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Alexandria archeologists offering one-day-only tour of newly uncovered piece of Old Town North history

By Vernon Miles
Alexandria Canal (image via Office of Historic Alexandria/Instagram)

Like the discovery of the ships in Old Town years ago, new development on the waterfront has turned up some fascinating local history.

In a release, the Office of Historic Alexandria said archeologists will offer tours of the newly uncovered Alexandria canal lock and basin near the 900 block of N. Pitt Street Old Town North. According to the release, historic maps showed a fourth waterfront lock at the north end of Old Town, part of the Alexandria Canal that opened in 1845 and linked up to the Chesapeake and Ohio (C&O) Canal in Georgetown.

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Notes: Italian restaurant replacing Vietnamese restaurant replaced with Turkish restaurant in Old Town North

By ALXnow.com
682 N St Asaph Street (photo via Google Maps)

Good Thursday morning, Alexandria!

⛈️ Today’s weather: Expect showers and potential thunderstorms after 2pm, mostly sunny skies, and highs near 90°F with a 6-10 mph east wind. A 60% chance of precipitation brings about a tenth to a quarter-inch of rainfall, with higher amounts in thunderstorms. Thursday night has showers and possible thunderstorms until 2am, followed by scattered showers and thunderstorms until 5am and scattered showers afterward. The night will be cloudy with lows around 70°F, an east wind at 8 mph, and a 60% chance of precipitation, with a quarter to half-inch of new rainfall possible.

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What’s next for Potomac Yard and Old Town North?

By Vernon Miles
Alexandria Economic Development Partnership CEO Stephanie Landrum speaks at the announcement of a new arena for the Washington Wizards and Capitals in Potomac Yard in Alexandria, Dec. 13, 2023 (staff photo by James Cullum)

On the eve of an annual report on the city’s economy from the Alexandria Economic Development Partnership, ALXnow sat down with AEDP CEO Stephanie Landrum to discuss the future of development in three areas of the city: Carlyle, Potomac Yard and Old Town North, and the Landmark-Van Dorn corridor. These will be broken up into a multi-part series covering each location.

Potomac Yard and Old Town North are two of the major hubs of upcoming development in Alexandria, but some of the city’s ambitious plans for the neighborhoods have both hit stumbling blocks in recent years.

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TideLock project in Old Town North returning to Planning Commission next week

By Vernon Miles
Location of TideLock project (image via Google/City of Alexandria)

The TideLock development in Old Town North will return to the Planning Commission next week for some alterations to the planned project.

The plan is to replace office buildings at the site with residential buildings, a mix of condominiums and multi-family rental.

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Shh! There’s a silent reading party in Old Town North next Saturday

By James Cullum
Reading in Alexandria (staff photo by James Cullum)

Think about getting comfortable, because there’s a silent reading party happening in Old Town North later this month.

The realm of the imagination is the destination for participants in the latest venture between Old Town Books (130 S. Royal Street) and Hotel AKA Alexandria (625 First Street). From 10 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Aug. 24, you can finally get the peace and quiet needed to move the bookmark along and find out who did the deed in that Agatha Christie murder mystery.

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Man arrested after gas station burglaries in Del Ray and Old Town North

By James Cullum
Alexandria Police lights (staff photo by James Cullum)

An Alexandria man is being held without bond after allegedly burglarizing gas stations in Del Ray and Old Town North earlier this month.

The suspect allegedly gained entry into the two gas stations by breaking windows in the mechanic garage roll-up doors, according to a recently released search warrant affidavit.

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JUST IN: Police investigating bank robbery in Old Town North

By James Cullum and Vernon Miles
Police at the PNC Bank in Old Town North (staff photo by James Cullum)

The Alexandria Police Department (APD) is responding to a bank robbery at the PNC Bank (825 N Washington Street) in Old Town North.

A man walked into the bank sometime after 11 a.m. and handed the teller a note with a bomb threat, according to scanner traffic.

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Kroger could sell off Old Town North Harris Teeter to facilitate grocery chain merger

By Vernon Miles
Old Town North Harris Teeter (image via Google Maps)

The Old Town North Harris Teeter could be sold and possibly rebranded if a new merger goes through.

The Washington Business Journal reported that Kroger Co. will be selling off multiple Harris Teeter locations, including one in Alexandria, if the acquisition of rival Albertsons Cos. Inc goes through.

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Pupatella Neapolitan Pizza still opening in former dry cleaner in Old Town North

By James Cullum
The future home of Pupatella Neapolitan Pizza at 700 Slaters Lane in Old Town North (staff photo by James Cullum)

After a construction delay, Pupatella Neapolitan Pizza is still planning to open in Old Town North before the end of this year, the company tells ALXnow.

Construction started and then stopped at the building at 700 Slaters Lane, and will resume again in the next few weeks, according to Natasha Neely, a vice president for marketing for the company. Neely did not comment on the delay.

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