Alexandria restaurants Virginia’s Darling and Mae’s Market and Cafe Alexandria will be closing over the next month.
Owner Nicole Jones, who also owned Stomping Ground in Del Ray, said on Facebook that the businesses were unable to reach a favorable lease agreement with their landlord.
TD Bank is moving to a new King Street location in Old Town by 2025.
On Saturday, City Council unanimously approved a special use permit allowing the bank to operate with 37 feet of street frontage at 515 King Street. The decision was previously backed 5-2 by the Planning Commission, which went against a staff recommendation to deny the project.
The former Java Grill space in Old Town could be turned into a sushi restaurant.
A new permit filed to the City of Alexandria requests a change of ownership of 611 King Street from Java Grill — which closed in 2021.
It was a festive Sunday with holiday music at the George Washington Masonic National Memorial.
The Washington Metropolitan Philharmonic and the Alexandria Choral Society performed their sold-out “Holiday Dreams” concert.
An Alexandria judge dismissed a civil contempt charge he previously levied against a local attorney for missing her scheduled court date.
Defense attorney Sameera Ali faced 10 days in jail and a fine for not appearing in Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court on Nov. 19.
It was quite a weekend in Alexandria.
Alexandria’s Scottish Christmas Walk weekend started Friday (Dec. 6), where hundreds attended the decadent annual Taste of Scotland fundraiser for the Campagna Center at The Atrium building in Old Town.
Old Town bookstore Hooray for Books!, a beloved local spot for children’s books and author signings, announced that it will close for good at the end of this year.
In a message on the bookstore’s website, staff said the shop is fully stocked for the holidays but the store will remain closed in 2025 because the landlord is not extending the bookstore’s lease.
Popular burger chain Shake Shack has filed for a permit to open a new location at 621 King Street in Old Town.
The proposed location is a prime spot in Old Town right near the intersection of Washington Street and King Street.
Got a Christmas tree yet?
The Alexandria Police Department has already sold more than 300 trees in its annual sale at 110 Callahan Drive — just outside Alexandria Union Station.
After yet another push to get an Old Town Business Improvement District (BID) off the ground in Old Town failed, business advocacy group Old Town Business is shutting down.
Old Town Business was launched 40 years ago and helps to oversee advocacy, events and marketing for shops around Old Town. The group was one of the driving forces behind the latest in a series of efforts to launch a more formal, taxpayer-funded effort to take over for marketing and representing Old Town Businesses.
In what is maybe the most Old Towny of business openings: a new cobbler is setting up shop in Old Town just behind City Hall.
Old House Provisions, a menswear store launched by 29-year-old “bespoke shoemaker” Drew Altizer, is opening next weekend at 315A Cameron Street. The store will also feature an on-site shoemaking workshop.
