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Community News
Alexandria Launches Vaping Prevention Campaign to Encourage Youth to Stay Substance-Free
ALEXANDRIA, VA-The City of Alexandria, in collaboration with the Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition of Alexandria, has launched a vaping prevention campaign…
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Fun Stuff
Enter DASH Poetry Contest, See Your Words Around Town
ALEXANDRIA, VA – This morning the City of Alexandria and Alexandria Transit Company announced that submissions are being accepted for…
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Community News
Help Save Historic Photographs: Alexandria Black History Museum Asking for Community Assistance
ALEXANDRIA, VA – The Alexandria Black History Museum (BHM) is asking for help from the community. The museum hopes to…
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Below the Beltway
National Park Service Names New Operator for Belle Haven Marina
ALEXANDRIA, VA – The National Park Service recently named Marine Evolutions, Inc. (MEI) the new operator of Belle Haven Marina.…
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COVID-19
CORRECTION: Alexandria Health Department Pre-Registering High-Risk Groups for Future Vaccine Clinics
This story has been updated. 1/8/2021, 11:11 a.m. ALEXANDRIA, VA-The Alexandria Health Department (AHD) is currently pre-registering groups at high-risk…
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COVID-19
Alexandria to Open Kiosk Locations for Free COVID-19 Testing Jan. 7
ALEXANDRIA, VA-In an effort to expand COVID-19 testing, the City of Alexandria and the Alexandria Health Department (AHD) will open…
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Community News
Governor Orders 6 p.m. Curfew in Alexandria and Arlington
ALEXANDRIA, VA-At the request of local officials and in response to today’s violence at the U.S. Capitol, Governor Ralph Northam…
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Zebra Misc
DC Polar Plunge Goes Virtual to Benefit Special Olympics
ALEXANDRIA, VA-You’ve seen footage on the news. It’s the sight of people in swimsuits or trunks jumping into freezing water…
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Backyard History
Local Historian and Author to Discuss George Washington’s Presidency During Zoom Lecture
ALEXANDRIA, VA – It is common knowledge that George Washington was a Revolutionary War general and this nation’s first president.…
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Backyard History
Office of Historic Alexandria Debuts Parker-Gray Commemorative Website
ALEXANDRIA, VA-Today the Office of Historic Alexandria launched a website to honor the opening of Parker-Gray High School in 1920.…
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