Shoppes at Foxchase

Delivery truck hits power line, sparking fire behind Shoppes at Foxchase

Published August 26, 2026 at 11:45AM

Fire behind the Shoppes at Foxchase in Alexandria’s West End on Aug. 25, 2026 (via AFD/Facebook)

No injuries were reported after a delivery truck driver hit a power line behind a shopping center in Alexandria’s West End on Tuesday night (Aug. 25), sparking a fire that destroyed a pickup truck, two dumpsters and fencing.

The fire was reported behind the Harris Teeter (4641 Duke Street) at the Shoppes at Foxchase just before 9 p.m. and was extinguished an hour later. The fire started after the driver of a tractor-trailer making a delivery in the rear of the Harris Teeter “accidentally struck an electrical service drop,” according to the Alexandria Fire Department. No buildings were damaged.

Barnes & Noble plans new Alexandria bookstore in Shoppes at Foxchase

By Katie Taranto

Published February 10, 2026 at 9:15AM

Sign for Barnes & Noble at the Shoppes at Foxchase (staff photo by James Cullum)

Barnes & Noble is planning a new bookstore in the Shoppes at Foxchase.

The national book retailer hopes to open in Walgreens’ former space at 4515 Duke Street toward “the end of this year,” a spokesperson told ALXnow. The plans come as the company seeks to open at least 60 stores across the country in 2026, including a new multilevel bookstore that opened last month in D.C.

CommonWealth One Federal Credit Union cuts ribbon at Shoppes at Foxchase

By James Cullum

Published October 15, 2025 at 12:45PM

Ribbon cutting at CommonWealth One Federal Credit Union at 4557 Duke Street (via ChamberALX)

CommonWealth One Federal Credit Union cut the ribbon at its newest location in the Shoppes at Foxchase in Alexandria’s West End on Tuesday.

Vice Mayor Sarah Bagley, credit union CEO Frank Wasson, Board Chairman Rupert J. Jennings, III, and Chamber ALX CEO Joe Haggerty attended the event at 4557 Duke Street.