Tag: visit alexandria
Alexandria holds Plaid Friday
By Kassidy McDonald | [email protected]
Shoppers who seek to jump-start their holiday gift buying will have the opportunity this week with Plaid Friday, Alexandria’s own...
Summer Sidewalk Sale returns this weekend
By Kassidy McDonald │[email protected]
Get your shopping bags ready, as one of the most popular summer shopping events in the city returns this weekend. Alexandria’s...
City plans for summer tourism
By Catherine Kane | [email protected]
Even as fuel and flight prices soar, Alexandria is expected to continue its strong tourism recovery this summer. City officials...
Your Views: Your favorite places need you during restaurant week
To the editor:
Restaurant Week starts on Friday and runs for 10 days through Jan. 30. If there was ever a time that your...
Alexandria Celebrates Women: The art of protest
By Gayle Converse and Pat Miller
Two hundred years ago, an American woman’s creative expression had to be pretty and practical. Restricted by society, women...
Our View: A chance to support local businesses
The second half of August is a time like no other, the proverbial lull before the storm that is September when school begins, and...
Your Views: Let’s appreciate service workers
To the editor:
Admit it – aren’t we all really excited to be getting back to our lives? Have you gotten together with friends...
Alexandria celebrates Juneteenth
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
With Juneteenth now a federal holiday, the first new addition since Martin Luther King Jr. Day in 1983, public awareness about...
Alexandria Shop Small Week launches on Black Friday
By Missy Schrott | [email protected]
For 10 days, nearly 50 independent retailers in Alexandria will participate in Alexandria Shop Small Week, a new promotion organized...
COVID-19 hits city’s tourism revenue
By Missy Schrott | [email protected]
In March 2019, city and tourism leaders were fearful about the impact a three-month Metro shutdown would have on the...
