FOX 5 to broadcast live from Alexandria's waterfront Friday morning as part of annual Zip Trips series
Broadcast runs 7-11 a.m. at Waterfront Park; World Cup, America 250 among featured topics
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.
Alexandria Pride returns June 27 with 100 exhibitors, drag story hours and live music at John Carlyle Square Park
9th annual celebration runs 2-6 p.m.; event hosted by Alexandria LGBTQIA+ Task Force
Best of the West End Festival is this Saturday — here's what to know
First-ever WEBA outdoor festival features 50-plus vendors, Port City beer garden, Passport Auto showcase and live music
ACPS to officially dedicate 'Owen's Place' at Early Childhood Center Tuesday afternoon
Ceremony honors late teen who volunteered at the school and aspired to become a teacher
Thai Peppers closing its Del Ray location after 28 years; final day is June 15
Founding generation retiring; Bristow and Haymarket locations will continue under family's second and third generations
Alexandria ACHS grad named city's top public health honoree for Medical Reserve Corps work
Alexandria ACHS grad named city's top public health honoree for Medical Reserve Corps work
Applications open for Accelerate ALX, Alexandria's first tech startup accelerator
Info session set for June 16; application deadline June 30
May 31 in Alexandria history: Parker-Gray High School is dedicated, opening the city's first Black high school
The 1950 ceremony came after a years-long campaign by Alexandria's Black community and NAACP attorney Charles Houston, whose legal strategy would lead to Brown v. Board of Education four years later
May 30 in Alexandria history: Wilson drives the first rivet at Jones Point, and Fort Ward Park is dedicated
A former mayor's death in 1843, a presidential rivet in 1918, and a Civil War fort restored in 1964.
Alexandria to unveil memorial Monday for 67 killed in Potomac River collision
Riverside ceremony at Rivergate City Park will honor victims of the January 2025 midair crash, with NTSB Chairwoman Jen Homendy and victims' families among those attending
Alexandria Children's Theatre brings 'The Wizard of Oz' to the stage in June
A cast of 34 students performs the family classic across six shows at Carl Sandburg Middle School
Martina McBride, Morris Day among wave of cancellations at Trump-linked Freedom 250 concerts
A day after the President Donald Trump -affiliated Freedom 250 announced the “first wave” of performers for “The Great American State Fair” shows on Washington's National Mall in June and July, the lineup has been hit with a wave of cancellations.
Virginia Theological Seminary discovers an early draft of Martin Luther King Jr.'s 'Letter from Birmingham Jail'
The document, certified by experts at Swann Galleries, was found in the papers of a Black Episcopal bishop who was active in the Civil Rights Movement
Bruce Springsteen calls out the White House and announces a protest festival
Springsteen and Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello announced the festival Wednesday while performing together at Nationals Park in Washington as Springsteen winds down his Land of Hope and Dreams American tour.
What's happening in Alexandria this weekend: May 29-31
D-Day Commemoration, Lyle Lovett, Civil War history tours, farmers markets, and more
Alexandria is marketing five affordable homeownership opportunities, with a lottery deadline June 22
The city's Office of Housing is taking applications for four condos at the new Residences at Tidelock and separately marketing a resale-restricted unit in Parkfairfax, both for income-eligible first-time buyers