlington County Police Department was following up on D.C. police pursuit of a homicide suspect. The suspect drove over the 14th Street Bridge into Arlington on I-395.

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Alexandria staff suspect winterizing pools responsible for fish kill in Holmes Run

By Vernon Miles
Holmes Run (Staff photo by Jay Westcott)

City staff have no official explanation for a fish kill in Holmes Run late this summer, but the suspicion points to improper winterizing at a nearby community pool.

City stormwater principal planner Gavin Pellitteri told the Alexandria Local Emergency Planning Committee (LEPC) — full disclosure, this reporter is on the LEPC — there was an estimated 75-120 fish deaths in Holmes Run.

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Police: Recent threats made against Alexandria schools on social media are hoaxes

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Alexandria City High School (staff photo by James Cullum)

The Alexandria Police Department (APD) said threats making the rounds on social media this week against Alexandria City Public Schools have been investigated and found to be not credible.

A release from APD said there would be a shooting at a school, though no specific school was mentioned. APD said the threats were assessed in collaboration with the Northern Virginia Regional Intelligence Center (NVRIC), a Fusion Center of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and found to be not credible. Similar threats have been circulating around the state and the country.

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Alexandria wants more authority to regulate driverless cars

By Vernon Miles
Driverless car in Clarendon (ARLnow file photo)

Alexandria is hoping for more authority to regulate the use of autonomous vehicles on city streets.

At a meeting last week, the Transportation Commission discussed legislative priorities for the upcoming year. These are topics that the Transportation Commission is hoping the City’s representatives will push for during the legislative session. One of the big transportation topics on the horizon, the Commission said, is regulation of autonomous vehicles.

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Alexandria has made progress on flood mitigation, but significant work is still ahead

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Flooding in Old Town on May 9, 2022, staff photo by James Cullum

With rain expected this week in Alexandria, it might be worth a look back at how Alexandria’s battles with flooding have progressed over the years and what’s ahead.

The region was hit with intense flooding in 2019, which thrust Alexandria’s stormwater infrastructure into the limelight. Since then, the city has invested considerable time and money into upgrading that infrastructure, though there have been some frustrations at slow progress.

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Notes: Artwork from George Washington’s collection at Mount Vernon being auctioned in Alexandria

By Vernon Miles
St. John the Evangelist artwork (photo via The Potomack Company)

Good morning, Alexandria!

⛈️ Today’s weather: Scattered showers today, mainly after 1 p.m., with a high near 69. Possible thunderstorms tonight, then patchy fog, and thunderstorms likely tomorrow as well.

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Event this weekend in Alexandria lets locals test out electric cars, bikes and scooters

By Vernon Miles
Electric vehicle (photo via Michael Fousert/Unsplash)

The City of Alexandria is hosting an event this weekend that will let local drivers get behind the wheel of an electric vehicle and take them for a spin.

The Electric Vehicle Ride and Drive is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 28, from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. at Chinquapin Park (3210 King Street).

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Lockdown lifted at Alexandria City High School after threats ruled ‘unfounded’

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The Alexandria City High School marquee (staff photo by James Cullum)

Movement was restricted inside Alexandria City High School (ACHS) earlier this morning as police investigated an alleged threat related to the school building.

Around 11:30 a.m., Principal Alexander Duncan said ACHS administration and the Alexandria Police Department (APD) completed a threat assessment and determined the building is safe and the threats were unfounded.

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