Category Archives: Del Ray Baby Event

Aug 06, 2012

National Night Out

Del Ray will be celebrating National Night Out this evening August 7, from 5:30 P.M. to 8:30 P.M!

City officials have partnered with Alexandria Police to celebrate the 29th Annual National Night Out.  The special celebration is part of a nationwide crime and drug prevention effort sponsored by the National Association of Town Watch (NATW).

The Del Ray Citizens Association will be celebrating at 2701 Commonwealth Avenue, Mount Vernon Rec. Center’s playing fields.

Join your neighbors at the Mount Vernon Recreation Center Field on Tuesday, August 7th to Celebrate Del Ray’s National Night Out. Many local businesses have pitched in to help make this a fun and safe event. There will be hotdogs, veggie burgers, chips, cookies, lemonade and water provided! There will be fun games for kids and adults with “cool” prizes! Music performance by 50 Man Machine! So come on out, claim your hay bale and have fun! National Night Out is a wonderful opportunity for our community to meet your local police, fire fighters and emergency respondrers!

There will be celebrations throughout Alexandria for National Night Out. To heighten awareness of crime prevention, residents in more than 30 Alexandria neighborhoods will turn on their porch lights, host neighborhood cook-outs and sponsor block parties in support of National Night Out.  Mayor William D. Euille, City Manager Rashad M. Young, members of City Council and Chief of Police Earl L. Cook will reaffirm the City’s commitment to fighting crime by visiting residents throughout the City. McGruff the Crime Fighting Dog, K-9 Unit, Motor Unit, Bike Patrol, Command Bus, Armored Motor Carrier and the Crime Scene Mobile Lab will tour neighborhoods and offer special demonstrations.

National Night Out, a year-long community building campaign, is designed to:
• Heighten crime prevention awareness;
• Generate support for, and participation in, local anti-crime programs;
• Strengthen neighborhood spirit and law enforcement-community partnerships;
• Send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.

“National Night Out is an opportunity for the police department to strengthen our relationship with the community and thank the residents for their vigilance and their dedication to keeping Alexandria a safe place to live, work and visit,” says Chief Cook.

May 31, 2012

Kids love Del Ray’s yummy foods too!

The fourth annual Taste of Del Ray will run from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. on June 3 in the parking lot behind Virginia Commerce Bank just off Mt. Vernon Avenue.

More than a dozen Del Ray restaurants are getting in on the event, which is presented by the Del Ray Business Association.

Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children under 12 and can be purchased in advance at the Del Ray Farmers’ Market this Saturday from 8 a.m. to noon as well as on the day of the event.

Former “Hell’s Kitchen” reality show winner Rock Harper, a 1995 T.C. Williams High School graduate, will serve as celebrity judge.

Festival-goers will be able to place votes for the People’s Choice Award, while Harper will select his own Judge’s Choice winners. The awards will be announced shortly after 3 p.m.

This year’s participating restaurants include:

•Artfully Chocolate

•Caboose Cafe and Bakery

•Cheesetique

•Del Ray Cafe

•Del Ray Pizzeria

•Evening Star Cafe

•FireFlies

•The Happy Tart

•La Strada

•Monroe’s

•Pork Barrel BBQ

•St. Elmo’s Coffee Pub

•Taqueria Poblano

•A Thyme & Place

Adding to the fun and festivities of the afternoon, performing in the lot of the Del Ray Farmers Market during the Taste of Del Ray will be one of the areas most popular bands, Elroy Jenkins.

Apr 27, 2012

HEALTHY KID’S DAY at the YMCA

Saturday April 28th the Alexandria YMCA at 420 East Monroe Ave. will hold HEALTHY KID’S DAY from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

 HEALTHY KID’S DAY is the Y’s national initiative to improve the health and well being of families across the country. On this day, Y’s in DC, MD and VA hold events and encourage parents to make Play dates with their kids.The Y created Healthy Kids Day to celebrate and teach good health for kids, encouraging active play, and inspire a lifetime love of physical activity.

Activities will include: Face Painting, Master Twister, Fire trucks, & safety, Police cars, & safety, Pony Rides , Games, Giveaways, and much more

Mar 31, 2012

Grab your Easter baskets!

Easter is only one week away and our community has plenty of opportunities for our kids to fill their Easter baskets. Today at 11 a.m. the Easter Bunny will be visiting Eclectic Nature Garden Center to hide goody filled Easter eggs and give out hugs and high fives to all young, old and in between.
There will be hot dogs, drinks and pictures with the Easter Bunny.

Next you can stroll down the Avenue and Bellies and Babies will be hosting their inaugural Easter Egg Hunt from 4:00 – 5:30 for ages 3 and younger.

On April 8, Easter Sunday, Del Ray United Methodist Church will host an Easter Egg Hunt after the Prayground on the church’s front lawn! The hunt will begin at 9:30 AM. Everyone is welcome to come join the fun!

Dec 06, 2011

FREE Child Safety Seat Inspection

Traveling with kids for the holidays? Or welcoming a new bundle of joy before the end of the year?

The Fairfax Co. Sheriff’s Office will help make this holiday season safer for your children. I know it’s a bit of a hike but it’s well worth it for this exceptional service that is no longer provided by the City of Alexandria.

Specially trained and certified sheriff’s deputies will help parents and caregivers ensure that a child fits securely in the safety seat and that the safety seat fits securely in the vehicle seat.

Bring your vehicle and safety seat(s). Bring your child, too…if he or she is available!

Fairfax County Public Safety Center
Public Parking Garage
10550 Page Avenue, Fairfax, VA

http://www.fairfaxcounty.gov/sheriff/news/safetyseat.htm

 

Dec 02, 2011

Nothing says Christmas in Old Town like the Scottish Christmas Walk Weekend!

One of Old Towns biggest holiday traditions is happening as I type; The 41st Annual Scottish Christmas Walk Weekend! The taste of Scotland will be tonight and boy am I looking forward to this parents night out with my husband!  The heather and greens sale & the Christmas marketplace will be going on today until 5 p.m. and then the heather and greens sale will pick back up tomorrow from 8 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Masonic Temple.

The big draw for the kiddos (if you missed your chance to score tickets for ‘Deck the Halls with Santa’ ) will be the big parade starting at 11 a.m. tomorrow morning.  Over 100 Scottish Clans, pipe and drum bands, Scottish dancers, re-enactment groups, Scottie dog groups, dignitaries and, of course, Santa Claus will march through the streets of Old Town. The parade route begins at the corner of Wilkes and South Saint Asaph Streets in Old Town and ends at King and Royal Streets. Following the parade a massed band concert takes place at King and Royal Streets in front of City Hall at Market Square at 1 p.m.

The Campagna Center will have an open house from 12-5 p.m. also on Saturday where they will be featuring a model train display by the Potomac Module Crew.   The Campagna Center, an organization that provides vital services for Alexandria’s children and families, puts on the Walk Weekend as their largest fundraising activity.

Nov 30, 2011

Here comes Santa Claus!

Santa arrives in Del Ray this coming Friday, Dec. 2nd. at the annual Del Ray Holiday Tree Lighting. The kids can visit with Santa, there will be thousands of Luminaries along the Avenue and special “Holiday Spirits” that will be offered by many of the retail businesses in Del Ray.  The Tree Lighting and visit with Santa will take place at 6 pm, at the lot at Mt. Vernon and E. Oxford Avenues. We will also sing holiday favorites led by our own Kate Moran Band and warm up with a cup of hot chocolate and cookies.  After Santa lights the tree he will hand out candy canes and a photographer will be available to take photos of your children with Santa which can be e-mailed to you.  Also look for a special appearance by the Del Ray Carolers.