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Colored Rosemont, Historic marker honors legacy of resilience.
Mayor Alyia Gaskins and members of City Council are joined by former residents at the unveiling of the Colored Rosemont historic marker...
Oct 4, 20252 min read


’We the People’ - Students, DAR celebrate Constitution Week.
Alexandria City High School students sing the Star Spangled Banner in recognition of the 238 th anniversary of the U.S. Constitution...
Oct 4, 20252 min read


Making the Grade: Creative Play student returns as counselor.
Noah Urchek, center, returns as a 2025 counselor after attending Alexandria’s Creative Play School as a child. Standing with Urchek are...
Oct 2, 20252 min read


Remember the Titans, Alumni, fans gather for 25th anniversary tribute.
Players from the 1971 Titans football team pose for a photo Sept. 19 at Alexandria City High School during the 25 th anniversary...
Oct 2, 20253 min read
Alexandria City Council Town Hall Oct. 4
Hear directly from elected officials at the Alexandria’s City Council Town Hall on Saturday, Oct. 4, from 1 to 3 p.m. The Town Hall will...
Oct 2, 20251 min read


‘The Outsider’ ACCT shines with timely political satire.
ACCT's production of The Outsider opens Friday, Oct. 3. The cast includes (front): Sara Joy Lebowitz (Rachel), Steve Rosenthal (Ned), and...
Oct 2, 20253 min read


Wizards Visit William Ramsey
Players and cheerleaders from the Washington Wizards join in a group photo with ACPS Superintendent Melanie Kay-Wyatt and educators at a...
Oct 2, 20252 min read


Coming Soon: Events in Fairfax
Sunday/Sept. 14 Keyboard Conversations with Jeffrey Siegel: Beethoven — The Young Genius . 7 p.m. At GMU Center for the Arts, Fairfax....
Sep 14, 20255 min read


APD Promotes New Officers
“Leadership is not about authority, it is about responsibility.” — APD Chief Tarrick McGuire The Alexandria Police department held a...
Sep 4, 20251 min read


Leader of the Pack - Backpack drive
Firefighters and Friends provide back-to-school backpacks. Firefighters and Friends to the Rescue distributed more than a thousand new...
Sep 4, 20252 min read


Hints of the Richmond Highway Widening Project
Empty Buildings, ‘No Trespassing Signs’: Widening Project Is Finally Coming to Fruition. There’s an uproar going on in Mount Vernon...
Sep 3, 20253 min read


Future Washington Nationals Star Gets RBI to Packed House at Age 17
Eli Willits at bat in Fredericksburg. Baseball star Eli Willits made a stop in Fredericksburg to get the crowd in an uproar as he makes...
Aug 31, 20251 min read


Vietnam War Exhibit Coming to Northern Virginia
Medal of Honor It was the nation’s most divisive war. It was the first television war. It was a helicopter war. These are the labels some...
Aug 25, 20254 min read


City hosts 42nd Saint Patrick’s Day parade.
Irish eyes were smiling as Alexandria played host to the city’s 42nd annual Saint Patrick’s Day parade March 1 through Old Town.
Mar 6, 20251 min read


‘We Are Open’ in Alexandria: VaTech Innovation Campus Celebrates Grand Opening
An official ribbon-cutting was held Feb. 28 to celebrate the grand opening of the Virginia Tech Innovation Campus in Potomac Yard with...
Mar 5, 20252 min read
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