Archive for 'Small Business'

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 [...]

Bombay Curry Company to open in Del Ray

Bombay Curry Company to open in Del Ray

Bombay Curry Company, an Indian restaurant once tucked away on the ground floor of The Calvert apartment building, is reopening at 2607 Mount Vernon Avenue in Del Ray, and locals are embracing it with wagging tongues. [...]

Small businesses unite under one blog

Small businesses unite under one blog

A new blog written for, by and about Alexandria small businesses launched this week at www.alexandriasmallbusiness.com. The Alexandria Small Business Development Center partnered with Ray Sidney-Smith, president of W3 Consulting, to launch the business blog. “What [...]

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 [...]

Future of Old Town Theater space up in the air

Future of Old Town Theater space up in the air

The Old Town Theater’s new owner, Robert Kaufman, is looking for tenants to fill the nearly 100-year-old film house, but hasn’t ruled out giving the building’s original purpose an extended lease. Kaufman has a couple of [...]

Business catalyst SBDC celebrates 15 years

Business catalyst SBDC celebrates 15 years

It’s been 15 years since Alexandria small business owners have had to go it alone. The Alexandria Small Business Development Center, an organization that provides guidance and resources to small businesses, commemorated its 15th anniversary last [...]

Restaurant week in full swing

Restaurant week in full swing

The winter version of Alexandria’s restaurant week begins today and runs through January 22 so foodies and plain old eaters get 10 nights to chow. Sixty restaurants throughout the city are participating in the dining merriment [...]

New year brings diverse new businesses to Old Town

New year brings diverse new businesses to Old Town

The new year has meant new shops and other businesses in Old Town for residents and tourists alike. Lulu Sage, an upscale salon and spa, has opened at 610 Madison St. Its owners promise to utilize [...]

Iconic Old Town Theater to shut its doors for good

Iconic Old Town Theater to shut its doors for good

The marquee is coming down and the curtains at Old Town Theater are drawing to a permanent close after this weekend, ending Roger Fons’s nine-year stint as the film house’s owner. Fons said a year of [...]

With relocation to Del Ray, VeloCity bike co-op to remain in Alexandria

With relocation to Del Ray, VeloCity bike co-op to remain in Alexandria

Fears that Alexandria’s nonprofit, do-it-yourself bicycle repair shop, VeloCity, would roll out of town have proven unfounded. The waterfront institution will take up new digs in Del Ray later this year. Christian Myers, one of the [...]