On This Day in Alexandria History — “The popularity of moving pictures was reaching fever pitch in Alexandria during 1908. During the last week of March in that year, the Alexandria Amusement Co. at 426 King Street featured The New Passion Play, a one-hour film priced at 10 cents with live religious music. A block away, at the large Opera House on the corner of King & Pitt Streets, The Metropolitan Moving Picture Company featured changing one-hour “pantomimes … of a high order,” with live singing for just five cents. On March 31, the City Engineer served an order to the Elks Club to stop work on a wood frame motion picture screen being constructed at their Prince Street site without a permit. In response, a number of City Councilmen quickly vowed to sign a paper authorizing the work to continue.” [Historic Alexandria]

New Assistant Principal Named at ACPS — “Wendy Morciglio has been named assistant principal at Mount Vernon Community School, effective July 28, 2026. Since joining ACPS in 2019, she has served in a variety of roles, most recently as dual language instructional coach, and brings a strong background in collaboration, communication, and student-centered instruction.” [ACPS/Facebook]