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A new cafe has been proposed on King in Old Town.

An administrative special use permit was filed to open Kingsley Cafe on the first floor of 910 King Street. Submitted plans show an extensive interior renovation of the 900-square-foot townhouse built in 1900.


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A new Vietnamese-themed restaurant is under development in Arlandria.

2D Noodles (3823 Mount Vernon Avenue) ‘s interior renovation is nearly complete. The restaurant’s location in the Del Ray North shopping center is two stores down from Sake Express Japanese Hibachi, which is owned by the same local restaurant chain that owns Sake Japanese Steakhouse & Bar at 2016 Eisenhower Avenue.


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Akeno Sushi Bar wants to open before the end of the year at 611 King Street in Old Town, but it has to get a few paperwork issues squared away with the City of Alexandria to make that possible.

The interior renovation of the former home to Java Grill hasn’t started, as the local business is asking the city for an allowance to install a new HVAC system on the roof without a mechanical screen. The proposal going to the Planning Commission on Wednesday (April 16) would replace two HVAC units, add a third unit, and install an exhaust fan.


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If Mulberry Lane in Del Ray didn’t close, Molly Szmak says she and her family would never leave.

Neighborhood Restaurant Group opened the supervised “play cafe” for one-to-six-year-old kids last November at 2016 Mount Vernon Avenue. The facility can hold up to 24 kids, with a 1:5 staff ratio that lets parents work or dine nearby.


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Welcome to Friday in Alexandria. What a week we’ve been having.

To start things off, ALXnow broke the story of an Alexandria Police Department’s arson and burglary investigation after Sunday morning’s (March 30) shopping center fire that shuttered multiple businesses in the 5200 block of Duke Street.


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Alexandria’s Jenna Perkins has a goal to revolutionize women’s health, but she can’t do it alone.

Perkins has been able to stay afloat and grow her business DiscovHer Health (113 Oronoco Street) with loan assistance, mentoring, and more in a Washington Area Community Investment Fund (Wacif) accelerator program. This week, Wacif is launching their Office of Women’s Initiatives, which will loan millions in capital support to women like Perkins to start and grow their businesses.


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Scores of Alexandria City High School students are descending on local businesses that sell tobacco today (April 1) with big red stickers.


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A 44-year-old Alexandria man awaiting trial in Arlington for indecent exposure and simulated masturbation is now being held without bond for allegedly committing similar offenses in Alexandria.

On February 27, a customer at a bar in the 700 block of King Street in Old Town reportedly noticed that a man at the bar with a baseball cap and gray hoodie pulled his penis out of his pants and was masturbating. According to a recently released search warrant affidavit, the customer took a video of the incident and reported it to employees.


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With the odor of Sunday’s fire fading from a neighboring business, Shooter McGee’s (5249 Duke Street) reopened today (Tuesday).

A number of neighboring businesses have been closed since the Sunday morning (March 30) blaze in the 5200 block of Duke Street. AFD posted notifications outside the Blessed Smiles dental office at 5241 Duke Street and Hair Loom (5247 Duke Street) stating that the businesses were unsafe to occupy due to smoke and water damage. According to a staffer, the dental office expects to be closed for the rest of this week.


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At the end of the day, dogs are tired at a new doggy daycare in Old Town.

After an extensive interior renovation of the second floor above The Dog Park at 705 King Street, the new owners have expanded their operations beyond pet supplies and grooming. The space was previously a bridal shop.


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