Tag: restaurant

Makeda Ethiopian Restaurant opens on Van Dorn Street

By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected] Makeda Ethiopian Restaurant, a collaboration between New York restaurateur Philipos Mengistu and Alexandria resident Daniel Solomon, opened Monday on Alexandria’s...

Let’s Eat: Experience global, seasonal cuisine at Palette 22

An exciting art-themed restaurant and event venue in Shirlington, Palette 22 is the perfect spot for your group to revel in conversation and good company...

Update: All clear given in bomb threat against AMC Hoffman Center

The Alexandria Police Department has cleared the scene of the AMC Hoffman Center 22 movie theater after a bomb threat was made against it...

My View: Task force looks to ‘right size’ city parking

By Nathan M. Macek Thank you for your recent coverage – “Where to park?” and “Can’t we ‘put up a parking lot?’” in the August...

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...

Carluccio’s closes Old Town restaurant

By Alexa Epitropoulos | [email protected] Carluccio's has closed its Old Town location at 100 King St. that opened with much fanfare just over two years...

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...

Restaurant Week approaches

Sixty restaurants throughout the city will participate in this years restaurant week, the first Alexandria Restaurant Week to take place in the summer. It begins August 20 and runs through August 29.

Restaurant Veterans Join Forces

Local restaurant veterans Nicole Landini and John Jarecki have teamed up to open The Light Horse restaurant on King Street in the heart of Old Town.