Fresh off an appearance at the Democratic National Convention, fibre space owner Danielle Romanetti spoke with former Governor Terry McAuliffe about a proposed small business tax plan from Vice President Kamala Harris.
This week, Harris unveiled a policy proposal that would expand the tax deduction for startup expenses from $5,000 to $50,000 with a goal of spurring 25 million new small business applications.
Alexandria has been talking about much-needed repairs to City Hall for a decade, but that process is set to officially launch this fall with a design process running over a year.
In a release, City Manager James Parajon said a design team, international firm Leo A Daly, will take the lead on the renovation of City Hall. Alexandria firms Rust Orling Architecture and LandDesign will tackle the redesign of Market Square.
When people say “they don’t make them like they used to,” these classic cars are what they’re talking about.
The Classic Car Show returning to The Lyceum (201 S. Washington Street) this month focused on orphan cars: cars that are no longer manufactured, many of them by extinct car companies.
Douglas Development defaulted on a $51.7 million loan last month, and three of the 15 properties the company used as collateral are in Old Town.
The balance on the 2014 loan was not paid by the Aug. 1 deadline, according to loan documents found by the Washington Business Journal.
Alexandria residents fighting the city’s massive Zoning for Housing/Housing for All overhaul won a battle in court today, as Judge David S. Schell ruled their case has standing and can go to trial.
The plaintiffs, all Old Town residents, have been fighting to reverse the zoning changes since they were approved by City Council in Dec. 2023. While initial efforts were dismissed in court, their amended filing specified how their individual properties would be harmed as a result.
A homeowner in Old Town said they believe a faulty battery charger may be to blame for a fire that destroyed two cars and briefly closed a portion of Pendleton Street today.
The report of the fire came in around 1 p.m. for a detached garage at 502 Pendleton Street.
The handful of Alexandrians at the Democratic National Convention (and those watching from home) might have recognized a familiar face on the big screen yesterday.
Old Town yarn boutique fibre space‘s owner Danielle Romanetti made an appearance at the Democratic National Convention last night in an ad with other local business owners supporting Democratic candidate Kamala Harris.
A new employment bureau focusing on employing adults with disabilities is opening this fall in Old Town.
The BEST (Building Employment Solutions Together) employment program is opening at 919 King Street, in the former home of metaphysical bookstore Sacred Circle, which closed in June.
A posse of retired deputies and law enforcement personnel have been assembled by Alexandria Sheriff Sean Casey to contend with a staffing shortage.
It didn’t take long for retired Deputy Kevin Brown to un-retire… Again.
Old Town is no stranger to controversy over historic preservation, and the Office of Historic Alexandria’s superb This Week in Historic Alexandria newsletter documented the intense local controversy around the neighborhood’s historic designation 78 years ago.
Old Town is the third oldest historic district in the United States, after Charleston formed a historic district in 1931 and New Orleans six years later. The first preservation efforts focused on residential buildings and were called the Charleston Ordinance, WETA reported.
A massive outdoor celebration of international food is making its return for its eighth year to Old Town’s Oronoco Bay Park next week.
Around the World Cultural Food Festival, the largest outdoor cultural food festival in the region, is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 24, from 11 a.m.-7 p.m. in Oronoco Bay Park.
