Tag: Old Town BID
Mayoral candidates set for final showdown
By Alexa Epitropoulos and Missy Schrott
With less than a week left until the Democratic primary, the already-heated clashes between mayoral opponents, incumbent Allison Silberberg...
Mayoral candidates open old wounds at second debate
By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected]
Mayor Allison Silberberg and Vice Mayor Justin Wilson met for their second official debate, this one hosted by the Alexandria...
Letter to the Editor: City’s top-down BID approach doesn’t work
As two of the many vocal opponents of the proposed Old Town
business improvement district, we applaud the decision by City Manager Mark Jinks to...
BID proposal gets no vote, but will get revamp over the...
By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected]
After months of heated debate, plans for a business improvement district in Old Town are being put on hold for the...
City council defers action on BID until Tuesday
By Evan Berkowitz | [email protected]
The Alexandria City Council voted unanimously at a public hearing on Saturday to allot further time at Tuesday's legislative meeting to discuss and...
Opinion: Old Town needs a BID
To the editor:
Bittersweet Café closed last July after 33 years of daily operation. I made a necessary business decision, but I did so with a heavy heart. Foot...
Sparks fly at BID meeting, which brings sides face-to-face
By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected]
Those battling over a proposed Old Town business improvement district came face-to- face at a city council work session on Tuesday...
