After some weeks of busy policy discussions in city leadership, it was slower this week on that front, but the news keeps rolling regardless.
It’s been a busy week for businesses around Alexandria. Five Guys is preparing to move its HQ to Alexandria’s Carlyle neighborhood next week. Meanwhile, a new boba tea and Vietnamese spot is coming to Old Town.
Some of the biggest discussions this week, though, were changes in the works at Alexandria’s School Board. Last night, the School Board met with leaders from Falls Church and Arlington to talk about staggering elections for the board and potentially reducing the School Board’s size — both proposals with panelists were universally in favor of. ALXnow readers, too, said they prefer staggered terms for Alexandria’s School Board to cut down on the sizable turnover in recent years.
The most-read stories this week were:
- Notes: Five Guys HQ moving to Alexandria this month
- Alexandria ranked as a top ten American city by travel magazine, but pushed down by a Tennessee city
- With owner suffering sudden vision loss, Old Town Books goes on hiatus
- New boba tea and Vietnamese coffee spot coming to Old Town
- Unhappy Amtrak passengers piling up in Alexandria after D.C. derailment
- Maryland man charged for D.C. murders of Alexandria and Bristow men
- What’s Up in Alexandria This Weekend: July 14 – 16
- Woman shot in Del Ray convinced suspect to drive her to Alexandria Hospital
- Notes: WaPo explores life in tunneling project 150-feet below Old Town
- ‘Miami Vibes,’ a Miami Vice-themed pop-up bar opens today in Del Ray
Image via Five Guys/Facebook