Join veteran science educator and historian Dean Howarth Nov. 12 for an evening of historical science called “The Forces Awaken!” See Howarth conduct 19th-century experiments, much like those conducted at Lyceum Hall, now the Alexandria History Museum at The Lyceum, in…
A stretch of road in the West End, today extending from Duke Street south toward the Capital Beltway, was evident on Civil War-era maps. The post Out of the Attic | Old Lincolnia Road appeared first on Alexandria Times. A stretch…
A school building once located at the southwest corner of Duke Street and South Quaker Lane was originally known as Lee-Jackson High School. At the time it was constructed in 1925, the school was located in Fairfax County. When it opened…
The Freedom House Museum at 1315 Duke St. invites you to view a new traveling exhibition, “Monday Robinson: A Life of Thorns and Roses.” The exhibition opened at Freedom House on Oct. 22 and will run through Dec. 31. Belle Grove Plantation, located…
Ones to Watch 2025 Rigour and research underpin A2 Type’s typographic system, drawing directly from the museum’s architecture and extensive print archive. A2 Type’s research directly informed the structure of the museum’s typographic system, ensuring it incorporated all three categories of typefaces. With…
Click below for our featured creatives in the October 2026 edition of our “City Creatives” special section. Maria Ciarrocchi, actress Erin Nelson, dancer and dance teacher Diana Papazian, jewelry artist, painter and children’s author Ahmed Akari, photographer The post City Creatives…
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