Tag: development

Our View: Is development a net positive?

We all make tradeoffs every day. Some are deliberate, while others are almost subconscious. We prioritize work tasks, with some items getting done first...

Your Views: Old Town has reached its bursting point

To the editor: A recent Washington Post article reporting on development along the Alexandria waterfront had an interesting quote that also was in the article’s...

Food hall, coworking space to anchor Carlyle adaptive reuse project

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] Alexandria’s first food hall, complete with 12,000 square feet of space and 12 individual vendors, is coming to Carlyle in...

New businesses set to bounce into the city

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] City council approved special use permits for a variety of new businesses ranging from an indoor trampoline park to a...

Our View: A step in the right direction

City council’s decision to compromise on seating at the Del Ray Gardens restaurant at Saturday’s public hearing was the right decision, even if the...

Council approves revised Landmark Mall master plan

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] Landmark Mall, Alexandria’s major West End development project, took a significant step forward, as city council approved a revised master...

Council approves Del Ray Gardens

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] City council approved a special use permit for a combination of 100 indoor and outdoor seats at the Del Ray...

Your Views: Enforce the Hugo Black easement

To the editor: When considering the matter of the proposed addition on the landmark house that was owned by former Supreme Court Justice Hugo Black,...

Our View: Something stinks along the waterfront

The stench rising from Alexandria’s waterfront is not the D.C. wastewater treatment plant on a day when the wind is blowing east to west....

Karig Estates lawsuit decision nears

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] Nearly a year after a group of residents filed a lawsuit against the city over the Karig Estates development, emails...