Tag: Alexandria

Power Nectar Yoga brings the heat to Potomac Yard

By Heather Hartzell | [email protected] Power Nectar Yoga, a new hot yoga studio, opened at 2708 Richmond Highway in July. It is the second studio owned by...

Wegmans breaks ground off of Eisenhower Avenue

By Heather Hartzell | [email protected] Carlyle Crossing, the new town center off of Eisenhower Avenue to be anchored by Wegmans Food Market, broke ground on Mandeville...

The evolution of outdoor dining in Alexandria

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] When it’s not 90 degrees with 75 percent humidity and when people aren’t sprinting for cover in an impromptu thunderstorm,...

Your Views: Alexandria has a problem with electronic scooters

To the editor: I imagine that you have received dozens of letters about the scooters in Old Town, but I thought I’d add my voice...

Events: Celebrate summer in Alexandria

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] With Memorial Day in the rear-view mirror, summer is coming in hot. Each year, summer in Alexandria brings a collection...

Clerk of court election approaches

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] Ben Ortiz and Greg Parks will compete for the Democratic nomination for Alexandria’s clerk of court in the June 11...

Tying the Knot: Gregory and Cheryl Hutchings share their 20-year love...

By Denise Dunbar | [email protected] When Gregory Hutchings and Cheryl Carter locked eyes across the room in a Norfolk restaurant in 1999, neither could have...

Seniors: Combatting loneliness in older adults

By Cele Garrett In January 2018, the British government announced the creation of its first Minister of Loneliness. Many people wondered if that was a...

Tying the Knot: Mayor Justin Wilson and wife Alex weather the...

By Denise Dunbar | [email protected] It likely comes as no surprise that Alexandria Mayor Justin Wilson met his wife, Alex Crawford-Batt, at a state Democratic...

Alexandria man pleads guilty to heroin distribution

By Hannah Himes | [email protected] An Alexandria man and a West Virginia man pleaded guilty on April 2 to conspiracy to distribute 100 grams or...