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City Hall eases sign, display regulations on Alexandria shops

City Hall eases sign, display regulations on Alexandria shops

By Derrick Perkins City Hall eased restrictions on business signs in the historic districts last month, but officials warned shop owners they would begin enforcing regulations again after the holidays. The changes, approved by both boards [...]

Red Barn Mercantile reopens on King Street

Red Barn Mercantile reopens on King Street

After temporarily closing doors this summer, Amy Rutherford’s Red Barn Mercantile reopened at its new King Street location last weekend. Rutherford wrapped the store’s reopening in with its fifth year anniversary celebration. Though a South Columbus [...]

Legendary local restauranteur Pat Troy welcomes retirement

Legendary local restauranteur Pat Troy welcomes retirement

By Derrick Perkins Pat Troy left the restaurant business Sunday, but not without raised glasses, speeches and a final rendition of “The Unicorn Song.” After more than three decades running Ireland’s Own, the Irishman-turned-Alexandrian hosted one [...]

Hadeed Carpet expands south

Hadeed Carpet expands south

Local businessman Joe Hadeed scooped up two bankrupt Richmond-based rug cleaning businesses in his carpet empire’s latest round of expansion, company officials announced late last month. Mercer Rug Cleansing and Victory Rug Cleaning, both owned by [...]

Kimpton kitchens under new management

Kimpton kitchens under new management

After four years working under chef Robert Weland at Penn Quarter’s Poste restaurant, Brian McPherson is taking over the kitchens at Jackson 20 and the Grille at Morrison House. McPherson, a Pittsburgh native, was announced as [...]

Thailand restaurant likely to move

Thailand restaurant likely to move

Kem and Phil McCombie, owners of north Old Town’s Thailand restaurant, are a planning commission vote away from moving to new digs at the corner of Montgomery and North Fairfax streets. The couple, who also owns [...]

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 [...]

Neighborhood Pharmacy wins Heart of Del Ray award

Neighborhood Pharmacy wins Heart of Del Ray award

The Del Ray Business Association honored the Neighborhood Pharmacy of Del Ray with its annual community award last week. Each year around Valentine’s Day the DRBA honors a business that exhibits the “heart and soul” of [...]

Patrick’s Maison Objet expands with new space

Patrick’s Maison Objet expands with new space

After nearly five years in the home décor business, local storeowners Troy Englert and Patrick Dempsey have opened a second location in Old Town to house their new furniture division. The co-owners of Patrick’s Fine Linens [...]

Out of the Attic: Where’s the beef? On the corner of Cameron and Henry.

Out of the Attic: Where’s the beef? On the corner of Cameron and Henry.

Armour and Company, a slaughterhouse and meat packing business established in Chicago in the 1860s, had an operation in Alexandria at the beginning of the 20thcentury. By 1909, the Armour facility at the corner of King [...]