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.
The privately funded effort the mayor launched in March to keep public-housing families from eviction raised more than $1.2 million and cleared 318 households' balances.
On June 23, 1897, a Virginia Theological Seminary commencement drew clergy to Alexandria by electric streetcar and waiting carriage — a snapshot of the city's role as a regional transit gateway
Tax filings show the nonprofit lost $683,000 in 2024 and owes its board members roughly $768,000; it now proposes merging with the United States Maritime Foundation.
A CoworkingCafe ranking places Alexandria second in its population class, behind neighboring Arlington. Mayor Alyia Gaskins highlighted the result Monday — and pointed to the city's cost of living as the thing keeping it from the top spot.
On June 22, 1937, the Alexandria City Council appropriated $2,500 to build a baseball field on the grounds of the 18th century Almshouse property at Monroe Street and U.S. Route 1.
Virginia State Police said Harold "Buck" Adams had been located Tuesday
On June 21, 1898, the City of Alexandria outlawed the unsafe practice of street fires — gutter-side bonfires that merchants used to dispose of accumulated litter outside their storefronts.
On June 20, 1863, with West Virginia formally joining the Union as a separate state, Francis Harrison Pierpont moved the Restored Government of Virginia from Wheeling to Alexandria.
The Alexandria Police Foundation's annual event raises money for the care of active and retired police dogs and for youth programs. Fox 5's Julie Donaldson emcees.
All fireworks are illegal in Alexandria, where possession can bring a $2,500 fine and up to a year in jail. Officials point residents to professional displays instead.
Juneteenth festival, World Cup watch parties, Old Town North Pride, Tall Ship Providence tours, and Father's Day fun fill the calendar
On June 18, 1856, a special horse-drawn omnibus shuttled mourners from the corner of King and Washington streets to the dedication of Ivy Hill Cemetery — Alexandria's first garden-style burial ground, modeled on a national movement to move cemeteries from the city to the countryside
Alexandrians could see the threat to their port city and the nearby capital almost at once. The federal government did not. Two years later, the British arrived
On June 17, 1899, druggist John Janney closed his pharmacy at the northwest corner of King and Washington streets and left Alexandria for Newport News. The corner storefront wouldn't stay empty long — it would house a Timberman family pharmacy for the next 105 years
Music historians David and Ginger Hildebrand perform period pieces tied to Alexandria's four sister cities Thursday night in Old Town.
Free events on June 19 include a memorial at Douglass Cemetery, a Jubilee Voices concert and a festival at Charles Houston Recreation Center