Archive for 'Development'
Residents fear displacement as city releases master housing plan
By Derrick Perkins Not quite a month after the election, West End residents Veronica Calzada and Hector Pineda sit at their table and wonder whether affordable housing will become a forgotten issue, discarded on the campaign [...]
Dissent on Union Street study
By Derrick Perkins and Melissa Quinn The long-awaited Union Street transportation study arrived before the planning commission earlier this month, but the ambitious makeover of the busy Old Town corridor has its critics. “I urge the [...]
Waterfront lawsuit heads to state Supreme Court
By Derrick Perkins A group of residents steadfastly opposed to the waterfront redevelopment plan earned another chance to make their case last month, this time before the state Supreme Court. Old Town residents April Burke, Beth [...]
Mayor: VDOT should have kept residents, city in the loop on looming Hunting Towers sale
By Derrick Perkins Mayor Bill Euille chided the Virginia Department of Transportation last week for keeping the potential sale of Hunting Towers under wraps. The mayor, like many residents, learned VDOT had selected a possible buyer [...]
Affordable housing developer secures city loan
By Derrick Perkins Alexandria City Council approved a $250,000 loan for an Arlington developer late last month, paving the way for the largest infusion of new affordable housing units in recent memory. The money will help [...]
Mayoral candidates clash over GenOn meeting
By Melissa Quinn Mayor Bill Euille came under fire from rival Andrew Macdonald last week for discussing the future of the GenOn site with neighbors less than a day after it closed. Hosted by the North [...]
Displacement is essential to Beauregard redevelopment plan
Following an exhaustive tug-of-war over waterfront redevelopment, city planners, residents and developers have begun a new battle for the future of Alexandria, this time in the city’s northwest corner: the Beauregard and Mark Center neighborhoods. In [...]
Where have all the bookstores gone?
Frayed book spines with faded print protrude from the homey, white shelves of the Book Bank on upper King Street in Old Town, one of just three nonspecialty bookstores left in the city. It’s a business [...]
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
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 [...]
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South Peyton Street hostel garners city council's support
Once again City Council has has ignored residents and issued another s
Editorial: Innovative hostel proposal is no slam dunk
I can't say if a hostel will be a success in Alexandria - although it
Alexandria successfully courts National Science Foundation
News article about NSF move to Alexandria
Hostel hostility
Neighborhood residents and the daycare patrons are not operating under
The bicyclist as a scofflaw is a common misperception
Excellent article! I plan to share it! I particularly appreciate the 1