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Nando’s chicken eatery eyes King Street location

Nando’s chicken eatery eyes King Street location

Goodbye Cajun fried chicken and hello Peri-Peri flavored poultry. The South Africa-based Nando’s, a restaurant chain trading heavily on the Portuguese-style, flame grilled chicken dish catching fire in the Washington region, wants to open their latest [...]

Gelato shop approved in old icehouse building

Gelato shop approved in old icehouse building

After icing the project to compromise with city preservationists and planners, city council candidate Boyd Walker gained approval to open a gelato shop at 200 Commerce St. in Old Town last week. Built in 1931, the [...]

On the waterfront, eminent domain option stays afloat

On the waterfront, eminent domain option stays afloat

City Councilman Frank Fannon raised eyebrows last week when he slammed the approved waterfront plan as having “endorsed the seizure of private property through eminent domain as an option.” Fannon, who cast one of two votes [...]

Opinion: Compromise over conflict

Opinion: Compromise over conflict

To the editor: Finally, a plan featuring countless hours of residents’ input, widespread support and numerous compromises — passed! Thank you to the city council members who voted in favor of the plan, including Mayor Bill [...]

Opinion: Andrew Macdonald is wrong; Mick Jagger is right

Opinion: Andrew Macdonald is wrong; Mick Jagger is right

To the editor: In response to Andrew Macdonald’s January 26 letter, “Waterfront plan approved long before city council voted”: Kudos to him for his fantastic work of fiction, contradiction and omission. I too was at the [...]

Though passed by council, waterfront plan remains fluid

Though passed by council, waterfront plan remains fluid

The city council may have approved the contentious waterfront plan, but that doesn’t mean Alexandria’s elected officials can’t tweak the blueprint in the coming months, years, or even decades. “The power that had last [...]

Opinion: Why I voted against the waterfront plan

Opinion: Why I voted against the waterfront plan

To the editor: I voted against the waterfront plan and I want to clear up any misunderstanding on why. Reading post-vote emails from constituents, I was most struck by the following statement that may frame the [...]

Out of the Attic: Montgomery Ward and the ‘Spirit of Progress’

Out of the Attic: Montgomery Ward and the ‘Spirit of Progress’

Montgomery Ward, first established in Chicago in the 1870s, was a mail order business that allowed customers, even those outside of urban areas, to purchase dry goods through a catalog. After more than 40 years as [...]

Key waterfront properties slated for office, retail space

Key waterfront properties slated for office, retail space

Before Alexandria’s elected officials began wading through the waterfront plan Saturday, a proposal to redevelop two key riverside properties linked to the controversial blueprint got City Hall’s approval. The city’s Board of Architectural Review gave Lawrence [...]

Light fight between Hammond middle school, neighbors ends quietly

Light fight between Hammond middle school, neighbors ends quietly

A bitter dispute between Seminary Hill Association and city officials ended quietly earlier this month with a school board decision to upgrade Francis Hammond Middle School’s field without lights. The project initially called for a new [...]