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Sandy Marks sworn into Alexandria City Council, creating historic first-ever female majority

By James Cullum
Alexandria City Councilwoman Sandy Marks gets sworn in by Clerk of Court Greg Parks on May 12, 2026 (staff photo by James Cullum)

Sandy Marks, the former chair of the Alexandria Democratic Committee, was sworn in to City Council Tuesday night.

For the first time in the city’s history, Alexandria’s seven-member City Council now has a female majority, as Marks joins Mayor Alyia Gaskins, Vice Mayor Sarah Bagley and Councilwoman Jacinta Greene. Marks won her seat on council in the April 21 special election for the seat vacated by former Councilman R. Kirk McPike, who won his own special election to fill the vacant 5th District seat in the House of Delegates.

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City Council special election winner Sandy Marks to be sworn in May 12

By James Cullum
Democrat Sandy Marks claims victory in the City Council special election (via James Minichello Photography)

Democrat Sandy Marks, the winner of the April 21 City Council special election, will be sworn into office Tuesday, May 12, according to the city.

Marks will get sworn in before City Council at some point during its legislative meeting at the Del Pepper Community Resource Center (4850 Mark Center Drive), the city confirmed to ALXnow. An exact time for the swearing-in ceremony has not been set, although it will be administered by Clerk of Court Greg Parks.

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Alexandria clerk of court to officiate weddings aboard Tall Ship Providence

By James Cullum
The Senator John Warner Maritime Heritage Center at Waterfront Park is home to the Tall Ship Providence (staff photo by James Cullum

The Alexandria Clerk’s Office is expanding its wedding offerings yet again.

After a successful run last fall with its costumed “Halloweddings,” Clerk of Court Greg Parks will officiate 18 weddings aboard the Tall Ship Providence on Friday, May 15, at Waterfront Park in Old Town.

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No deed fraud incidents reported in Alexandria as Clerk of Court launches alert system

By James Cullum
Clerk of the Circuit Court Greg Parks speaks at the City Council installation at the Rachel M. Schlesinger Concert Hall and Arts Center, Jan. 2, 2025 (staff photo by James Cullum)

A new Alexandria program seeks to combat deed fraud by alerting property owners about new filings for their properties.

Alexandria Clerk of Circuit Court Greg Parks launched the VADeed Alert system last week to help protect property owners from deed fraud. Notifications are emailed to property owners when documents are filed in Alexandria land records.

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Clerk of Court streamlines concealed carry process, adding new plastic permits

By James Cullum
New concealed carry permits are plastic in Alexandria (staff photo by James Cullum)

Starting this month, Alexandria residents wanting to carry a concealed weapon can apply for a plastic permit at the Clerk of the Circuit Court’s office in Old Town.

Clerk Greg Parks recently revamped the city’s concealed carry permits from paper to plastic, and residents can now complete permit applications on his website. All these new measures are intended to streamline the process — which used to be “very inefficient,” Parks told ALXnow — for the public and his staff.

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Costumed couples wed at Old Town ‘Halloweddings’ ceremony

By James Cullum
Elizabeth Tedesco (as Sub-Zero from Mortal Kombat) gets married to Bruce Brolle (a combination of Hercules and Hercule Poirot) by Alexandria Clerk of the Circuit Court Greg Parks in a "Hallowedding" at Gadsby's Tavern, Oct. 31, 2025 (staff photo by James Cullum)

Eighteen happy couples, some in costume, are tying the knot in a historic Old Town ballroom today (Friday) as part of a new “Hallowedding” ceremony with the Alexandria Clerk of Court.

Clerk Greg Parks and his staff donned 18th century-inspired costumes at Gadsby’s Tavern Museum to officiate the marriages, which took about 20 minutes each and came with gift bags that included local restaurant coupons, free entry to Alexandria museums and a one-night stay at the Fairfield Inn & Suites on Richmond Hwy.

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Alexandria to host free expungement clinic Oct. 18

By James Cullum
The Franklin P. Backus Courthouse in Old Town, Alexandria (staff photo by James Cullum)

Looking to clear your criminal record? Some of Alexandria’s top legal minds will meet next month for a free expungement clinic in the city’s West End.

The clinic will be held at Patrick Henry Recreation Center (4653 Taney Avenue) on Oct. 18 (Saturday) from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., with volunteer pro bono attorneys, as well as Del Charniele Herring (D-4), Sheriff Sean Casey, Commonwealth’s Attorney Bryan Porter, Circuit Court Clerk Greg Parks, and Public Defender Megan Thomas.

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Clerk of court to officiate ‘Halloweddings’ Oct. 31 in Old Town

By James Cullum
Alexandria's Clerk of Court Greg Parks is conducting "Halloweddings" on Oct. 31 in Old Town (via Clerk of Court's office)

Alexandria’s Clerk of Court Greg Parks will officiate “Halloweddings” on Friday, Oct. 31, in Old Town.

For the first time, Parks and his staff will perform the weddings in 18th-century costumes in the ballroom of Gadsby’s Tavern Museum (138 N. Royal Street). He wants the happy couples to dress up however they want — as Lydia Deets and Beetlejuice, Gomez and Morticia Addams, even Ken and Barbie. The ceremonies take about 20 minutes to perform, and reservations are available between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m.

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LGBTQ+ pop-up bar opens in Del Ray

By James Cullum
(Left to right) Owner Bill Blackburn, State Sen. Adam Ebbin, Metro Board Chair Paul Smedberg, Clerk of Court Greg Parks, Del Ray Business Association Board Member Daniel Roth, and City Council Member Kirk McPike at the ribbon cutting for Pride on the Avenue at 2312 Mount Vernon Avenue in Del Ray (staff photo by James Cullum)

Just in time for Pride Month, a new LGBTQ+ bar opened in Del Ray on Tuesday night.

The Pride on the Avenue pop-up is the only bar catering to Alexandria’s lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer/questioning community.

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