Tag: old town

June 2017 archives

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Alt-right leader’s membership revoked at Alexandria gym

By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected]  Alt-right leader Richard Spencer's encounter on May 17 with a Georgetown University professor at an Alexandria gym is making headlines.  The...

City Council approves 72-hour parking rule exception

By James Cullum | [email protected] The Alexandria City Council approved an amendment to the city’s contentious 72-hour parking rule at a public hearing at city...

Hotel Indigo debuts as the first piece of Carr’s waterfront development

By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected] There was a time when Hotel Indigo rising up on Alexandria’s waterfront at all was in question. The boutique hotel, which opened...

Lack of public bathrooms in Old Town create conundrum for small...

By James Cullum | [email protected] Alcohol, drugs and other bathroom-related messes led Dunkin’ Donuts to finally put combination locks on the bathroom doors at its Old...

Hotel Indigo opens on Alexandria’s waterfront

Hotel Indigo, located on the 200 block of South Union Street, is open to the public after years of debate and opposition toward Carr...

New details on Whole Foods’ Old Town in-store restaurant expansion

By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected] Revisions for the planned restaurant at Whole Foods’ Old Town location, including extended hours and liquor by the glass, was approved by city...

Clash over proposed business improvement district heats up

By James Cullum | [email protected] Arguments surrounding a proposed Business Improvement District for Old Town have grown heated within Alexandria’s business community, leading to shouting matches...

Word on the Street

By Abigail Jurk (Photo/Abigail Jurk) The summer is drawing to a close, but that doesn’t mean your social life should suffer. If you are looking...

A la scrumptious

A special advertising feature of the Alexandria Times. A la Lucia is just the sort of restaurant everyone wants to have in their town: reasonably...