Not the Victim’s Fault
City officials draw attention to domestic abuse.
Every year, there are around 400 cases of domestic violence in Alexandria where the police can make an arrest. The city’s hotline for reporting domestic abuse or sexual assault receives nearly 2,000 calls.
Little Development for Low Income Housing
Six years after the Alexandria Council of Human Services Organizations (ACHSO) compiled a list of needs in the community, the group has met with local leaders to see what progress has been made. In regards to housing and affordable development in Alexandria, the answer is not much.
Fractured Shaft Stops Colvin Run Mill
Tours and interpretations of the Great Falls historic site continue.
Grinding with the main stones at Colvin Run Mill Historic Site has come to a stop for the next few months. Miller Mason Maddox found a crack in the main axle of the site’s water wheel, which catches the water flowing through the millrace and powers the mill.
Recommendations For Route 1
Bus Rapid Transit by 2026, Yellow Line Extension by 2040.
Extending the Yellow Line to the Route 1 corridor isn’t exactly building another Rome. But it may take that long.
‘This, Sadly, Is Now a Death Investigation’
Human remains found during Hannah Graham search.
Some time before noon on Oct. 18, a search team from the Chesterfield County Sheriff’s department discovered human remains on an abandoned property along Old Lynchburg Road in southern Albemarle County.
Connect Four
Complete ballot of 11th District candidates faced off in Lake Ridge.
It wasn’t so much a down and dirty debate as a no-frills four-way question-and-answer session. Not that AARP and the League of Women Voters of the Fairfax Area (LWVFA), two of the sponsors of the “Meet the Candidates” series billed the Oct. 14 event as such. Tuesday’s meeting was the penultimate of seven events in the series.
Outreach Saves Fifth House
Fire Department smoke alarm program credited.
Fairfax County firefighters have been making more house calls than usual. And it’s paying off. In the case of a basement fire in the early morning of Oct. 13 at a house on Remington Drive in Alexandria, they might not have gotten the call until it was too late if it weren’t for the fire department’s Safety In Our Community (SOIC) outreach program.
Wegmans Begins Hiring Full-time Employees
Business Note
Wegmans Food Markets has begun recruitment of full-time positions for its new Alexandria store in Fairfax County, set to open mid-year in 2015.
Southeast Fairfax Development Corporation Hosts Transportation Summit
Transportation trends like super streets and roundabouts may not be the perfect fit for every roadway and intersection in northern Virginia. But the goal of next week’s Innovations in Transportation Summit, hosted by the Southeast Fairfax Development Corporation (SFDC), is to see how these updates are successful in other states and countries, and how they could be adapted here.
EF-0 Tornado Hits Near Belle Haven
The NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) reported a minor tornado touched down around lunchtime Oct. 15 in the Belle Haven area and followed a tree-damaging path 1.5 miles towards Alexandria city.
Open Sesame
All-new Springfield Town Center holds grand opening.
Eileen Crisson ran a jewelry store on the lower level of the old Springfield Mall for 17 years, up until everything but the large anchor shops closed. On Oct. 17, the longtime Springfield resident was back for the grand opening of the rejuvenated Springfield Town Center with a sleek white cart full of Navajo Native American-made bracelets, necklaces, rings and dreamcatchers.
Crime Report
The following incidents were reported by the Mount Vernon District Police Station.
New Crime Report
The following incidents were reported by the Mount Vernon District Police Station.
Friends of Sydenstricker Schoolhouse Plan Tax-Deductible Fundraisers
The 85-year-old Sydenstricker Schoolhouse has a new lease on life. Long looked after by the Upper Pohick Community League, the outdated building that lacks running water, bathrooms or a modern heating and cooling system now has a dedicated, separate organization to oversee renovation fundraising.
Focus on Domestic Violence
Domestic violence shelters and awareness organizations are hoping to build on the response they’ve seen since the Ray Rice abuse case escalated in a very public way.
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