What was the political and economic importance of the ancient city Alexandria on the Tigris? How was the city laid out? And what does the material culture of the international trade hub look like? These are the questions that Stefan Hauser,

Sitting near the Tigris River and the Persian Gulf in southern Iran, the port city was a major trade hub until shifting waters left it high and dry.

An ancient skyscraper considered the seventh wonder of the world crumbled to ruin centuries ago. Now an ambitious archaeological project aims to reassemble it in 3-D.

Virginia Tech Innovation Campus, Alexandria, VA Organizer: Chrysalis Development Group Audience: High school students Cost: Free Chrysalis Development Group is hosting the Alexandria Teen Science Café: Powering the Future,

A “forgotten Alexandria” on the Tigris is being pulled back into focus by archaeologists using drones and geophysics, revealing what appears to have been a vast, carefully planned metropolis in southern Iraq.

An Alexandria organization is marking Black History Month by celebrating faith, history and community leadership.

Starting on Feb. 3, the City of Alexandria will begin enforcing the sidewalk snow removal ordinance, more than a week after the snowstorm.