Tag: the wharf
Tall ship Providence to spend 2022 in D.C.
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
The tall ship Providence will be stationed at The Wharf for the 2022 cruise season, as construction of its permanent...
Gourmet toast and smoothie bar Toastique to open Monday
By Missy Schrott | [email protected]
Avanti Holdings Group’s latest venture, a healthy, fast-casual restaurant called Toastique, is opening at 1605 King St. on Monday.
The gourmet...
Tourism spending increases in Alexandria year-over-year
Tourism spending increased by just under 5 percent year-over-year to $826 million, Visit Alexandria announced at its annual meeting on Monday night.
The figure represents...
Visit Alexandria announces waterfront festival, arrival of tall ship
As part of the city's ongoing King Street Corridor Initiative program, Visit Alexandria is launching a waterfront festival and other programming throughout the fall...
Foodie: Eat your way around Alexandria in August
By Alexa Epitropoulos
The face of Alexandria is changing, and nowhere is that more evident than its quickly evolving restaurant scene.
August presents the perfect opportunity to...
King Street Corridor initiative secures private funding
By Michaela Gleeson | [email protected]
The King Street Corridor initiative, led by Visit Alexandria, is well underway with 80 percent of its $175,000 goal raised,...
Kevin Dunne discusses city council run
By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected]
Kevin Dunne isn’t the most traditional candidate vying for a seat on council in 2018.
So far the only Republican to...
Power restored to most residents after windy weekend conditions
Winds topped out at 66 miles per hour in the D.C. metro area on March 2, causing school closures, widespread power outages and, in...
Alexandria businesses discuss opportunity, competition at The Wharf
By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected]
Years before ground was broken to build The Wharf in southwest D.C., Alexandria-based Potomac Riverboat Co. was already preparing to head...
City’s Old Town BID decision met with mixed reactions
By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected]
More than a year after an exploratory committee began developing plans to create a business improvement district in Old Town, City...
