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USPTO WARN Notice reflects October layoffs, no new December cuts

By Ryan Belmore
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office in Alexandria's Carlyle neighborhood (staff photo by James Cullum)

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office filed a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification on Oct. 14, indicating 126 employees at its Alexandria headquarters will be removed from the payroll on Dec. 9, but a source familiar with the matter told ALXnow on Friday that these are not new layoffs.

The 126 employees were part of the reduction in force announced on October 1 and have been on administrative leave since then, according to the source. The WARN notice filed with the Virginia Department of Workforce Development and Advancement reflects when those employees will officially come off the agency’s books.

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Alexandria City Council sets Nov. 1 budget retreat

By James Cullum
The Alexandria Permit Center is located in the Redella S. “Del” Pepper Community Center at 4850 Mark Center Drive (via City of Alexandria)

The Alexandria City Council will open its budget season with an annual retreat in the West End on Saturday, Nov. 1.

The meeting will be held in-person in the first-floor community conference room of the Del Pepper Community Resource Center (4850 Mark Center Drive) from 9 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. Council will receive a revenue forecast, expenditure overview and a preliminary budget gap from city staff, as well as a presentation from Alexandria City Public Schools and other city departments.

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City postpones Lee Street repaving to preserve Halloween tradition

By James Cullum
Beetlejuice and Lydia at Halloween on Lee Street in Old Town, Oct. 31, 2024 (staff photo by James Cullum)

Halloween will not be interrupted by repaving on S. Lee Street in Old Town.

Residents of Lee Street received a letter from the city today (Oct. 23) advising that all of S. Lee Street would be repaved from Oct. 28 to Nov. 3. Despite a plan for work crews to wrap up daily by 3 p.m., the repaving work would have coincided with the annual Halloween celebration on the roadway, which is attended by thousands of people every year. Now, the city has confirmed to ALXnow that the repaving will be rescheduled to the following week.

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Made in ALX Launches Summer Art Camps

By Made in ALX

Creative activities help prevent learning loss by keeping young minds active, encourage healthier habits by reducing excess screen time, and strengthen essential skills like problem-solving, critical thinking, and imagination.

It’s even better in a focused, supportive and positive environment, like the opportunities for kids at Made in ALX’s Summer Art Camps.

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Warner urges Trump to “stay home” and resolve shutdown

By Ryan Belmore
Senator Mark Warner hosts remote media availability on Oct. 23, 2025. (Screenshot)

Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s planned trip to Asia during a remote media availability Thursday, calling it “the height of irresponsibility” as the government shutdown enters its 23rd day.

Warner expressed frustration that Trump plans to leave the country for nearly a week while federal workers and contractors go without pay and Virginians face dramatic increases in healthcare premiums.

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New West Alexandria Transit Center to open Nov. 2, replacing Landmark facility

By Ryan Belmore
A diagram shows the bus bay layout at the new West Alexandria Transit Center, which opens Nov. 2. (Courtesy Metro)

A new transit hub will open its doors next month in Alexandria’s West End, marking the first phase of a major redevelopment project on the site of the former Landmark Mall.

The West Alexandria Transit Center, located on Hecht Avenue, will officially begin operations at 5 a.m. on Nov. 2, according to announcements Tuesday from DASH. The opening will coincide with the permanent closure of the temporary Landmark Transit Center, which will shut down at 2:05 a.m. that same day, with all DASH and Metrobus services relocating to the new facility.

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Senate rejects bills to pay federal workers during government shutdown

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Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, R-La., holds a news conference on day 23 of the government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

By MARY CLARE JALONICK and KEVIN FREKING Associated Press

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate on Thursday rejected dueling partisan bills to pay federal workers during the government shutdown, with both Republicans and Democrats deflecting blame as many employees are set to miss their first full paycheck at the end of this week.

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Alexandria traffic board to consider pay-by-phone parking, speed limit cuts

By James Cullum
The Alexandria Traffic and Parking Board will convene on Monday, Oct. 27, 2025 (via X)

Alexandria’s Traffic and Parking Board will convene on Monday, Oct. 27, to discuss several transportation-related items in the city.

On the docket is a proposal to allow drivers to pay by phone for on-street parking along three residential streets in Old Town — the 900 Block of Cameron Street, the 200 Block of North Alfred Street and the 200 Block of Wilkes Street. The Board will also discuss an appeal to a curb cut at 1612 Princess Street, proposed travel lane and speed limit reductions on Yoakum Parkway and Reinekers Lane, and the removal of parking spaces for crossing improvements on Cameron Mills Road at Woodland Terrace.

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Beyer, Warner, and Kaine decline pay during shutdown

By Ryan Belmore
(Left to right) Del. Charniele Herring, Lamice Albaayno, U.S. Sen. Tim Kaine, Lance Collins, U.S. Sen. Mark Warner and Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin at the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus ribbon cutting, Feb. 28, 2025 (staff photo by James Cullum)

As the federal government shutdown stretches into its third week, Alexandria’s congressman and Virginia’s two U.S. senators have all declined their salaries while approximately 13,000 federal workers in the city go without pay.

Rep. Don Beyer, D-Va., announced he would have his pay withheld for the duration of the shutdown. During a telephone town hall, Beyer told a constituent that, while the 27th Amendment ensures members of Congress continue to be paid during shutdowns, he had requested that his salary be withheld in solidarity with federal workers.

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AFD rescues pinned driver after West End crash

By James Cullum
A driver was extricated from a truck after a crash into a pole in the area of Dawes Avenue and Seminary Road, Oct. 23, 2025 (via Facebook)

The Alexandria Fire Department extricated the driver of a rental truck after a crash in the city’s West End on Wednesday (Oct. 22).

The driver of an Enterprise rental truck crashed into a pole in the area of Seminary Road and Dawes Avenue at around 2 p.m., which is near Northern Virginia Community College. It took more than a half-hour to stabilize the vehicle and remove the driver, according to AFD dispatches.

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