Tag: old town
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...
Juneteenth: A time of reflecting and rejoicing
On June 19, 1865, two months after Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House and two and a half years after the Emancipation Proclamation, the...
My View: It’s time to withdraw the BID proposal
By Boyd Walker
Welcome to Alexandria where we support small businesses and public engagement! With one number, 311, you can contact city hall (alexandriava.gov/Alex311) and
we aim to...
Your View: Enjoy Alexandria’s roses
To the editor:
Recently my husband and I attended a musical performance based on the “Alexandria Suite,” a setting of poems about Old Town by...
Love on the water:
By Kaitlin Murphy | [email protected]
Civic-minded couple Jim Lewis and Trevor Riley met in July of 2013. Trevor, who works in theater, lived in Washington,...
Council endorses power plant redevelopment: Unanimously approves sustainability plan
By Brianne McConnell | [email protected]
The plan to redevelop the site along the Potomac River, where the old Potomac River Generating Station sits, has cleared...
Preserving Alexandria’s charm: Historic Alexandria Foundation legacy endures
By Patrick Burchette and Brian Branton
Walking along the 200 block of Prince Street, many a passerby has probably noticed the beautiful four-story 18th century...
Farmers’ Market ranks in magazine
By Leslie Golden | [email protected]
Southern Living magazine ranked the Old Town Farmers’ Market as one of the top 12 markets in the South. Since...
Is business booming? New BID initiative causes ripples down King Street
By Brianne McConnell | [email protected]
First in a series
For the second time in six years, a business improvement district is being considered in Old Town.
Many...
Your View: Living in a militarized zone – indefinitely
To the editor:
I feel as if I’m living in a militarized zone. As I look out my front windows, all that I see are...