ALX Dog Walk

by Bailey Kormick | Dec 16, 2025

The ALX Dog Walk, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, strives to educate people in the DC/MD/VA region about plastic free and sustainable living through an annual event featuring a 2-mile dog walk and community/sustainability festival. We call this educational approach,...

Preservation of Carlyle House: What if we could do it over?

by Bailey Kormick | Dec 16, 2025

Four years after the passage of The National Historic Preservation Act, the Northern Virginia Regional Park Authority (NOVA Parks) began a daunting task: the restoration of the Carlyle House, an Aquia creek stone building in Alexandria, VA. Fauber Garbee, Inc.,...

Festival of Speed & Style

by Bailey Kormick | Dec 16, 2025

The Organizing Committee is already preparing for the Seventh Annual Old Town Festival of Speed & Style, scheduled for Sunday, May 17, 2026, with exciting new features planned to enhance the experience, elevate the event, and raise even more funds for...

2026 George Washington Birthday Parade

by Bailey Kormick | Dec 16, 2025

Saturday, February 14, 2026 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Old Town Alexandria, Virginia 2026 Parade Theme George Washington: Virginia’s Son ~ America’s Founding Father In honor of George Washington’s leading role in the founding of our country during its 250th Anniversary...

29th Annual Del Ray Halloween Parade

by Bailey Kormick | Sep 16, 2025

One of Del Ray’s favorite traditions, the 29th Annual Del Ray Halloween Parade, takes place on Sunday, Oct. 26 at 2pm along Mount Vernon Avenue, beginning at E. Bellefonte Avenue. Children, pets, and decorated strollers are invited to march and show off their...