History
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A British Royal Is Coming to Mount Vernon: Duke of Edinburgh Visits Oct. 1
Prince Edward, the Duke of Edinburgh, will visit George Washington’s Mount Vernon Oct. 1, tour the estate and lay a…
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25,000 Artifacts Could Be Hiding Beneath a Typical Old Town Alexandria Backyard
A typical Old Town Alexandria townhouse backyard can yield about 25,000 artifacts, according to the City. Virginia Archaeology Month offers…
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The Night Alexandria Cheered When 40 Electric Streetlights Came On
On Sept. 17, 1889, crowds cheered as Alexandria switched on its first 40 electric streetlights. Thursday marks the 137th anniversary.
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Children Can Train as Revolutionary Spies at Mount Vernon Next Week
Mount Vernon’s Sept. 16–17 Homeschool Days let children make cipher wheels, solve spy missions and meet historical characters—with a Thursday…
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Happy Hour Facts: 10 Things Might Not Know about the Woodrow Wilson Bridge
Why does the Wilson Bridge open? Discover its Potomac walkway, hidden recreation, 200,000 daily vehicles, three-jurisdiction geography and remarkable rescue…
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The Small Stone That Marked the Start of Washington, D.C.—and Why it’s in Alexandria
A 1791 boundary marker beneath a protective grate at Jones Point Park reveals Alexandria’s overlooked role in creating the nation’s…
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Walk Through the Alexandria That Urban Renewal Erased
A Saturday walking tour traces the King Street buildings and streetscape altered or demolished during Alexandria’s 1960s urban-renewal project.
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City Sources Conflict Again Over Sept. 23 Historic-District Public Comment
A Sept. 18 Alexandria eNews notice says no public testimony will be accepted Sept. 23, while the City calendar still…
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ACPS Dedicates Jean B. Reid Media Center, Honoring a Teacher Who Changed How Alexandria Children Learned to Read
ACPS dedicated the Jean B. Reid Media Center at Naomi L. Brooks Elementary on International Literacy Day, honoring a reading…
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Beyond ‘Remember the Titans’: Alexandria Cheerleaders Tell Their Side of the Story
Members of the historic 1971 T.C. Williams cheerleading squad join later generations for a free Sept. 12 conversation at The…
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