Alexandria Seaport Foundation Spring2ACTion Events & Community Fundraisers
Alexandria, VA – The Alexandria Seaport Foundation is hosting a series of community events this April as part of Alexandria’s Spring2ACTion giving campaign. The events celebrate Seaport’s Apprentice Program, which equips young adults with woodworking and boat-building skills — and the confidence to build more self-sufficient futures.
‘It’s serious:’ Massive car rallies leave Rockville business owners on edge
Cameras caught massive crowds of people gathering in the parking lot of an industrial business complex in the middle of the night on Southlawn Lane over the weekend.
Woman died in Chevy Chase house fire trying to save cats
Fire officials in Montgomery County, Maryland, say they believe a woman who died in a Chevy Chase house fire went back in to save her cats.
Pedestrian struck at Braddock Road intersection amid debate over corridor safety
Driver cited for failure to pay full time attention; intersection closed for two hours on Saturday during investigation
Living Along the George Washington Parkway: Fort Hunt & Mount Vernon Lifestyle
Alexandria, VA – One of the things that makes the Mount Vernon and Fort Hunt area so special is something many longtime residents almost take for granted: our proximity to the Potomac River and the extraordinary green corridor that runs alongside it. For buyers relocating to Northern Virginia, the lifestyle benefits of living near the George Washington Memorial Parkway often come as a delightful surprise...
Tick check: Alexandria gives warning and hands out tick remover tool
The Alexandria Health Department is launching a campaign designed to arm residents and visitors with information so they can tackle a tick if they happen to pick one up while hiking or playing. They have a special tool to both remove and identify the potentially dangerous creatures. Signs have popped...
Five Alexandria restaurants make appearance in regional RAMMY finalists
Five Alexandria eateries have advanced to finalist status in the Restaurant Association Metropolitan Washington’s annual restaurant awards. Narrowed down from dozens of semifinalists who were publicly revealed last month for the first time, the list of finalists announced last night (Monday) at The Hamilton Live in D.C. by the Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington span regional chains, chef-driven favorites and independent restaurants. The...
WEATHER ALERT: Freezing temps could threaten fresh blossoms, new flowering plants
WASHINGTON, D.C. (7News) — A freeze warning is issued for Tuesday night across most of the Washington, D.C. area. After a stretch of warm days, a lot of plants, flowers, and trees have already started growing, blooming, or leafing out. That fresh, tender growth is the most vulnerable when temperatures drop to 32 degrees or lower.
Former owner reacquires DC-area hotel for half off last price
A Charlotte-based hotel investment company reacquired one of its former properties at roughly half the price it sold the building for less than a decade ago. Lodging Property Trust bought the Hilton Alexandria Old Town in Alexandria, Virginia, for $58 million in an all-cash deal, Bisnow reported. The sale of the 252-key hotel, located less than a half hour outside of the nation’s...
Lukens Reserve | A Secluded Wooded Estate
5 BD | 2 Full BA | 2 Half BA | 6,363 SF | 1.48 Acre Lot. Set high on a hill and tucked behind a canopy of mature trees, Lukens Reserve is a rare offering—an exceptional estate that blends privacy, scale, and a curated home that is the pinnacle of refined living, sitting on 1.5 wooded acres and minutes to Washington, DC.













