Tag: old town

Heritage project goes to council

By Will Schick | [email protected] Area residents remain concerned with the plan to redevelop the Heritage at Old Town apartments. The Planning Commission unanimously voted...

Tying the Knot: Embracing the unexpected

By Allison Hageman | [email protected] Long before Ferris Bueller did it, Tom Miller skipped class and went to a baseball game in Chicago with –...

Your Views: Old Town needs your help

To the editor: When we first moved to Old Town in the 1970s, our City Council encouraged support of the history, architectural significance and the...

Home Profile: Old Town home brings George Washington’s history to life

Allison Hageman | [email protected] When Tom Byrne’s son was a child, he wrote a letter to the City of Alexandria asking them to restore the...

Poor Robert’s Ruminations with Rob Whittle: Dogs to love

I’ve been thinking about getting another dog. No, that’s not right. When parents adopt a child, they don’t say, “I’m gonna get a child.”...

Your Views: Don’t cut Christmas short

To the editor: Christmas decorations around Alexandria look especially beautiful this year, with so many families at home this month. I hope, however, there will...

Your Views: Leaf piles are a hazard

To the editor: It is that wonderful time of the year when leaves begin to change color and then fall on our Old Town streets....

The Business Plan with Bill Reagan: The holidays with a twist

‘Tis the season, but this year we’ll be doing things a bit differently. We’ve started losing daylight and the holiday season is compensating with decorations,...

Your Views: Old Town is not New York

To the editor: City Council, please stop approving high rises in Old Town. The almost finished Robinson Landing is so high it has blocked the...

Your Views: Staff again choose developers over residents

To the editor: For nearly a year, civic associations and residents around the city have been asking to play a bigger role in city decisions,...