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Morning Notes

Published December 8, 2020 at 9:00AM

Alexandria Women Create At-Home Escape Room — “Escape Notice Games will be releasing a second game titled “Spies of Liberty” in the spring of 2021. This game will be based on George Washington’s Culper Spy Ring and players will have to solve 15 puzzles to help Washington defeat the British.” [Alexandria Living Magazine]

Local Churches Organize 20 Ton Food Drive — “The truck came across the country with twenty tons of food items like pasta, flour, black beans, corn, soup, peaches, pasta sauce, pancake mix, peanut butter, mayonnaise, green beans, and more!” [Zebra]

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Mayor: Household Contact Primary Source of COVID Transmission in Alexandria

By Vernon Miles

Published December 4, 2020 at 10:30AM

In the latest virtual townhall, Mayor Justin Wilson said the largest source of COVID-19’s spread in Alexandria remains contact between family members or roommates.

“About 44% of folks who tested positive have lived with someone who recently had COVID,” Wilson said. “Household contact is a significant source.”

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Officials Debunk Conservative Study on Registered Alexandria Voters

By James Cullum

Published November 30, 2020 at 2:30PM

Mayor Justin Wilson says that a study by a conservative activist group alleging that 105% of the city’s voting population is registered to vote is “BS”.

Wilson wrote that a Judicial Watch study incorrectly calculated U.S. Census data from the American Community Survey (ACS) when it listed the city’s citizen voting age population at 105%, with 109,889 total registered voters and a total of 104,975 eligible voters. The study was picked up by Republican gubernatorial candidate State Sen. Amanda Chase, who said on social media that there needs to be “absolute integrity in our state electoral system.”

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Deaths Climb to 77 as Alexandria Surpasses 5,000 Cases of COVID-19

By James Cullum

Published November 23, 2020 at 11:30AM | Updated November 23, 2020 at 1:38PM

An Alexandria man in his 30s is the latest victim of COVID-19, as the number of cases in the city has ballooned over the past week.

The death count from the virus now stands at 77 in Alexandria.

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City Urges Residents to Lock Car Doors After Spate of Local Thefts

By Vernon Miles

Published November 12, 2020 at 4:30PM

As you park at home and head inside after getting back from a flea market or cat cafe, maybe check one more time to make sure you’ve locked your car.

At a City Council meeting earlier this week, Mayor Justin Wilson said a spate of recent car thefts have mostly targeted unlocked cars.

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City Council to Consider Publishing Names of Delinquent Real Estate Taxpayers

By James Cullum

Published November 9, 2020 at 11:30AM

Alexandria City Hall (staff Photo by Jay Westcott)

If you’re behind more than $1,000 in real estate taxes in Alexandria, everybody is likely to know about it soon.

The Alexandria City Council will decide on Tuesday whether to publicly post the names of delinquent real estate taxpayers owing more than $1,000.

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Two More COVID-19 Deaths in Alexandria, Cases at 4,444

By James Cullum

Published November 6, 2020 at 11:35AM

Two more Alexandria residents have died from COVID-19, and the total case count in the city since the pandemic started in March is now at 4,444. That’s an increase of 81 cases since Monday.

A woman and a man in their 80s are the latest victims of the virus, according to the Virginia Department of Health.

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Morning Notes

By James Cullum

Published October 29, 2020 at 9:00AM | Updated October 29, 2020 at 11:24PM

Halloween Beer Pong in front of a Del Ray home. (Staff photo by James Cullum)

Beyer Says Trump is Suppressing Votes — “Donald Trump wants to illegally stop Americans – including members of our military serving overseas – from voting. The counter to this is simple: vote.” [Twitter]

Mayor Defends Kamala Harris’ Dancing After Criticism — “I am a ‘younger’ elected official and I frequently dance (and sing) to Mary J. songs (more ‘Just Fine’ than ‘Work That’) and I cannot wait until next year when we have a Vice President who does too.” [Twitter]

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Dominion Says Friday’s Massive Power Outage was Unique, City Council Disagrees

By James Cullum

Published October 28, 2020 at 10:15AM

Dominion Energy representatives say that the massive power outages that affected thousands of homes in Alexandria and Arlington last Friday (October 23) were “unique,” and caused by a piece of equipment that failed at its Glebe Road substation.

“This was a unique. Typically, you might experience an outage on one single circuit,” Tim Sargeant, Dominion Energy’s external affairs manager in Northern Virginia, told City Council on Tuesday night. “Needless to say the outage occurred on multiple circuits.”

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Morning Notes

By James Cullum

Published October 26, 2020 at 9:00AM

Beyer Denounces Trump Over COVID Stance — “Trump accuses frontline medical heroes fighting to keep us safe of fraud and tries to erase the loss of Americans who died in the pandemic — all in a pathetic attempt to make his own incompetence seem less horrific than it is. Just disgusting.” [Twitter]

City Unveils Memorial Walkway — “At Charles Houston Recreation Center to dedicate the Parker-Gray Memorial Walkway, recognizing the 100th Anniversary of Parker-Gray School. Generations of educators ensured that those ignored by government and society could receive an education and change the world!” [Facebook]

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Alexandria’s Freedom House Museum Opening Planned for Spring 2021

By James Cullum

Published October 23, 2020 at 2:30PM

Franklin and Armfield exhibit in the Freedom House museum (photo via Historic Alexandria/Facebook)

The Freedom House Museum is planning for a spring opening, according to the Office of Historic Alexandria.

City Council will receive the news in its legislative meeting on Tuesday. The Office of Historic Alexandria will be unveiling its 2020-2025 strategic plan to Council, and the museum is being planned to open this spring.