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.
The somewhat misnamed Alexandria Old Town Art Festival is returning for its 22nd year this weekend.
The festival brings art together from across the country — a full list of participating artists is available online.
Get the lederhosen and Bavarian hats ready, because Oktoberfest is coming to Alexandria this month.
The annual folk festival celebrating German culture, food and beer, starts at Atlas Brew Works (2429 Mandeville Lane) on Friday, Sept. 20.
Atlas Brew Works, which opened a new location in Alexandria earlier this year, will be bringing its Oktoberfest celebrations to the Carlyle neighborhood.
The brewery said in a release that it will be hosting an Oktoberfest at Atlas Alexandria Brewery and Tap Room (2429 Mandeville Lane) on Friday, Sept. 20.
On the eve of an annual report on the city’s economy from the Alexandria Economic Development Partnership, ALXnow sat down with AEDP CEO Stephanie Landrum to discuss the future of development in three areas of the city: Carlyle, the Landmark-Van Dorn Corridor, and Potomac Yard. These will be broken up into a multi-part series covering each location.
The Carlyle neighborhood is in a tough spot.
This month kicks off a major downsizing at the Patent and Trademark Office (PTO) in the Carlyle neighborhood.
A new report from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) put the exact amount of office space the PTO is shedding at 764k square feet.
A big summer BBQ event is coming to John Carlyle Square (300 John Carlyle Street) tomorrow (Saturday).
Beats, Bites and Brews, hosted by Chic Events DC, is free and pet friendly. It’s scheduled to run from 11 a.m.-6 p.m. and will feature a beer garden and live music from local artists.
The newly-opened Atlas Brew Works in Carlyle is positioning to be one of the best spots in the city to watch the Olympics.
The brewery and taproom at 2429 Mandeville Lane said it will extend its happy hour deals for prime-time Olympic coverage. This year’s Olympics, held in Paris, are scheduled to kick off tomorrow (Friday) and continue through Sunday, Aug. 11.
The Block 20 East Condominiums project has garnered positive reviews from the City but with one bit of feedback that doesn’t come often in Alexandria: it’s not tall enough.
The project is heading back to the Carlyle/Eisenhower East Design Review Board on Thursday, July 18, and a staff report said the Board has generally been supportive of the project, but that it needs to be two stories taller.
The Alexandria Police Department released the identities of the dead victim and suspect in Saturday’s shooting at the Onelife Fitness (305 Hooffs Run Drive) in Carlyle. APD said that the suspect and the victim were “known to each other.”
According to dispatch, the shooting occurred inside the Onelife Fitness at around 4:15 p.m. on Saturday.
The Alexandria Police Department is investigating a shooting this afternoon on the 300 block of Hooffs Run Drive that left one man and the alleged male shooter dead.
Police said in a release that both people were transported to local hospitals and there is no threat to the public related to the incident. In an update around 11:45 p.m. police said the male victim and alleged shooter both succumbed to their injuries.
