Break out your platform shoes and bell-bottoms, because the Torpedo Factory Art Center (105 N. Union Street) is throwing a 1970’s-themed party for its 50th birthday.
Every year, an estimated half-million people visit the former munitions plant-turned art center along the Alexandria waterfront for art shows, parties and to bookend a genuine Old Town experience.
NaNoWriMo organizers are in hot water over comments about allowing AI, but there’s one surefire way to ensure the story isn’t AI-generated: Alexandria is hosting a writing event with vintage typewriters.
The Get Out & Type event is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 7, from 1-3 p.m. at the James M. Duncan Jr. Branch Library (2501 Commonwealth Avenue).
After confusion with former employees who questioned the validity of a report of impending closure, the Red Lobster at 555 S. Van Dorn Street is permanently closed.
The international seafood chain revealed in court last month that it would not renew leases at 23 unprofitable locations, and that the Alexandria restaurant was among those that would close on Aug. 31, according to the Washington Business Journal.
Good Thursday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Expect mostly sunny skies and a high near 80 degrees, accompanied by a gentle northeast wind at 7 mph. As night falls on Thursday, the skies will become mostly cloudy with temperatures dropping to a low of around 63 degrees, with an east wind between 3 and 6 mph.
Alexandria has been talking about much-needed repairs to City Hall for a decade, but that process is set to officially launch this fall with a design process running over a year.
In a release, City Manager James Parajon said a design team, international firm Leo A Daly, will take the lead on the renovation of City Hall. Alexandria firms Rust Orling Architecture and LandDesign will tackle the redesign of Market Square.
Campagna Center, an Alexandria non-profit that helps local children and families, will be hosting a celebration showcasing Alexandria’s diverse cultures with the help of some grant funding from another local nonprofit.
Campagna Center is hosting Welcoming Week 2024 on Sunday, Sept. 15, at its headquarters at 418 S. Washington Street. The event will be funded, in part, via a $2,000 grant from fellow nonprofit ACT for Alexandria.
Independent City Council Candidate Mason Butler announced he will be formally kicking off his campaign on Monday, Sept. 9.
Butler is one of a handful of underdog candidates, including independent Roy Byrd and Republican Celianna Gunderson, going up against the Democratic slate chosen in a primary in June.
Alexandria is offering low-income residents with asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) a chance to clean up the air quality in their homes for free.
The program, which launched last year, is part of the city’s Healthy Homes initiative. Eligible applicants will get a number of home visits from the Alexandria Health Department (AHD) to make a plan for healthier air.
When people say “they don’t make them like they used to,” these classic cars are what they’re talking about.
The Classic Car Show returning to The Lyceum (201 S. Washington Street) this month focused on orphan cars: cars that are no longer manufactured, many of them by extinct car companies.
Good Wednesday morning, Alexandria!
Today’s weather: Sunny, with a high near 78 and a low around 59 tonight. Tomorrow is also looking mostly sunny with a high near 80.
Alexandria has experienced a summer surge in cases of COVID-19, and the health department is asking residents to remember the fundamentals of washing their hands and covering their sneezes.
There were 898 confirmed new cases (and no deaths) in the last 13 weeks in Alexandria, according to the Virginia Department of Health. That makes up for 30% of the 3,036 confirmed cases (and seven deaths) over the past year.
