Alexandria Dispatches

Welcome to Alexandria Dispatches, a collection of this week's top stories you may have missed in the West End Alexandria and surrounding communities.

West End Alexandria Patch:

Herring Running for Virginia Democratic Party Chair: Chairman Brian Moran announced his resignation Wednesday.

Bowling Alley to be Replaced with Mixed-Use Development: U.S. Bowling is located at 100 S. Pickett St.

: City initiative features a series of community dialogues to facilitate communication between residents, city leaders.

Old Town Alexandria Patch:

The Christmas Attic Brings 'Advent Art' to Old Town: Community members including schools and churches are creating artworks for display as part of the Holiday Advent Calendar Art Celebration.

Hughes Refuses to Participate in Closed Council Session: Session dealt with discussion of the acquisition of open space, though few details are known.

Alexandria Police Investigating Attempted Old Town Bank Robbery: Police seek help identifying suspect who attempted to rob the Bank of America.

Alexandria Aims to Attract Black Friday Shoppers: Boutiques have banded together to offer big sales and the city is offering free parking on Nov. 23, traditionally the biggest shopping day of the year.

Del Ray Patch:

Slaters Market Aiming for December Opening: New market moving into storefront next to Buzz Bakery.

Four Mile Run Park Cleanup a Smashing Success: Volunteers haul approximately 2,000 pounds of trash out of Arlandria park.

Annandale Patch:

No Injuries Reported After Car Drives Into Home on Springbrook Drive: The incident happened on Friday morning. There was no damage to the structure of the house.

Annandale Loan Officer Sentenced to Four Years in Prison for Phony Mortgage Loans: Pervaiz Arshad of Annandale-based E-Star Lending gained loans for straw buyer using false information.

Public Hearing Scheduled for Proposed Concrete Mixing Plant in Springfield: The plant, which would be located in Shirley-Edsall Industrial Park, would produce and deliver concrete.