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LGBTQ+ pop-up bar opens in Del Ray

Published June 12, 2024 at 3:30PM

(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.