Alexandria Local

Celebrating Benchmark in Alexandria

Senior Living opens in West End.

St. Paul’s Concert Series Features Helena Colanders

Organ

Take Me Out to the Ballgame with The Miracle League

Charlie the Tuna event

Never Forget

City remembers victims of the Holocaust.

The Holocaust was the genocide of six million Jews across Eastern Europe under the regime of Nazi Germany’s Adolf Hitler. On May 6, the City of Alexandria honored the memory of those victims during the 35th annual Days of Remembrance ceremony in Market Square.

Tribute to the Fallen

Wreath laying honors fallen officers.

A tribute to Alexandria’s fallen law enforcement officers was held May 7 at Waterfront Park as the region prepares for National Police Week events May 12-18.

Friendship Firehouse Muster

Come out Saturday, May 18, in front of Friendship Firehouse Museum, 107 S. Alfred St., for a muster of over 15 antique firefighting apparatus in celebration of 250 of the Friendship Fire Company in Alexandria.

Children’s Nature Library to Reopen at River Farm

The American Horticultural Society will reopen the Children’s Nature Library and Reading Room at River Farm, headquarters of the AHS. This dynamic space for young readers, which closed in 2020 due to the pandemic, will once again offer an extraordinary collection of over 1,700 books focused on nature and gardening.

Native Plant Advocates Win Ellen Pickering Award

The native plant sale Scott Knudsen and Jennifer Pease started 21 years ago was April 27

The Ellen Pickering Environmental Excellence Award recognizes Alexandria community members who demonstrate a commitment to protecting the environment and preserving local natural resources.