Community Corner
This Week in Alexandria: Primaries, Tall Ship, Restaurant Opening
Here's what's coming up this week in Alexandria.

It’s going to be a busy week in Alexandria this week:
- Blackwall Hitch opens Monday at 11 a.m.
- Pedestrian Bicycle Master Plan Advisory Committee Monday 7-9 p.m., City Hall, Council Work Room, 301 King St. Anyone may attend.
- Democratic primaries will be held Tuesday for Mayor and Delegate, 45th District; polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m. See a precinct map here. (Three Vying for Alexandria Mayor Office in Democratic Primary; Five Democrats Vie for Votes in 45th District Primary)
- French tall ship Hermione will be in port for three days, from Wednesday to Friday
- Canal Plaza Concerts, Wednesday, noon
- City Council Meeting, Wednesday, noon
- John Carlyle’s Lunch Break Power Hour: You’re invited to the first ever “Lunch Break Power Hour” at John Carlyle Square Park, Thursday, 11:30 a.m.
- Civil War Camp Day, Fort Ward, Saturday
- World Wide Knit in Public Day, Saturday, 1 p.m. at Commerce Street Park
- Lafayette Ball, 8 p.m. Saturday at Gadsby’s Tavern
- 4MRStage Concert Series, 10 a.m. Sunday, Matt Buchanan
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