While plenty of events and activities are happening this weekend for all ages, all (Irish) eyes will be on the Ballyshaners 42nd Alexandria St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Saturday.
The parade officially starts from the corner of King Street and St. Asaph Street at 12:30 p.m., with dignitaries leading the procession at noon. Here’s a map of the parade route.
Alexandria leaders celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Alexandria Archaeological Commission (AAC), described in a release as the first city archaeological commission in the country, at a City Council meeting earlier this week
The AAC was founded in 1975. The 15-member Commission is appointed by the City Council and works in historic advocacy and preservation, working closely with City’s archeology staff and other departments.
Good Thursday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Showers likely before noon and cloudy all day with a high near 71. Sunny and gusty tomorrow.
If you go to see the EZ Street Band perform the music of Bruce Springsteen next week, you might notice their Springsteen’s voice is suspiciously similar to Simpsons bartender Moe Szyslak, Chief Wiggum and others.
Actor Hank Azaria is headlining with the EZ Street Band performing tributes to artist Bruce Springsteen.
Plans for Robinson Terminal North — the last major piece of waterfront development in Old Town — should be heading to the City Council for review this spring.
Vice Mayor Sarah Bagley said at the City Council meeting last night (Tuesday) the Waterfront Commission received an update about the project earlier this month at a meeting.
Property owners in the City of Alexandria have been receiving 2024 Real Estate Assessment notices in the mail from the Office of Real Estate Assessments.
The assessment notices reveal a continued divergence between the residential and commercial real estate markets. The overall tax base increased by 2.57% year-over-year, marking the fourteenth consecutive year of net growth in the city’s assessed values.
While the City Manager’s proposed budget included no tax rate increase, the average real estate tax bill in Alexandria will go up by $353 this year and there was a lot of nervous talk about the region’s future.
City Manager James Parajon presented a budget to the City Council last night defined mostly by budget reductions and a wary eye toward the future of the region given the turmoil in the federal government.
Good Wednesday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Sunny, with a high near 69. A chance of rain tomorrow, mainly before 4 p.m. Cloudy, with a high near 66.
Alexandria City Manager James Parajon presented the FY 2026 budget to City Council tonight (Tuesday) but one of the major items was something not included in the budget: the conversion of Jefferson-Houston K-8 School to a middle school.
The budget included $21 million to Alexandria City Public Schools in capital funding — funding devoted to major development projects in a capital budget. In a release, the City of Alexandria said the funding was in line with the funding level requested for FY 2026 in the School Board capital funding request.
The Alexandria Police Department (APD) said it is investigating the fatal shooting of a man inside the Southern Towers apartment complex.
Police said the man was found with an apparent gunshot wound but the cause of death remains under investigation.
Pizzeria Paradiso said ‘arrivederci‘ to Alexandria in 2020 — but that phrase means “until we meet again” and it could be fulfilled starting next month.
Pizzeria Paradiso announced that it will be returning as an “ongoing pizza pop up” in Hank’s Oyster Bar (818 N. St. Asaph Street) in Old Town North every Thursday-Sunday, starting March 13.
