Tag: Small business
Bill Reagan bids adieu
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
At the end of this month, Bill Reagan, the executive director of the Alexandria Small Business Development Center, will retire following...
The Business Plan with Bill Reagan: Parting thoughts
As I get ready to retire from the Alexandria Small Business Development Center at the end of January, thoughts and sentiments are rummaging through...
Vaccination drive brings a dose of hope for restaurant workers
By Olivia Anderson | [email protected]
More than 1,000 restaurant and small business employees have filed through the doors of the old Fireflies restaurant over the past...
VeloCity bike co-op celebrates 10th anniversary
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
The Del Ray-based VéloCity Bicycle Cooperative is celebrating 10 years of serving the Alexandria community.
John Patterson and Christian Myers co-founded...
R&B Heating and Air Conditioning celebrates 40 years
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
It’s been 40 years since Del Ray HVAC installer R&B Heating and Air Conditioning first started heating up, and things...
New restaurants open during pandemic
By Olivia Tucker | [email protected]
Despite the economic and public health challenges presented by the coronavirus, several local business owners have decided to take the...
Local small businesses receive $3.5 million in grants for pandemic relief
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
The Alexandria Economic Development Partnership announced on July 2 that 309 local small businesses will receive part of the $3.5...
Goodies Frozen Custard & Treats rolls into Old Town
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
On Saturday, under the sweltering summer sun, a line of hungry customers wrapped around the historic Ice House at 200...
Nectar Coffee and Wine Bistro permanently closes
By Missy Schrott | [email protected]
Nectar Coffee and Wine Bistro, a Del Ray coffee shop located at 106 Hume Ave., is permanently closed, the owners...
Alexandria faces unemployment spike
By Cody Mello-Klein | [email protected]
“It was kind of a shock,” Darline Buchanan, who works at a local fitness center, said of the moment she...