Plan A Visit To One Of Alexandria’s Must See Historic Museum – The Gadsby’s Tavern Museum.

Gadsby's Tavern Museum located at 134 N Royal Street Alexandria is one of the city's must visit historic museum.  The museum which consists of the c. 1785 tavern and the 1792 City Hotel was operated by Mr John Gadsby from 1796 to 1808. The tavern was once an area used for dancing assemblies, theatrical and musical performances as well as meetings of local organizations. The Ballroom of the Tavern hosted George Washington's Birth night Ball and Thomas Jefferson's Inaugural Banquet. The museum currently offers special programs, tours and the hosting of private and special events. Continue reading

Alexandria Organizations To Benefit From Amazon’s New Employee Match Campaign

With the future headquarters of Amazon slated for Arlington there has been an increase in talks about affordable housing and homelessness in Alexandria and the surrounding region. Amazon has officially launched a new campaign where it will match the donation of its employee to three Alexandria organizations which focus on homelessness or affordable housing. The new campaign will see Amazon employees donating to 20 selected non profits organizations with Amazon matching those donations one-for-one up to $5 million from June 11 - Sept 30. Continue reading