Tag: alexandria economic development partnership

Arena impact study released; Public criticism builds with mounting objections

By James Matheson | [email protected] The Alexandria Economic Development Partnership released an impact study document on February 16 for the proposed $2 billion Potomac Yard...

Opponents of Potomac Yard arena want chance to speak out

By James Matheson | [email protected] Opponents to the proposed $2 billion arena project at Potomac Yard have voiced dissatisfaction with the city’s approach to the...

Bidding on the new BID initiative? King Street business organizations petition...

By Kaitlin Murphy | [email protected] As reported in the Times’ April 7 article “Is business booming?,” a revised Business Improvement District is being considered in Old Town...

Council approves American Rescue Plan spending

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] City Council approved the immediate use of $450,000 in American Rescue Plan funding to extend food distribution and housing assistance...

Your Views: A just reopening

To the editor: I commend the efforts to flatten the curve of the pandemic by the City of Alexandria and its residents, but we must...

Alexandria receives $13.9 million in CARES funding

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] City council unanimously approved plans for residential rental assistance, food security and small business assistance with money the city received...

Ten jurisdictions form Northern Virginia Economic Development Alliance

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] Ten Northern Virginia localities have joined to form the Northern Virginia Economic Development Alliance, the new alliance announced on Monday. The...

Lost Boy Cider finds a home in Alexandria

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] Lost Boy Cider began when a commercial banker decided to uproot his life and start brewing booze. It was 2015 when...

How Northern Virginia locked down Amazon HQ2

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] More than 1,000 community members and stakeholders gathered Feb. 28 for an “Amazon HQ2-Apalooza” to learn about the tech giant’s...

The Business Plan with Bill Reagan: Look before you lease

By Bill Reagan Some of the chief disrupters to businesses’ momentum involve real estate. First, there’s the challenge of finding the ideal location – appealing and...