Remembering the Fallen in Alexandria
Wreath laying ceremony held for slain officers.
Wreath laying ceremony held for slain officers.
Stop for Pedestrians in Fairfax County Crosswalks
Supervisors adopt ordinance amending county code to stop, not just yield.
Yield
Celebrating Benchmark in Alexandria
Senior Living opens in West End.
Senior Living opens in West End.
Native Plant Advocates Win Ellen Pickering Award
The native plant sale Scott Knudsen and Jennifer Pease started 21 years ago was April 27
The Ellen Pickering Environmental Excellence Award recognizes Alexandria community members who demonstrate a commitment to protecting the environment and preserving local natural resources.
Children’s Nature Library to Reopen at River Farm
The American Horticultural Society will reopen the Children’s Nature Library and Reading Room at River Farm, headquarters of the AHS. This dynamic space for young readers, which closed in 2020 due to the pandemic, will once again offer an extraordinary collection of over 1,700 books focused on nature and gardening.
Friendship Firehouse Muster
Come out Saturday, May 18, in front of Friendship Firehouse Museum, 107 S. Alfred St., for a muster of over 15 antique firefighting apparatus in celebration of 250 of the Friendship Fire Company in Alexandria.
Tribute to the Fallen
Wreath laying honors fallen officers.
A tribute to Alexandria’s fallen law enforcement officers was held May 7 at Waterfront Park as the region prepares for National Police Week events May 12-18.
Mental Health Awareness Month: Focusing on America's Mental Health Crisis
As May unfolds, our nation again turns its gaze towards an issue affecting every corner of American society – mental health. Mental Health Awareness Month serves as a poignant reminder of the challenges millions of Americans face, the urgent need for action, and what we are doing here in the Commonwealth to address this crisis.
Never Forget
City remembers victims of the Holocaust.
The Holocaust was the genocide of six million Jews across Eastern Europe under the regime of Nazi Germany’s Adolf Hitler. On May 6, the City of Alexandria honored the memory of those victims during the 35th annual Days of Remembrance ceremony in Market Square.
Arlington’s 9th Street Quartet Wows Crowd at St. George's Church
... and manages to tie in Jane Austen to Schubert
Music wows
“Flourishing After 55” in Arlington
After 55
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