Tag: old town

Your Views: Kudos to Alexandria’s BAR

To the editor: The Board of Architectural Review met on Sept. 2 for a concept review of the Heritage Project proposal, which was to include...

Your Views: Issues with Heritage proposal

To the editor: City leaders should have realized that the middle of a pandemic is not the time to debate a complex, perhaps precedent-setting, urban...

Our View: A flood of poor policies

“It’s a one time thing – it just happens a lot,” Suzanne Vega wrote in the song “Cracking.” Vega’s line seems to have been co-opted...

Flash floods strike Parkfairfax, Del Ray

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] Parts of Alexandria experienced flash flooding after more than 2.5 inches of rain fell in the city in less than...

City creatives: Humanity in minyatür

By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected] In the right hands, a paintbrush and canvas can be transportive, taking viewers away to a different place, time or...

Man spits on store owner after being asked to wear mask

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] A man spat at the owner of Abyssinia Market and Coffee House and vandalized the shop on Sunday morning after...

Home profile: A preserved relic

By Margo Wagner | [email protected] Early American history emanates up from the floor boards and echoes through the walls in Nancy and Danny Smith’s three-story...

Your Views: Old Town tree wells need some TLC

To the editor: Have you noticed the multiple rat holes in many of the tree wells on King Street? I called the city about them...

Your Views: It’s time for a clean sweep

To the editor: I am becoming increasingly concerned about the questionable management of our city, particularly enforcement of city codes, bias against residents and for...

Sustainable grocer Mason & Greens opens mid-pandemic

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] As small businesses are forced to close their doors and lay off employees because of the novel coronavirus, one couple...