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Small business owners brace for fiscal cliff
By Melissa Quinn For Joanne Sapp, the busiest time of the year is prom season. Her store, Dejavu Boutique, boasts racks and racks of dresses – floor length and cocktail, sparkles and silk – come spring, [...]
Old Town’s sauciest mothers ink distribution deal with local Whole Foods
By Melissa Quinn Some like it mild, some like it hot, but Eli Rakis and Mary Ritley-White like it homemade. And as the owners and chefs of Sauce Queen Foods, that’s just how they make it. [...]
The show will go on at Old Town Theater
By Derrick Perkins The hardest decision Rob Kaufman made in the nearly yearlong effort to restore the Old Town Theater was one of his earliest. “The biggest hurdle was … the change from not doing a [...]
Alexandria’s mom and pop shops mark Black Friday with deals
By Derrick Perkins Bishop Boutique opened up shop shortly before Black Friday last year, and owner Kelly Ferenc jumped at the chance to join Old Town’s growing celebration of the unofficial shopping holiday. “I was really [...]
Old Town restaurant gets second chance from Alexandria Planning Commission
By Derrick Perkins Despite a lengthy list of noise complaints since opening King Street’s Agua Viva restaurant, co-owners Mike and Nick Cordero earned a stay of execution from the planning commission last week. Neighbors began grumbling [...]
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
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
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
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
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 [...]
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Editorial: Post-election tax hike: predictable and lamentable
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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