By Denise Dunbar | [email protected] One needn’t spend long in the company of Rev. Ian and Lesley Markham to realize their marriage is a partnership in the best sense of the word. Ian is the ...

By Ella Mitchell | [email protected] Backdropped by the clamor of families shopping at a farmers’ market and a saxophonist situated just outside Made in ALX on King Street, Jim McGrath sat late ...

City Council approved a $200,000 one-time transfer from the Sheriff’s Office to fund a study to look for ways to reduce jail costs at its Tuesday add/delete work session. Mayor Alyia Gaskins’ ...

In 2024, Alexandria celebrated the 200th anniversary of the 1824 visit of Marquis de Lafayette. As we celebrate the United States of America’s 250th birthday, Historic Alexandria highlights the ...

By Denise Dunbar | [email protected] Spring is great! The daffodils, the dogwoods, the warming days, yes – but also pollen, tornado warnings and plants that don’t know whether it’s July or ...

By Rev. Ian Markham One month has passed since Ted Kooser’s mother has died, and he writes this extraordinarily moving poem called “Mother” about her passing. It is mid- April and he captures the ...

This year, as Alexandria and the nation celebrate the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence,* it is important to remember the brave Virginia men who autographed the ...

Democrat Sandy Marks won the open seat on Alexandria’s City Council in the Tuesday special election, according to unofficial election results. Marks, an Alexandria City Public School parent who served ...

Want to read the April 2026 Voter Guide in full? Click here to be taken to all of the candidates’ responses. Age: 38 ...

Board of Architectural Review LEGAL NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING A Public Hearing will be held by the Board of Architectural Review on... The Alexandria Times is Alexandria’s only locally owned, ...

By Ella Mitchell | [email protected] The still at Motherwell Co. doesn’t have a name yet. It stands at the center of ...