49+ min ago   (291+ words) Organizers are recruiting community members to help power the 31st annual Del Ray arts festival on Saturday, October 3. ALEXANDRIA, VA — Art on the Avenue needs volunteers to help turn Mount Vernon Avenue into one of Alexandria’s biggest celebrations of art, music,…...

1+ hour, 30+ min ago   (321+ words) ALEXANDRIA, VA — Alexandria has put a housing official with a record of creating and preserving thousands of homes in permanent charge of one of the city’s most closely watched challenges. City Manager James Parajon has appointed Aspasia Xypolia director of…...

3+ hour, 30+ min ago   (606+ words) ALEXANDRIA, VA — For decades, The Warehouse at 214 King St. has been one of those Old Town restaurants residents choose for important lunches, family celebrations and meals with out-of-town guests. But its longtime staying power has not insulated it from the…...

4+ hour, 49+ min ago   (207+ words) ALEXANDRIA, VA—Bridging Ground: A Story of Sin, Grace, and Repair, a locally made documentary rooted in Alexandria history, will have its first public screening on Wednesday, Sept. 23, at Virginia Theological Seminary. The film was shown privately on Sept. 11 to…...

7+ hour, 30+ min ago   (194+ words) ALEXANDRIA, VA — Alexandria’s seasonal farmers-market pop-ups are making one final stop next Friday—and the timing matters for older residents with unused market benefits. The City’s Division of Aging and Adult Services will hold the last pop-up of the season…...

15+ hour, 23+ min ago   (1369+ words) It stops the Beltway, carries a walking trail, shelters basketball courts—and has been the scene of remarkable rescues above the Potomac. ALEXANDRIA, VA—There is a moment on the Capital Beltway when an ordinary traffic jam becomes something much…...

19+ hour, 55+ min ago   (307+ words) Alexandrians have until Tuesday to comment on working recommendations for the corridor from Union Station to Van Dorn Street ALEXANDRIA, VA — Alexandrians who want a say in the future of Duke Street have one more weekend to review the City’s…...

3+ day ago   (284+ words) ALEXANDRIA, VA — Del Ray has waited through plans, redesigns, construction fencing, rain delays and utility work. Now the water is finally on. The City of Alexandria confirmed Thursday, Sept. 10, that the Colasanto Spray Park project is complete and open for…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (170+ words) Alexandria, VA – Dr. Grace Taylor, a graduate of Alexandria City Public Schools and the chief of staff since 2023, has been named acting superintendent of ACPS. The appointment took effect Aug. 12 after the Alexandria City School Board accepted an agreement allowing…...

3+ day, 3+ hour ago   (309+ words) “It’s amazing!” Michelle Lockwood beamed. She is development director for ALIVE!, Alexandria’s premier hunger-fighting non-profit. “ALIVE! has been an anchor charity for Old Town Speed & Style ever since it started, and we’ve been honored to be included. This is one…...