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Haunted Duncan Library returns this weekend in Del Ray

Published October 21, 2025 at 10:45AM

Del Ray's James M. Duncan Branch Library is reopening its haunted house on Oct. 24 and 25 (courtesy image)

Fright and fun is returning to Del Ray, as the James M. Duncan Branch Library (2501 Commonwealth Avenue) has been transformed into a haunted house.

On Oct. 24 (Friday) and 25 (Saturday), the annual Duncan Haunted Library will feature spooky tours, spine-tingling ghost stories and more. Tickets cost $10 and proceeds go toward new books, community programs and other special library events.

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Only 500 tickets will be sold for the 16th annual Taste of Del Ray on June 1

By James Cullum

Published May 8, 2025 at 2:00PM

Bella Napoli's homemade lobster ravioli won the 2022 Taste of Del Ray. (Via Bella Napoli/Facebook)

Your stretchy pants are about to get a workout, because the Taste of Del Ray is returning June 1 (Sunday).

More than a dozen Del Ray restaurants are participating in the 16th annual event, which will run from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Mount Vernon Recreation Center fields (2701 Commonwealth Avenue).