Alexandria's neighborhoods and civic life — neighborhood news, civic associations, parks and recreation, weekend happenings, and the people and organizations bringing residents together.
The women's side blanked Dundee 87-0 in its first-ever appearance and the legends, some of them veterans of the original 2008 match, took their game too. The men fell 33-17, leaving the main prize in Scotland
52 years ago tonight, Gerald Ford learned he was about to become president — from his home in Alexandria
The 18.5-mile path along the Potomac is one of three finalists for the Rails to Trails Conservancy honor. The winner is decided by public vote.
Participants practice parting, ponytails and three-part braids on mannequin heads at the Alexandria taproom on Sept. 13. The 90-minute session costs $50 and includes a beer.
Sales tax holiday, farmers markets, Port to Port Beer Festival, and new DASH routes starting Sunday.
Four lectures at The Lyceum trace Alexandria's part in the run-up to independence, from the Fairfax Resolves to slavery at Market Square. Tickets are $60, or $40 for museum members and students.
Alexandria City High School PTSA and Cora Kelly School PTA are among 321 honorees nationwide, and 25 in Virginia, to earn the 2025-2027 designation.
The Oct. 1 dinner at The Satire carries the theme "Breaking Barriers for the Next Generation." The Black and Missing Foundation will also be recognized.
23 homes closed across the city at an average price of $843,336, led by an 1840 townhouse on Duke Street
The free evening features NAACP Deputy General Counsel Myesha Braden and marks the 1899 mass meeting that protested the lynching of the 16-year-old Alexandrian.
Applications are due Aug. 28. The council will act on the appointments Sept. 8.
Round trips leave the Alexandria City Marina at 9 a.m. and include admission to the estate, but the operator says the vessel skips Alexandria on some dates
The sixth annual bar crawl brings live music to more than 20 restaurants along Mount Vernon Avenue, with proceeds going to The Scholarship Fund of Alexandria
The structure is lodged against a Route 1 bridge abutment. Engineers will assess it later this week, and recovery has to wait until they do
Renters facing eviction for nonpayment can request a court-ordered payment plan at their first hearing — but the window to ask is narrow, and missing a payment can end the case without another hearing
Mayor to judge Chalk-A-Block as the street-art festival returns to Old Town North
