Enjoy Alexandria Restaurant Week from August 20-29, 2021 and show your support for the city’s large community of locally owned restaurants.

The 2021 Alexandria Summer Sidewalk Sale is coming, August 14 and August 15, at the 700 - 1100 blocks of King Street and we hope you will participate!

here will be upcoming site investigations in African American Heritage Park, Jamieson Avenue, and Duke Street to support the final design and construction of the RiverRenew Tunnel Project.

The Alexandria Police Department is investigating a string of thefts from vehicles that occurred in the City’s West End area.

The 2021 Alexandria Summer Sidewalk Sale is coming Saturday, August 14 through Sunday, August 15, and we hope you will participate! The annual Summer Sidewalk Sale is Alexandria’s inventory-clearing, deal-grabbing tradition, and this year it’s even more important than ever that we have a successful and safe event.

In order to participate, you must complete this form by Friday, July 9, 2021

DASH and the City of Alexandria announce that operation of the King Street Trolley will resume on Monday, July 5. Free daily service along King Street in Old Town Alexandria will return.

Do you live, work or occupy a building in Carlyle? Then make sure to take the 2021 Carlyle Commuter survey!

Your feedback directly helps improve our Transportation Management Program, and how we as a community get to and from Carlyle.

You only have until July 15th to take the survey. If you know anyone else who lives or works here - make sure to share this link with them, too! https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CarlyleCommCouncil

Our partners at the Alexandria Workforce Development Center will be hosting a dedicated Hospitality Industry Hiring Event on June 9, 2021 from 2 - 4PM. The job fair will be held at City Hall.

DASH and Metrobus will start serving the new bays in the bus loop near the station entrance on June 6, 2021, and their temporary bus shelters will be closed. Each new bus bay and the station entrance kiosk will feature new digital screens providing real-time arrival information. New crosswalks and redesigned station lighting have been installed to improve pedestrian visibility.

Carlyle Council is dedicated to helping its employees live a balanced and healthy lifestyle by contributing to the cost of your Capital Bikeshare annual membership.

That means an $85 annual membership is FREE!

The Carlyle Shuttle will start up again on March 15th. Shuttle stop locations include: VRE Station, King St. Metro, Dulany St. (at 2000 Duke), Carlyle Towers, Courthouse Square, Ballenger & Dulany, and Jamieson & John Carlyle. The shuttle will run approximately every 10 minutes and will not be in service on federal holidays.

We are working on adding additional shuttle stop locations. If you have any input to where these stations be placed, email: thecarlylecommunity@carlylecouncil.com.

The Pandemic has caused havoc on many small businesses. Please consider remembering those in Carlyle that could use your support to help them make it through this. This month’s spotlight is on: Pure Barre

For detailed information about how preventive measures are impacting Alexandria's response to the pandemic, an interactive chart is available at alexandriava.gov/114883. Detailed data, including data on age, race and ethnicity, are available through links at alexandriava.gov/Coronavirus.

Though the holiday season is over, you can still show your love for local businesses by stocking up on gift cards from your favorite Alexandria restaurants. Share them as treat for loved ones or buy them for yourself to use throughout the year. Support small businesses by giving them boost when they need it most.

Let 2021 be the year of kindness and recovery. If you have some time, please consider volunteering to help a family or an individual. Volunteers give out food, provide legal assistance, work in a day care, teach ESL and computer skills, give vaccine shots, and much more.

The City of Alexandria held a Virtual Community Open House on Tuesday, December 15 at 7:00 pm regarding the Eisenhower Avenue Widening Construction Project. Project information can be found on the City’s website and be updated with more information in the coming days.

The Carlyle Vitality Initiative will host its Annual Holiday Market, virtually and in-person, starting on November 27th thru and December 4th and Onsite from December 5th and 6th from 10:00 am - 7:00 pm.

The Holiday Market will also feature the Inaugural Carlyle Cookie Crunch in which patrons will receive a cookie tin and have the ability to pick up a different signature cookie from our participating restaurants, vendors, and bakers at each vendor stand during the Holiday Market on each market day from 4 pm to 7 pm. Participating patrons will judge each cookie for bragging rights as Carlyle's favorite cookies! Purchase a ticket for $10 to be a part of the Carlyle Cookie Crunch!

Operation Elf is a community service holiday project for the families of incarcerated inmates. The Sheriff's Office collects toys and gift cards for the children of incarcerated parents. Each child is allowed to choose two toys and two books.

Alexandria took the fifth spot in the Condé Nast Traveler’s 33rd annual Readers’ Choice Awards! The city placed third last year and fourth the year before that.