Kids
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Join Alexandria’s West End Festival, November 14
ALEXANDRIA, VA — Soccer fills Alexandria’s fall weekends. This November, West End businesses will be there, too. The West End…
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Art Safari Returns Oct. 24: Three Floors of Torpedo Factory Creativity for Kids
The free, family-friendly Art Safari returns to the Torpedo Factory Art Center Oct. 24 with hands-on projects, artist demonstrations and…
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This West End Alexandria Baby Is in the Running for $25,000—and He Needs Votes Tonight
Alexandria, VA — A little boy from the West End of Alexandria is having a very big week. Asher Perez…
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Port City Mothers and Daughters Kick Off a New Year of Service With Alexandria Mayor Alyia Gaskins
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Girls in grades seven through 12 and their mothers gathered Sunday, Sept. 20, at St. Stephen’s and…
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Play Pac-Man for a Purpose at Alexandria’s Retro Arcade Night
Classic arcade games, a live DJ and family fun take over Continues on Sept. 24 to benefit The Fund for…
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Mount Vernon’s Colonial Market & Fair Returns Sept. 19–20
Mount Vernon’s Colonial Market & Fair returns Sept. 19–20 with dozens of artisans, handmade goods, demonstrations and an 18th-century marketplace…
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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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Serve-and-Return Interactions Boost Early Brain Development
By Michelle Smith Howard, President & CEO, Kids’ First Years Alexandria, VA – If you think serving and returning are…
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Alexandria Needs More Foster Parents—More Than Half of Local Youth Are Placed Outside the City
Alexandria is seeking more foster families as more than half of local youth who need foster care are placed outside…
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Bring the Grandparents: Woodlawn Turns Family History Into a Sunday Adventure
Woodlawn’s Grandparents Day program brings descendant stories, quilts, Smithsonian genealogy experts and family activities together Sept. 13.
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