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Demolition, displacement and redevelopment come as news to many Beauregard residents

Demolition, displacement and redevelopment come as news to many Beauregard residents

Despite the controversy surrounding the Beauregard redevelopment plan, many neighborhood residents remain unaware of the blueprint’s implications. The Alexandria City Council approved the contentious proposal in a 6-0-1 vote Saturday, paving the way for property owners [...]

Waterfront legal fight heads to circuit court

Waterfront legal fight heads to circuit court

City officials made good on promises to challenge the board of zoning appeals’ waterfront redevelopment plan decision in circuit court earlier this month. By reversing Planning Director Faroll Hamer’s rejection of a protest petition filed by [...]

What will the future hold for Alexandria’s GenOn site?

What will the future hold for Alexandria’s GenOn site?

The future of a major waterfront parcel is vague, but it could transform the Potomac’s banks in the coming years — once its owners decide what do with it. Pepco owns the land at 1400 N. [...]

New Old Town boutique goes from digital to physical

New Old Town boutique goes from digital to physical

Old Town’s newest specialty consignment shop, 529 Kids Consign, got its start — fittingly — amid the monkey bars and swings of a Cameron Station playground. “ talked on the playground one day [...]

Beauregard plan opponents to step up protests before city council decision

Beauregard plan opponents to step up protests before city council decision

Critics of the Beauregard redevelopment plan vowed to step up pressure on Alexandria’s elected officials as the proposal heads to city council. The city’s planning commission approved the measure 6-0 following a marathon public hearing Thursday. [...]

Updated: Alexandria City Council approves budget, keeps tax rate flat

Updated: Alexandria City Council approves budget, keeps tax rate flat

Property owners can let out a sigh of relief. The Alexandria City Council adopted an estimated $587.9 million operating budget Monday night — without raising real estate taxes. The unanimous vote came after days of closed-door [...]

Christmas Attic moves beyond the holiday season

Christmas Attic moves beyond the holiday season

Alexandria’s year-round winter wonderland has kept the calendar page firmly on December these past 40 years, but a changing of the seasons is underway at The Christmas Attic. Owners Cheri Hennessey and Fay Hobbs-Carter have no [...]

Planning commission OK’s controversial Beauregard plan

Planning commission OK’s controversial Beauregard plan

Despite pleas from West End residents, the controversial proposal for redeveloping the Beauregard corridor earned the planning commission’s stamp of approval early Wednesday morning. By a unanimous vote, the planning commission sent the blueprint – with [...]

West End residents rally ahead of planning commission hearing on Beauregard plan

West End residents rally ahead of planning commission hearing on Beauregard plan

Residents and community activists reiterated fears that the Beauregard redevelopment plan will displace thousands of tenants during a Market Square rally Tuesday. The city planning commission takes up the debate tonight. The demonstration — organized by [...]

Rights to coveted Wales Alley debated in Virginia Supreme Court; Alexandria City Hall, Virtue at odds with Old Dominion Boat Club

Rights to coveted Wales Alley debated in Virginia Supreme Court; Alexandria City Hall, Virtue at odds with Old Dominion Boat Club

Years of litigation pitting City Hall and restaurant Virtue Feed and Grain against the Old Dominion Boat Club came to a head last Wednesday, leaving control of Wales Alley in the Virginia Supreme Court’s hands. The [...]