Archive for 'Development'

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 [...]

City council approves controversial waterfront plan

City council approves controversial waterfront plan

The Alexandria City Council approved the controversial waterfront plan in a 5-2 vote Saturday night following nearly 10 hours of debate, more than two years after work began. The vote, split down party lines with Republicans [...]

A bird’s eye view of the proposed waterfront plan

A bird’s eye view of the proposed waterfront plan

For a PDF of the waterfront graphic, click here. Alexandria City Council will take another — potentially final — look at the blueprint for the Potomac shoreline Saturday, a controversial waterfront plan that has drawn support and [...]

CVS move leaves prime King Street parcel open

CVS move leaves prime King Street parcel open

From King Street to King Street, the Old Town CVS Pharmacy began serving customers at its new location across from the city courthouse today. A passerby or two already has been tricked into trying to enter [...]

Opinion: Waterfront For All? More like a waterfront for the businesses.

Opinion: Waterfront For All? More like a waterfront for the businesses.

To the editor: Two resident groups are battling to influence Alexandria’s waterfront plan on which the city council plans to vote after a public hearing January 21. One, the Citizens for an Alternative Alexandria Waterfront Plan, [...]

Transformative waterfront plan poised for passage

Transformative waterfront plan poised for passage

A version of the city’s oft debated, much-maligned waterfront plan is poised for a final vote and adoption for the second time in less than a year despite another round of protests at Market Square. As [...]