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.
Good Wednesday morning, Alexandria!
Today’s weather: Expect showers and potential thunderstorms before 2pm, followed by a possibility of more showers and thunderstorms afterwards. Patchy fog may occur before noon. The day will be cloudy with a high near 74 and a southeast wind of 7-9 mph. There’s a 60% chance of precipitation, with rainfall amounts ranging from a tenth to a quarter of an inch, potentially higher in thunderstorms. Tonight, showers and thunderstorms are possible before 2am, with a slight chance of showers afterwards. The low will be around 68, accompanied by a south wind of 5-7 mph and a 30% chance of precipitation.
An average of 4,800 speeding tickets are being issued every month in three Alexandria school zones, and the city’s school system will soon look for locations for future speed cameras.
The data was presented at a joint City Council/School Board Committee meeting at City Hall on Monday (Sept. 23).
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.
A suspect remains at-large after an alleged stabbing in the city’s Arlandria neighborhood at the beginning of the month, according to the Alexandria Police Department.
The man was stabbed on the afternoon of Sept. 1 (Sunday) in an apartment in the 500 block of Four Mile Road, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.
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.
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.
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.
Every day at the Exxon at 4001 Mount Vernon Avenue in Arlandria, attendant Ghulam Rabani has fed peanut M&Ms to a squirrel.
“I see him every day,” Rabani told ALXnow. “He loves the M&Ms. He’ll take them and hide them and then come back.”
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).
A new food truck serving a favorite breakfast dish wants to open for business in Del Ray.
French Toast was launched last year, and owners Beckam Baffer and Justin Wallace are asking the Planning Commission to approve a special use permit to operate in the driveway of 1506 Mount Vernon Avenue.
