Kerrin Epstein's Blog

Wright to Read is an educational program that promotes literacy by providing tutoring and mentoring to Alexandria City elementary school students who are reading below grade level.  With 34 years of serving City of Alexandria youth, Wright to Read is an expert at helping students learn to read and learn to enjoy reading.

Thank you to all of you who responded to the community poll on installing bike lanes on King Street from Russell Road to Janneys Lane and for sharing your comments. The results are being shared with The City of Alexandria. To read more about the bike lane proposal, click here. 

Fall is gearing up and there are tons of fun events happening on the weekends! Here are some of the highlights for this weekend:

Saturday, 9/14

• The DiverseCity Alexandria Multicultural Fest will be held in Four Mile Run Park in The Plaza. Celebrate the diversity of your city with food, live music, and dance! 

On this, the 50th Anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s "I Have A Dream" speech, we should take a moment to acknowledge the tremendous leadership Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. provided the Civil Rights Movement and continues to provide today. Over the thirteen years of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s leadership, the nonviolent, grassroots efforts of citizens from across the country led to the passage of the Civil Rights Act and the Voting Rights Act.