While Alexandria and Arlington are widely known as Democratic strongholds in Northern Virginia, the real question is which locality’s Democratic leaders are better at kickball.
All will be revealed at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 7, when the Alexandria Democratic Committee faces the Arlington Democrats at the Mount Vernon Recreation Center baseball field (2701 Commonwealth Avenue).
Lobster lovers shell-abrate: popular lobster roll food truck Cousins Maine Lobster is returning to Alexandria this Wednesday.
This week the food truck will be at Shoppes of Foxchase (4513 Duke Street) from noon to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 21. The food truck offers cuisine like lobster-tacos, grilled cheese, bisque, tails and more.
Virginia State Police are seeing public assistance in the investigation of a Reston man found in a car on the shoulder of I-395 near the Seminary Road intersection.
In a release, police said the Virginia State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation’s Fairfax Field Office is investigating the incident as a suspicious death:
The Animal Welfare League of Alexandria has concluded its investigation of PetSmart at Potomac Yard and found that while the facility has problems, there is insufficient evidence to charge the pet care facility or its staff with any crime.
The AWLA reported that a necropsy of Clark, one of the dogs that died after a stay at the Potomac Yard PetSmart boarding facility, likely contracted his illness before his stay at PetSmart.
A veteran of housing development in Connecticut will take the reins of the Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority (ARHA) next month as the new CEO.
Erik Johnson comes to Alexandria from Hamden, Connecticut, where he served as Director of Economic and Community Development. Before that, Johnson oversaw the housing department for the City of Hartford.
Good Monday morning, Alexandria!
⛈️ Today’s weather: Expect showers and a potential thunderstorm after 2pm, with mostly sunny skies and a high near 84. A west wind at 6 to 8 mph and a 70% chance of precipitation is predicted, with rainfall less than a tenth of an inch, but possibly higher in thunderstorms. For Monday night, showers and a possible thunderstorm before 8pm, a low around 64, and a northwest wind around 10 mph. Precipitation chance is 60% and new rainfall amounts will be similar to daytime.
An APD officer called for assistance shortly after 7 a.m., and the Alexandria Fire Department responded to a cardiac arrest call for service, according to radio dispatches.
The man’s body was located near a children’s playground, and was found just feet away from where a man accidentally drowned in April.
Police shot and killed 61-year-old Paul G. Behan Jr. in the stairwell of his apartment building at 5101 Maris Avenue. Police were responding to a call from a coworker that Behan was armed and suicidal.
Police said Behan had a weapon with him in the stairwell and was shot by officers after he made a threatening action toward police, though interim Alexandria Police Chief Raul Pedroso would not elaborate more on the incident pending investigation.
With an eye on becoming Virginia’s next lieutenant governor, Richmond Mayor Levar Stoney says he’ll be spending a lot of time in and around Alexandria before next year’s election day.
With just five months left in office, the 43-year-old two-term mayor of Virginia’s capital city says that his statewide strategy to “dominate the landscape” with his presence has worked in the past, and will work again.
Ahead of the start of the school year, the Virginia Department of Education has released a draft of new guidelines for restricting student cell phone use, though for the most part this aligns with the pre-existing cellphone policy in Alexandria schools.
Alexandria City Public Schools approved regulations governing cell phone use in schools last year, effective for the 2023-2024 school year.
Alexandria’s popular Tons of Trucks event is returning next month to Chinquapin Park (3210 King Street).
The annual event brings all of the big city vehicles out to the park for attendees to see and explore. Tickets were previously $5 per person, but this year the event is free.
