Visit Alexandria extends 'Unlock Your Story' campaign to target meeting and event planners
Tourism organization pitches city as premier small- to mid-size meetings destination, citing $1B in visitor spending and proximity to D.C.
Community & Culture
Alexandria's social and civic life — neighborhood news, civic associations, arts, entertainment, cultural events, parks and recreation, weekend happenings, and the people and organizations bringing residents together.
What's happening in Alexandria this weekend: March 20-22
Bloom Together, Opening Reception: Now or Never by Alicia Eggert, World Water Day, Rising to Meet the Challenge Resource Fair, and much more.
The Twig pledges $2 million to new Inova hospital campus
All-volunteer group's gift to name conference center at Landmark site, pushing total giving past $7 million
Mayor Gaskins, Interfaith Council, and Alfred Street Baptist join forces to clear $1 million in ARHA back rent
Fresh Start Initiative pairs private debt relief with ARHA accountability reforms as city budget season raises hard questions about housing stability
Spanberger names two Alexandria residents to state boards
Carl, an AlexRenew executive, and Lane, a veterans contractor, join commissions tied to water policy and military service
Old Town boutiques invite shoppers to 'Bloom Together' this weekend
Annual spring passport event runs Friday through Sunday at more than 20 participating stores
Artist begins mural at Alexandria's Witter Place Apartments
Celebrated muralist Yulia Avgustinovich brings landmarks, wildlife and hidden details to Duke Street development
Agenda:Alexandria swaps panelist, revises framing for rescheduled housing event
City housing director replaced by volunteer advisory committee member; organization's most frequently featured panelist now sits on the board
Alexandria Beautification Commission challenges residents to grow red, white, and blue native gardens for America 250
Initiative aims to get 250 property owners planting patriotic pollinator gardens by summer
Alexandria native wins four Jeopardy! games, $99,400 before Illinois grocer ends his streak
James Denison, who faced an Arlington rival Thursday, now eligible for Tournament of Champions despite three consecutive wrong Final Jeopardy answers
Alexandria's 53-degree temperature swing in 22 hours is the largest on record
Official NWS records place Wednesday's record 86°F high and Thursday's 33°F low — with snow — among the most dramatic reversals in the area's 154-year climate history
Nicole Kidman's new Prime Video thriller is set in Alexandria — even if it wasn't filmed here
'Scarpetta,' which premiered Wednesday, swaps the Richmond of Patricia Cornwell's novels for Alexandria, Va. — then shoots the whole thing in Nashville.
What's happening in Alexandria this weekend: March 13-15
Women's Leadership Forum, Festival of the Book, Shamrock Smash, and more.
Thousands expected along Route 1 as Alexandria joins national No Kings protest March 28
A Bridge Brigade over I-395 in Shirlington adds to a day of regional demonstrations
From 'Wonder Woman' to 'The Walking Dead,' Alexandria has always been camera-ready — now it's your turn
Two short films are actively casting local talent, adding new chapters to a city with decades of big-screen history
Public art installation 'Now or Never' coming to Old Town waterfront March 21
Two monumental sculptures by Alicia Eggert will face off across a narrow passageway at Waterfront Park through November