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Alexandria man busted for allegedly impersonating police with ‘Geek Squad’ badge

By James Cullum
A man was arrested for brandishing a firearm and impersonating an officer after a Sept. 8 brandishing incident (via Google Maps)

A 31-year-old Alexandria man is out on bond after being charged with allegedly brandishing a firearm and impersonating a police officer in the parking garage of his West End apartment complex. A search of the suspect’s vehicle yielded a firearm, stun gun, handcuffs, zip ties and a Geek Squad badge.

The incident occurred at around 1:30 a.m. on Friday, Sept. 8, in the 2800 block of Park Center Drive. Two tow truck employees were in the parking garage, when they saw a white BMW drive out of the garage and made eye contact with the driver, police said in a recently released search warrant affidavit.

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Notes: New Alexandria assistant chief of police says farewell to Manassas

By ALXnow.com
New Alexandria Police Assistant Chief Tina Laguna (via APD)

Good Tuesday morning, Alexandria!

🌤️ Today’s weather: The weather forecast predicts a partly sunny day with a high temperature around 64°F and a northwest wind at approximately 8 mph. As for Tuesday night, the skies are expected to be partly cloudy, with the temperature dropping to around 47°F. The northwest wind at 5 mph will become calm as the evening progresses.

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New report looks at next year in Alexandria streetscape changes

By Vernon Miles
East Abingdon Drive currently vs with a bike lane (image via City of Alexandria)

A report on Alexandria’s Complete Streets program highlighted work done over the last year and a peek ahead at new bike lanes, sidewalks, trail improvements and more.

The Complete Streets presentation (starting with slide 36) is headed to the Transportation Commission on Wednesday, Oct. 18, alongside a report on the city’s Vision Zero project and Safe Routes to Schools.

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Alexandria’s Port City brewery launches limited edition ‘Optimal Witch’ pumpkin spiced ale

By Vernon Miles
Optimal Witch poster (image via Port City Brewing Company)

The Female Stranger-honoring Long Black Veil isn’t the only Halloween-themed beer from Port City Brewing Company: the Alexandria brewery announced a Tasting Room-only event this Friday for a new pumpkin ale.

The new beer is Optimal Witch, described as a “Belgian-style pumpkin ale brewed with spices”, and a play on the popular Optimal Wit.

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City Council approves ‘after-the-fact’ operation of outdoor BBQ spot in Del Ray

By James Cullum
Meal at Hi/Fi Tex-Mex BBQ (image via Hi/Fi Tex-Mex BBQ/Facebook)

After more than a dozen complaints of outdoor grills sending smoke into neighboring Del Ray homes, City Council on Saturday unanimously approved a modified plan to allow Hi/Fi Tex-Mex BBQ to operate behind Evening Star Cafe.

The approval expands the concept’s hours of operation from 7 a.m. to 11 p.m. (previously 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.), more outdoor seating (from 50 seats to 124 seats), live outdoor music Wednesday to Saturday, as well as permission to cook food from two outdoor smoker grills and selling the food from a temporary food trailer.

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Alexandria looking to install stopgap amenities for Landmark-area transit hub

By Vernon Miles
A DASH bus at Southern Towers (staff photo by Vernon Miles)

While the plan is to eventually create a new transit hub in the Landmark Mall redevelopment, the city is looking for grant funding to make the key transfer point more bearable in the near term.

The Transportation Commission is scheduled to vote on Wednesday, Oct. 18, to endorse a grant application to the Department of Rail and Public Transportation for up to $544,000.

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Alexandria Police investigate multiple assaults over the weekend

By Vernon Miles
Alexandria Police at night (staff photo by James Cullum)

Alexandria police investigated multiple felony assault calls over the weekend.

Monday morning, around 4 a.m., police responded to a domestic dispute at 200 block of Bluestone Road. According to the scanner, a woman told police her boyfriend had attacked her.

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Notes: Alexandria repeals potentially litigious panhandling ordinance

By ALXnow.com
Sign asking for money (photo via Maarten van den Heuvel/Unsplash)

Good Monday morning, Alexandria!

⛅️ Today’s weather: Expect scattered showers to begin around 2pm today, with partly sunny skies and a high temperature near 60°F. A northwest wind will be blowing at around 7 to 10 mph. There is a 20% chance of precipitation during the day. Tonight, isolated showers may continue until 2am, becoming mostly cloudy with a low of around 48°F. The northwest wind will decrease to around 6 mph, and there remains a 20% chance of precipitation.

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Alexandria’s DASH bus network is outpacing its neighbors in ridership growth.

By Vernon Miles
A DASH bus in Old Town Alexandria (staff photo by Jay Westcott)

Alexandria’s DASH bus network ridership is growing faster than bus networks in Arlington and Fairfax, though not as quickly as local rail ridership.

A report to the Northern Virginia Transportation Commission showed that DASH had a 17% increase in ridership from August 2022 to August 2023.

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