Tag: old town

Home profile: Making room

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] Elizabeth Jones and Michael Wolin’s Rosemont home is quaint and charming. At approximately 1,500 square feet, the Cape Cod-style property...

Police investigate Old Town shooting

By Catherine Kane | [email protected] The Alexandria Police Department is investigating a shooting incident that took place on the evening of July 8. Police were called...

A name steeped in history

By Kassidy McDonald │ [email protected]  There are hundreds of years of American history behind the name 1799 Prime, an elegant steakhouse set to open on...

Fit for a queen: Residents hold Queen Elizabeth II’s platinum jubilee

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] In honor of Queen Elizabeth II’s 70 years on the throne, Old Town Village transformed on Saturday into a spirited...

Our View: The value of listening

How heartening it is to see the new map and proposed text amendment, both revised by city staff after receiving resident input, that dials...

Home profile: Homespun magic

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] If history is a work in progress, Michael and Victoria Vergason’s Old Town home has gone through more than 200 drafts. The...

Our View: Destroying Alexandria’s historic character one decision at a time

City Council is about to vote on, and will likely pass, radical changes to height, and therefore density, zoning in Alexandria. In practical terms,...

The Old Presbyterian Meeting House is a place of history and...

By Kimberly Jackson | [email protected] Driving through Old Town, tourists might miss one of the oldest places in the city, the Old Presbyterian Meeting House....

City Council approves Old Town private school, as residents cite safety...

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] A new private elementary school will be coming to North Washington Street in Old Town after City Council approved a...

Planning Commission approves private school

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] The Potomac Crescent Waldorf School, a private elementary school, received unanimous Planning Commission approval on April 7 of its plan...