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.
Good Friday morning, Alexandria!
🌥️ Today’s weather: A chance of rain, mainly between 10am and 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 57. Mostly cloudy tonight with a low around 39. Partly sunny tomorrow with a high near 48.
The City of Alexandria wants federal help to make the stretch of Seminary Road northwest of I-395 safer.
The City Council is slated to review a grant application to the United States Department of Transportation for the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity (RAISE) grant program for up to $1 million to conduct a planning study on Seminary Road between Library Lane and North Beauregard Street — right in front of Southern Towers.
(Updated 2/23) While pro-Potomac Yard arena advocates and lobbyists are making the rounds in Richmond, a group of locals are also knocking on doors in the legislature fighting against the arena.
Former Mayor Allison Silberberg joined others from the Coalition to Stop the Potomac Yard Arena in Richmond
Near the end of Black History Month, Agenda Alexandria is bringing together a panel to discuss Black Alexandrians who helped shape the history of the city.
The talk, called “Resilience and Legacy: Unveiling Alexandria’s Black History” will highlight those who struggled against slavery and Jim Crow-era discrimination.
Alexandria is no stranger to “best of” lists, but nearly all of them focus primarily, sometimes exclusively, on Old Town.
At best, Del Ray might get a mention, but most of the time the top recommendations never stray more than a few blocks from King Street.
ALXnow has adopted a new assistant editor from the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria (AWLA).
Hugo (né Mallow) was born late last year at the local shelter (4101 Eisenhower Avenue) and adopted earlier this week by editor Vernon Miles. He was profiled last week for Adopt a Rescued Rabbit Month at the AWLA. His sisters Clover and Poppy remain there, available for adoption.
The Alexandria Police Department (APD) is investigating a sexual assault that occurred last night (Tuesday) in Del Ray.
Police said a woman was walking after midnight around Mount Vernon and Commonwealth Avenues when she was attacked and assaulted by a stranger.
A husband-and-wife real estate team in Alexandria have launched a new site to help homebuyers find often lucrative assumable mortgages.
An assumable mortgage allows a buyer to assume the rate, repayment period, balance and other terms of the seller’s mortgage. For homebuyers, it can be a way around high-interest rates, but the trick is finding them.
Sanger Avenue, a West End road that runs from William Ramsay Elementary School to I-395, could be getting some safety and cycling upgrades.
A memo (page 12) from Department of Transportation Deputy Director Hillary Orr to the Transportation Commission included a note that the street could receive some improvements as part of an upcoming paving project.
Good Wednesday morning, Alexandria!
⛅ Today’s weather: Sunny, with a high near 50. Partly cloudy tonight with a low around 32.
Plans for an increase in Metro funding could be in peril as part of the battle over the new Potomac Yard arena.
This weekend, Sen. Louise Lucas (D-Portsmouth), chair of the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee, stripped additional Metro funding from the State Senate’s proposed budget, the Washington Post reported.
