Local pickleball enthusiasts rejoice: DC Fray and Carlyle Crossing are hosting a pickleball party next week at Carlyle Plaza (2455 Mandeville Lane), though tickets to compete in the tournament have sold out.
The event is scheduled from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 28.
A documentary tracking the history of racism in Alexandria will make its debut at a screening tomorrow.
The film is Resolved: Never Again by documentary filmmaker Robin Hamilton. The 50-minute film explores “Alexandria’s history, from its role in the domestic slave trade to the lynchings of Joseph McCoy and Benjamin Thomas, and the city’s ongoing efforts to confront this past.”
Good Friday morning, Alexandria!
☀️ Today’s weather: Expect sunny skies and a high near 84 degrees, accompanied by a north wind at roughly 6 mph shifting to the east in the afternoon. As night falls on Friday, the skies will remain mostly clear, with temperatures dipping to a low of around 64 degrees and a gentle southeast breeze averaging between 3 to 6 mph.
The Alexandria Sheriff’s Office is asking City Council for $150,000 to pay for the hiring bonuses of 15 new sworn deputies.
There’s a shortage of 22 sworn positions within ASO, and the office relies on retired deputies to fill in coverage gaps. City Council will review the proposal at its meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 24.
Update 9/20 — One of the victims, 25-year-old Alexandria resident Kwakia Frazier, has died. Police also said a third person, a 15-year-old boy, was grazed by a bullet and received medical treatment at the scene.
The Alexandria Police Department (APD) is responding to a shooting in the Braddock neighborhood.
The city issued a fraud alert yesterday after fake invoices were sent to customers using the Alexandria Permitting and Land Use System (APEX).
The city’s sent out an email on Wednesday (Sept. 18) stating that APEX users were being targeted. The city only allows permit applications through the system, and the city said that fake invoices are being mailed to customers.
Inova Alexandria Hospital at Landmark will break ground on Monday, Sept. 30.
Today the hospital system announced the groundbreaking for the 1.1 million-square-foot project located at the former Landmark Mall.
Here’s a roundup of all the events, live music, and entertainment happening around Alexandria this weekend, Friday, September 20, through Sunday, September 22, 2024.
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Alexandria’s City Council will vote next Tuesday night on making the city a safe haven for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning community.
The all-Democrat City Council will vote on a resolution to protect the LGBTQ+ community’s equal protection rights under the U.S. Constitution’s 14th Amendment.
Say hello to Bruno, a 3-year-old male dog who is looking for his forever home!
This adorable guy is up for adoption through the Animal Welfare League of Alexandria.
The mini-roundabout at the intersection of Kennedy and Hickory Streets in the Warwick Village neighborhood will be getting some artistic beautification soon.
At the same Arts Commission meeting where designs for the next Waterfront Park project debuted, the city showed off new designs for the Warwick Village intersection by art team Chalk Riot.
