The City is advancing a variety of initiatives to improve transit along the Duke Street corridor. Based on community input and ideas received to date, there are a number of projects underway that address community priorities such as reliable transit, improved safety, and keeping Duke Street moving for all users. Duke Street In Motion is a multi-phased effort focused on ensuring that transit improvements in the Duke Street corridor, from the Landmark Mall area to the King Street Metro Station, provide efficient transportation options that align with the community’s needs, provide efficient transportation choices, and keep the region moving.

Mark your calendars! Bike to Work Day is May 19, 2023. You can register starting in early March. Be sure to select the Carlyle Pit Stop in order to get your free t-shirt here in John Carlyle Square Park!

Join us on March 11th from 2-6PM for our Shamrock Stampede Bar Crawl in Carlyle, Alexandria! Start your crawl at any of the participating restaurants: Whiskey & Oyster, Sweet Fire Donna’s, Tequila and Taco or Lost Boy Cider. Get ready for all-day festive drink cocktails, signature party favors, epic holiday outfit contest, dog costume contest, free photos from SnapStream, giveaways & more!

In 2023, the National Inventors Hall of Fame® (NIHF) is thrilled to be celebrating 50 years of innovation by remembering the best and brightest moments they’ve created and shared together, while building excitement for all they can accomplish in the next 50 years.

Summer 2023 is getting started with a SPARK! Building Momentum's Innovation Academy camps and classes empower kids to safely and correctly use “grown-up” tools and to stretch their imagination. Kids will engage in hands-on building while improving problem solving and communication, and giving them lifelong skills that can be transferred to any area of their lives.

Spring2ACTion is coming on April 26th, 2023! We're so excited to get the next Spring2ACTion underway! Registration for nonprofits will begin in mid-January so stay tuned for more details.

Join Trademark Drink and Eat for Valentine’s Day! Celebrate with a special three course dinner menu for $59 on Tuesday, February 14.

Dinner is by reservation only. Make yours today through OpenTable!

To see the menu visit Trademark's Facebook page.

Do you watch cookie decorating videos and wish you could make cookies like that too? Wondering what tools you need to do it? Intimidated by royal icing and how to use it? Then this class is for you! Sign up for the Lost Boy Cider Valentine' Day Themed Cookie Class on February 7 from 6:30 - 8:00 PM.

Port City Brewery has two great events coming up this month!

The Alexandria Warehouse Sale will be held on February 4th and 5th, 2023. But instead of taking place in the Westin Alexandria like years prior, it will be spread out in stores, pop-up tents and open retail space along King Streets and select side streets in Old Town Alexandria.

Presidents Day will be held on Monday, February 20, 2023 this year. Please note: The tunnel and shuttle will be closed on Monday, February 17 in observance of the Presidents Day holiday.

Carlyle’s Homegrown Restaurants are full of fun February events! Head over to Whiskey & Oyster on February 12th for a Galentine’s Day Brunch! Consider Sweet Fire Donna’s as you look to cater your Super Bowl party! Swing by Tequila and Taco to celebrate National Margarita Day on February 22nd!

Two major parades on Saturday, December 3, 2022, create the foundation of Alexandria’s Biggest Holiday Weekend: the 51st Annual Alexandria Scottish Christmas Walk Parade, which kicks off in the morning, and the 22nd Annual Alexandria Holiday Boat Parade of Lights sponsored by Amazon, which includes waterfront festivities starting in the afternoon and the parade in the evening.

The Alexandria Domestic Violence Program and Sexual Assault Center are preparing for their annual Children’s Holiday Toy and Gift Card Drive. This event helps make the holiday season a special time for domestic and sexual violence survivors and their children.

They are accepting donations November 14 – December 2 and their office at 123 North Pitt Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.

Shop small and shop sooner this holiday season! To celebrate Small Business Saturday, the shops of Del Ray will host a Shop Small Crawl on Saturday November 26th from 10am to 6pm, featuring special promotions, giveaways, and other holiday surprises.

This year’s final installment of XCHANGE is coming up next month. If you haven’t checked out this fun and inspirational event, don’t hesitate.

From local students to third-career solopreneurs, tech startups to global nonprofits, Alexandria’s community is overflowing with fresh talent, disruptive ideas and unimaginable solutions to the world’s most demanding challenges, micro to macro. Learn from the individuals at the forefront of today’s future.

Are you a bicyclist who loves beer and lives in the DMV? Port City has teamed up with their neighbors on Wheeler Avenue, Handy Bikes, to bring you Pedals 'N' Pints SHORT ride on November 12!

Art on the Avenue was postponed and will be held on November 12, 2022 from 10AM to 6PM. The 27th annual arts festival held in the Del Ray features more than 350 juried artists, from quilters to card-makers to cartographers, displaying their one-of-a-kind wares.

After a two-and-half year hiatus, The Tasting Room (1602 King Street) has reopened in Old Town.

The 2,500-square-foot restaurant is owned by Lorien Hotel & Spa, which also owns BRABO (1602 King Street) next door. Both restaurants are run by Executive Chef Fredy Garciaguirre, who was promoted from executive sous chef over the summer.

City Manager Jim Parajon approved the board's recommendation to reduce speed limits on two streets as well as implement 15 mph school zone speed limits on five streets throughout Alexandria.