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News Release Archive (1996 to February 2022)

News Releases
Release Date Headline
2025-05-13 Cancelled Tomorrow: Community Cookout at The Acclaim
2025-05-07 Do you love skateboarding in Alexandria? Then this is the community meeting for you!
2025-05-06 Come and Join the City of Alexandria Tomorrow at the Continuation of the 18th Annual Community Cookout Events
2025-04-29 Join the Department of Recreation, Parks & Cultural Activities at Our Annual Hiring Event TOMORROW, April 30 at 5 p.m.
2025-04-25 Come and Join the City of Alexandria at our 18th Annual Community Cookout Events this Spring and Summer!
2025-04-22 Develop Your Art Skills This Summer With RPCA’s Fine Art and Performing Arts Summer Camps!
2025-04-23 City of Alexandria’s Department of Recreation, Parks & Cultural Activities Presents Asian American Pacific Islander Month Celebration 2025 Vendor Selection
2025-04-21 City of Alexandria Opens Public Comment Period for the Proposed John Ewald Park Improvements Plan Recommendations
2025-04-14 The City of Alexandria’s Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities Welcomes New Director, Hashim T. Taylor
2025-04-08 You're Invited to an Office of the Arts Creative Development Workshop featuring Animatronics
2025-04-09 Celebrate Earth Day with a FREE Zoom Talk on Mosquito & Tick Management!
2025-04-03 New 2025 Summer Camp Programs
2025-04-07 The City of Alexandria Wants to Help You Improve Your Neighborhood!
2025-04-02 City of Alexandria Names Maria Cristina Donoso as New Poet Laureate
2025-04-01 City of Alexandria Hosts REC FEST: An Explosion of Fun for All Ages!
2025-03-20 You're Invited: “Break Water” Opening Celebration on Saturday, March 22
2025-03-19 Schuyler H.J. Park Improvements Virtual and In-Person Community Meeting
2025-03-13 You're Invited to a Free Hip Hop Studies Workshop
2025-03-12 Request for Mobile Art Lab Participation
2025-03-11 RPCA Is Hiring for Summer 2025
2024-03-19 RPCA Is Looking for Local Business Vendors in Alexandria for its 2nd Annual Juneteenth Festival: “Celebrating Freedom”
2025-03-05 City of Alexandria Spring Recreation Program Registration Begins Wednesday, March 19!
2025-02-11 City of Alexandria Observes 36th Annual Days of Remembrance for Victims of Holocaust
2025-02-06 Community Feedback Wanted for John Ewald Park Designs
2025-02-05 Registration for the City of Alexandria's 2025 Summer Camps Opens Wednesday, February 19
2025-02-03 CORRECTION: Now Accepting Applications: Fiscal Year 2026 Annual Arts Program Grant
2025-01-27 Now Accepting Applications: Fiscal Year 2026 Annual Arts Program Grant
2025-01-21 City of Alexandria Announces Registration for Recreation’s 2025 Summer Power-On/Power-Up Program
2025-01-17 January is National Mentoring Month!
2025-01-09 RPCA Earns National Accreditation for Excellence!
2024-12-31 DASHing Words in Motion: Call for Submissions
2024-12-26 City of Alexandria Searches for Poet Laureate
2024-12-13 City of Alexandria Winter Recreation Program Registration Begins Wednesday, December 18
2024-12-09 A Very Merry ALX Jazz Fest Returns This Friday
2024-12-03 City of Alexandria Invites Community Feedback on Design Options for John Ewald Park
2024-11-26 RPCA Needs Your Feedback: Help Decide Where Tax Dollars Are Allocated!
2024-11-20 City of Alexandria’s Kicks Off the Holiday Season with Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony This Saturday
2024-11-08 Decide Where Tax Dollars Should Be Allocated…Be the Change in Alexandria!
2024-10-29 Help Shape the Future of John Ewald Park
2024-10-11 City of Alexandria to Hold Opening Ceremony for North Potomac Yard Park 
2024-10-05 Maker Faire NoVa brings a STEAM-powered celebration in Alexandria this October
2024-10-02 Join the Skatepark Pop-up Event to Kick Off the Schuyler Hamilton Jones Skatepark Improvement Process
2024-08-28 RPCA Unveils New Year-Round Indoor Minnie Howard Aquatics Facility
2024-08-27 City of Alexandria Seeking Community Feedback on Improvements to John Ewald Park
2024-08-16 Tons of Trucks Rolls Into Alexandria in September
2024-08-13 Potomac Yard Park Tennis Courts Closure
2024-08-08 Celebrating Beauty in Alexandria: 2024 Beautification Award Winners Unveiled for Architecture, Community, and Commercial! 
2024-08-15 Congratulations to This Year’s Alexandria Residential Beautification Awards Winners!
2024-07-31 City of Alexandria Fall Recreation Program Registration Begins Wednesday, August 7
2024-07-11 City Announces the Reopening of the Eugene Simpson Stadium Dog Park
2024-07-02 City of Alexandria Celebrates Milestone 275th Year with Annual Birthday Celebration on July 13
2024-06-18 City of Alexandria Spring 2024 Tree Planting Program Update
2024-06-17 Parking Notice for Charles Houston Juneteenth Events
2024-06-11 New Mural Coming to Torpedo Factory Art Center Loading Dock Door
2024-06-10 Park and Recreation Commission to Hold a Public Hearing on the Proposed Alexandria West Plan Open Space Recommendations
2024-06-07 Fort Ward Park Playground Community Engagement Scheduled for June 26
2024-05-30 City of Alexandria Announces Registration for Recreation's 2024-25 School-Year Afterschool & Out of School Time Programs
2024-05-14 City of Alexandria Summer Recreation Program Registration Begins Wednesday, May 15
2024-05-16 Nekisha Durrett Named as 2025 Artist in Alexandria’s Waterfront Public Art Series
2024-05-09 Meet Next Site See Artist at Upcoming Reception at Torpedo Factory Art Center
2024-05-01 City of Alexandria’s Outdoor Pool Season Starts May 25
2024-04-09 City of Alexandria Observes 35th Annual Days of Remembrance for Victims of Holocaust
2023-04-04 City of Alexandria to Begin Mowing Activities Week of April 8
2023-04-03 Celebrate the Beginning of Alexandria's 275th Year
2024-04-05 Alexandria Beautification Commission Seeks 2024 Beautification Award Nominees
2024-03-22 Parking Limited at Nature Center Week of Spring Break
2024-02-26 Picnic Reservation Start Date Changing from Friday, March 1 to Monday, March 4 For the 2024 Season
2024-02-05 City of Alexandria's Office of the Arts Now Accepting Program Grant Applications
2024-01-29 City of Alexandria Announces Registration for Recreation’s 2024 Summer Power-On/Power-Up Program
2023-11-21 Fort Ward Park Playground Community Engagement Scheduled for December
2023-12-04 City of Alexandria Winter Recreation Program Registration Begins Wednesday, December 13
2023-11-08 City of Alexandria's 2023 Tree Lighting Ceremony Scheduled for Saturday, November 18
2023-10-31 Artist Reception to Welcome DeWitt Godfrey
2023-10-04 City of Alexandria Set To Welcome Pride of Baltimore II to the Marina this October
2023-09-07 City of Alexandria Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities to Hold Meeting on Upcoming Joseph Hensley Park Construction
2023-09-07 City of Alexandria’s Tons of Trucks Event Back at Chinquapin Park This Saturday
2023-09-05 Old Town Pool Days Extended and Cooling Centers Available Due to Heat Advisory
2023-09-26 Virginia Cooperative Extension Needs Survey Deadline Extended to October 15
2023-08-28 Alexandria Beautification Commission Announces 2023 Alexandria Residential Beautification Award Recipients
2023-08-17 City of Alexandria Awarded Second National Endowment for the Arts Grant
2023-08-07 City of Alexandria Program Guide Distribution Delayed Until Week of August 14, Digital Copy Available Now
2024-02-14 Registration for the City of Alexandria's 2024 Summer Camps Opens Wednesday, February 21
2023-08-02 City of Alexandria Fall Recreation Program Registration Begins Wednesday, August 9
2024-03-15 City of Alexandria Spring Recreation Program Registration Begins Wednesday, March 20
2023-07-21 Alexandria Beautification Commission Announces 2023 Alexandria Community Beautification Award Recipients
2023-07-21 Alexandria Beautification Commission Announces 2023 Alexandria Commercial Beautification Award Recipients
2023-07-21 Alexandria Beautification Commission Announces 2023 Alexandria Architecture Award Recipients
2023-06-26 City of Alexandria Holds Annual USA & City Birthday Celebration July 8
2023-06-08 Park and Recreation Commission to Hold a Public Hearing on Proposed Amendment to the Armistead L. Boothe Citywide Parks Improvement Plan
2023-06-07 RPCA Program Cancelations and Closures Due to Unhealthy Air Quality
2023-05-30 Teen Pool Night Coming to Old Town Pool in June
2023-05-19 Join Hilco Redevelopment Partners and City of Alexandria for Meeting on Potomac River Generating Station Property
2023-05-17 Alexandria Residents are Invited to Celebrate Kids to Parks Day This Saturday
2023-05-23 Office of the Arts Launches New Online Public Art Map Tool
2023-05-04 CORRECTION: City of Alexandria Announces Registration for Recreation's 2023-24 School-Year Afterschool & Out of School Time Programs
2023-05-04 Fort Ward Park Playground Community Meeting Scheduled for May 11
2022-05-02 City of Alexandria Announces Registration for Recreation’s 2023-24 School-Year Afterschool & Out of School Time Programs
2023-04-27 Park & Recreation Commission to Hold a Public Hearing on Proposed Renovation to Eugene Simpson Stadium Park
2023-04-28 City Seeks Feedback on LED Light Demonstration at Ben Brenman Park
2023-04-21 City of Alexandria Solicits Feedback for Naming of Braddock Interim Park in Honor of Judy Guse-Noritake
2023-04-21 Alexandria Beautification Commission Seeks 2023 Beautification Award Nominees
2023-04-24 City of Alexandria Hosts RecFest: An Explosion of Fun for All Ages
2024-04-08 City of Alexandria's RecFest Is Back With Free Fun for All Ages
2023-04-10 Department of Recreation, Parks & Cultural Activities Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Renovation to Eugene Simpson Stadium Park
2023-04-06 Park & Recreation Commission to Hold a Public Hearing on Proposed Text Amendment to Public Open Space Zone
2023-04-03 City of Alexandria Observes 34th Annual Days of Remembrance for Victims of Holocaust
2023-03-20 Celebrate National Poetry Month in Alexandria
2023-03-13 Department of Recreation, Parks & Cultural Activities Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Public Open Space Zone Text Amendment
2022-03-13 City of Alexandria Spring and Summer Recreation Program Registration Begins Wednesday, March 15
2022-02-13 City of Alexandria Summer Camp Guide Now Available; Registration Begins February 22
2023-01-29 City of Alexandria Announces Registration for Recreation’s 2023 Summer Power-On/Power-Up Program
2022-12-13 Alexandria Poetry Contest - DASHing Words in Motion
2022-12-02 Alexandria Beautification Commission Announces 2022 Alexandria Community Beautification Award Recipients
2022-11-30 City of Alexandria Winter Recreation Program Registration Begins Wednesday, December 14
2022-10-17 City of Alexandria Invites the Community to the Eugene Simpson Park Dog Park Pre-Construction Information Session
2022-09-29 City of Alexandria To Host Award-Winning Tons of Trucks Event on October 15
2022-09-26 2022 Alexandria Community Beautification Award Nominations
2022-09-12 WebTrac Service Interruption
2022-09-09 Department of Recreation, Parks & Cultural Activities to Hold Community Meeting #3 on Proposed Athletic Field Lighting
2022-08-16 Potomac Yard Interactive Fountain is Open
2022-08-10 City to Host Teen Pool Nights
2022-08-12 Northern Virginia Local Arts Agencies Announce New Collaborative
2022-07-25 City of Alexandria Fall Recreation Program Registration Begins Wednesday, August 3
2022-08-09 City of Alexandria Receives National Endowment for the Arts Award to Fund the Creative Neighborhood Grant Program
2022-07-11 Park & Recreation Commission to Hold a Public Hearing on Athletic Field Lighting Proposals
2022-07-08 City to Host Teen Pool Nights - July 9 Weather Update
2022-07-07 City to Host Teen Pool Nights
2022-06-24 Alexandria Beautification Commission Announces 2022 Alexandria Residential Award Recipients
2022-06-17 City of Alexandria’s Virtual Launch Party for the National ‘Arts & Economic Prosperity 6’ Study scheduled for June 23 at Noon
2022-06-14 Fort Ward Park Playground Community Meeting Scheduled for June 22
2022-06-07 The City of Alexandria is Accepting Applications for the Torpedo Factory Art Center Stakeholder Task Force
2022-05-25 City of Alexandria Announces Registration for Recreation’s 2022-2023 School-Year Afterschool & Out of School Time Programs
2022-05-25 City of Alexandria Announces 2022 Interactive Fountain and Outdoor Pool Season
2022-05-20 Alexandria Jazz Festival Joins Portside Festival on June 17
2022-05-19 Department of Recreation, Parks & Cultural Activities Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Athletic Field Lighting
2022-05-09 Fort Ward Park Playground Community Meeting Scheduled for May 21
2022-05-09 City of Alexandria Urban Forestry Releases Alexandria Tree Canopy Assessment
2022-04-26 City of Alexandria Hosts RecFest: An Explosion of Fun for All Ages
2022-04-25 Department of Recreation, Parks and Cultural Activities Seeks Community Input on Del Ray Gateway Project/Colasanto Spray Park Design and Public Art
2022-04-20 Alexandria Beautification Commission is Seeking 2022 Residential Beautification Award Nominees
2022-04-18 City of Alexandria Observes 33rd Annual Days of Remembrance for Victims of Holocaust
2022-04-08 City of Alexandria Names Zeina Azzam as New Poet Laureate
2022-04-04 City of Alexandria Accepts Applications for FY 2022 Community Matching Fund
2022-03-31 City of Alexandria Announces Community Pre-Construction Meeting for the Fort Ward Park Picnic Shelter Accessibility Improvements
2022-03-21 Alexandria Beautification Commission Announces 2022 Alexandria Architecture Award Recipients
2022-03-14 City of Alexandria Spring and Summer Recreation Program Registration Begins Wednesday, March 23
2022-03-07 New Public Art Installation Coming to Alexandria’s Waterfront Park
2022-02-17 City of Alexandria to Open Applications for Resident Artist Studio Space at Torpedo Factory Art Center
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