Tall ships, fireworks, and live music come to Alexandria's waterfront this weekend
Four tall ships, the 48th annual Jazz Fest and Saturday fireworks anchor the free festival, running Friday through Sunday
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.
June 10 in Alexandria history: The city's World War I homecoming parade
On the warm afternoon of June 10, 1919, nearly a hundred returned soldiers — many of them veterans of the Meuse-Argonne Offensive — marched from King and Patrick streets to Washington and Prince streets in the city's official welcome home from the Great War
Alexandria disability awards to recognize local businesses, advocates
ServiceSource and Pizzano Memorial Fund's Old Town gift shop among this year's recipients
Spice Kraft sweeps both top prizes at 2026 Taste of Del Ray
The butter chicken pot pie took first place in both the judges' and people's choice categories at the sold-out 17th annual food festival.
Bankruptcies climb, food aid falls: the household strain behind Alexandria's slowing economy
New DMV Monitor data shows the region's personal bankruptcy rate rising faster than the nation and food-assistance rolls shrinking, as City Manager Parajon and the police chief prepare to brief council Tuesday
June 7 in Alexandria history: Richard Henry Lee proposes American independence, with deep ties to the Lee family of Alexandria
A 1776 resolution that would lead to the Declaration of Independence three weeks later — proposed by a Virginia Lee whose extended family helped shape Old Town Alexandria, and whose legacy in the city remains contested
Alexandria City High School graduates 962 in Class of 2026
Students earned $2.5 million in merit scholarships and more than 2,180 college acceptance offers
June 6 in Alexandria history: The 82nd anniversary of D-Day, and a 1950 report that paved the way for Alexandria's first dedicated police headquarters
Two anniversaries: the largest amphibious invasion in history, and the call that would lead to the construction of a modern police facility for a city outgrowing its City Hall quarters
June 5 in Alexandria history: Groundbreaking for the George Washington Masonic National Memorial
A 1922 ceremony at Shuter's Hill launched a decade-long construction effort to honor Washington as a Mason — funded entirely by donations, never with borrowed money, and culminating in a 333-foot tower that still defines the Alexandria skyline
What's happening in Alexandria this weekend: June 5-7
Fox 5 Zip Trip, Commodore to Commodore Run, Best of the West End Festival, Flavors & Sounds of Croatia, Taste of Del Ray, and more
June 4 in Alexandria history: Friendship Firehouse declared structurally unsound after just 15 years
An 1870 inspection found the South Alfred Street home of Alexandria's first volunteer fire company twisted by high winds and weakened by deferred Civil War-era maintenance — leading to a major 1871 remodel
Alexandria sets National Night Out for Aug. 4, asks neighbors to host
City was named a top-15 community nationally last year; residents can register block parties and cookouts with police
Chamber ALX opens applications for next Leadership Alexandria class
Nine-month civic program runs September through May; scholarships available and deadline is June 30
Little Birdie sets June 23 opening on Mount Vernon Avenue
Matt and Tony's team brings a chicken-focused menu to the former Benny DiForza's space in Del Ray
June 3 in Alexandria history: The Alexandria Herald begins publication, and the Great Strand Fire destroys Pioneer Mills
An 1811 newspaper founding and an 1897 inferno that consumed the waterfront's signature industrial landmark
Alexandria Black History Museum to host free lecture and book signing Saturday on untold stories of Virginia's Black Belt
Author Jeffrey Bennett discusses new book June 6 at 11 a.m.; seating limited