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Published March 25, 2026 at 8:30AM

Ashley Wood (left) and daughter Lily at Soulo Studios (staff photo by Katie Taranto)

A three-story Virginia Tech building in Old Town may soon be repurposed into a community center through the work of a Del Ray entrepreneur and creative.

Ashley R. Wood, the founder and author behind the arts-focused workspace Soulo Studios at 2417 Mount Vernon Avenue, is working to bring her next endeavor to life: Lily’s Garden Creative and Cultural Community Center. The prospective center, named after Wood’s 4-year-old daughter, would open at 1021 Prince Street, which is currently part of Virginia Tech’s Washington-Alexandria Architecture Center.

Yarn boutique ‘fibre space’ celebrates 15 years in Alexandria

By Vernon Miles

Published July 17, 2024 at 10:00AM

Danielle Romanetti of fibre space at 1319 Prince Street in Old Town (via Sarah Marcella Photography)

Over the last 15 years, yarn shop fibre space (1319 Prince Street) has become a pillar of Old Town’s retail community.

Beyond just its notable exterior mural and unique triangular building, the crafting shop has endured through the rise of online retail, a Metro shutdown, and Covid. This summer, the shop is celebrating its 15th anniversary.

PIES Fitness Yoga Studio owners look to expand with Connect & Sip Cafe in Old Town

By James Cullum

Published April 27, 2023 at 2:45PM

(Left to right) Jefferey, Marsha and Gabiel Harold outside their businesses on Prince Street in Old Town (staff photo by James Cullum)

Do you take your yoga with coffee or tea?

By this summer, the Harold family of Alexandria want to add a third business in Old Town — Connect & Sip Cafe at 1320 Prince Street. The proposed cafe would be located next door to their PIES Fitness & Yoga Studio at 1322 Prince Street. If all goes well with the permitting process, they’d like to open up by mid-summer.