Pupils will take centre stage in a showcase celebrating Newport’s Chartist heritage. More than 270 students from primary and secondary schools across Newport will perform in Chartism Remembered, a special event at Newport Cathedral on Friday, November 6, as part of Newport…
Established in 1823, the Virginia Theological Seminary acquired a sizable amount of its current property off Quaker Lane four years later. The post Out of the attic | Aspinwall Hall appeared first on Alexandria Times. Established in 1823, the Virginia Theological Seminary acquired…
The site of the present-day Old Town movie theater The post Out of the Attic | Richmond Theater appeared first on Alexandria Times. In April 1914, Ralph A. Steele and W. Harmon Reed obtained a permit to build a new theater on King Street…
In 1841, the local lodge of the Independent Order of Odd Fellows acquired the property located today at 218 North Columbus St. The lodge, identified as No. 8, was initially chartered in 1839 as the eighth to be formed in the District of Columbia.
In early 1941, Wesmond Building and Investment Company broke ground on a 320-home residential development, north of East Glebe Road and bounded on the east by Jefferson Davis Highway, visible on the left. The post Out of the attic | Lynhaven Community…
Fowle, a Massachusetts native, acquired the house and half-acre lot in 1811 after Patton experienced financial problems. In Alexandria, Fowle was a partner in a shipping firm and later served in the leadership of the Alexandria Canal Company and the Bank…
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…
Smithsonian’s National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute announced Wednesday that it has named its two red panda twins. The names are Shanti and Cinder. The twins were born to parents Sequoia and Mow Mow in May, and their names were…
Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Bronwyn Newport is navigating dating in her 40s, like many women. The reality TV personality, 41 — who separated from her husband Todd Bradley in 2025 after marrying him in 2016 — spoke exclusively with First for Women about…
Oct 18, 2026, 9:42 PM A Williamsburg street was renamed on Sunday for a man who helped put Brooklyn's live music scene on the map. The community gave Billy Jones a permanent place in the neighborhood he helped shape by renaming a stretch…
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