Tag: waterfront park

Our View: Artfully done

Quick, name something – other than paper product companies – that began pre-pandemic, grew stronger as COVID-19 raged, and is currently thriving. The list is...

New art installation to open at Waterfront Park

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] Come March 2023, Alexandria’s Waterfront Park will trade its elegant cursive letters that spell out “I Love You” for something...

City seeks comment on King Street pedestrian pilot

By Liana Hardy | [email protected] The City of Alexandria is asking for community input on the King Street Place Pilot, which converted the unit block...

“I Love You” public art exhibit opens at Waterfront Park

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] Visitors to Old Town’s Waterfront Park might notice something slightly different these days. Situated directly in the middle of the park...

New public art coming to Waterfront Park

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] The city's newest public art installation, “I Love You” by Roberto Behar and Rosario Marquardt, will be unveiled on March...

City to host 9/11 remembrance ceremony

By Olivia Anderson | [email protected] The City of Alexandria will hold a remembrance ceremony on Sept. 11 from 10 to 11 a.m. at Waterfront Park...

New public art brings waterfront’s history to the surface

By Allison Hageman | [email protected] Deep at the bottom of the Potomac River, the shoes, boats, wooden toys, fossilized sea biscuits, pottery and pilings submerged...

Council approves new waterfront features

By Luke Anderson | [email protected] At its March public hearing, council approved several plans geared toward enhancing the vibrancy of Old Town’s waterfront. The area has...

Tying the Knot: Del Ray newlyweds share their love story

By Missy Schrott | [email protected] Kristen Gratton and Patrick Sullivan turned a long-distance shot-in-the-dark into a lifelong commitment. The couple met briefly at a conference during...

Your Views: Yes, Old Town is for everyone

To the editor: In reply to Nathan Macek's letter in the Feb. 6 Alexandria Times, “Old Town is for everyone,” I would like to point...