The only reason Del Ray residents don’t have skeletons in their closets is because they’ve been moved to front yards.
At least temporarily.
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After 10 years in Del Ray, the Bellies & Babies consignment boutique could soon close for good. That is unless owner Lee Raynes can find a buyer in the next two months.
Raynes didn’t renew the lease for the shop at 1913 Mount Vernon Avenue, and said that a potential buyer recently backed out after a six-month negotiation. The move means that unless Raynes can find someone to buy her brand and take all of the store merchandise off her hands, the store’s last day is Dec. 15.
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A new gallery on display this month at the Del Ray Artisans Gallery (2704 Mount Vernon Avenue) explores the risks and opportunities new technology like machine learning pose for artists.
The exhibit “Artificial or Intelligence?” explores the impact AI trends are having on artists. That impact has, by and large, been almost entirely negative, with image generating software stealing from the work of human artists, but the gallery offers that exhibit viewers should draw their own conclusions.
The menu at Zuki Moon Asian Kitchen and Cocktail Bar has been replaced.
It’s been a year since the restaurant at 1909 Mount Vernon Avenue was rebranded from KAiZEN Tavern into the Japanese-Filipino gastro bar (complete with AI artwork — see the hands of Ting Ting), the dining options have changed yet again.
Goats are coming to a bar right in the bleating heart of Del Ray this afternoon.
Gustave Boulangerie Garden (2213 Mount Vernon Avenue) is hosting a Goat Social Hour from 5:30-6:30 p.m. today (Monday).
Thousands of art lovers visited Mount Vernon Avenue in Del Ray on Saturday.
The weather was perfect for the 24th annual Art on the Avenue — sunny and in the 70s without a cloud in the sky.
The battle over Judy Lowe Park’s closure exposed a divide between vice presidential candidate JD Vance and many of his more liberal neighbors, but Vance isn’t the first Trump affiliated person to live in the Del Ray neighborhood.
At an event today (Thursday) for Republicans speaking out against former President Donald Trump, Olivia Troye, former top aide to Mike Pence, spoke to ALXnow about her experience living in the liberal enclave while working in the Trump administration.
Hundreds of students at Mount Vernon Community School got free books and a surprise visit from the Washington Commanders.
Former Commanders cornerback Fred Smoot and wide receiver Josh Morgan (who played back when the team was still the Redskins) were joined at the event by Commanders cheerleaders and mascot Major Tuddy in energizing the kids, and handed out the books.
A new food truck serving a favorite breakfast dish wants to open for business in Del Ray.
French Toast was launched last year, and owners Beckam Baffer and Justin Wallace are asking the Planning Commission to approve a special use permit to operate in the driveway of 1506 Mount Vernon Avenue.
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A man was killed by electrocution in Del Ray today while working in a tree with a chainsaw, according to dispatch reports.
The incident occurred at around 10:10 a.m. in the area of West Mount Ida Avenue and Hickory Street. The man was in the tree with a chainsaw when witnesses told the Alexandria Fire Department that he was electrocuted when a branch fell and hit a power line, according to dispatch.
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Debate night has arrived.
The presidential debate between Vice President Kamalah Harris and former President Donald Trump is tonight, and we’ve found a number of Alexandria local businesses that will be viewing the event on televisions behind the bar.