Cooper Mill, a tavern, event space and market in a historic warehouse on the Old Town Alexandria waterfront, has opened after a yearslong restoration project. The Cooper Mill warehouse was completely reconstructed, with all original materials preserved and reused, including roof trusses, rafters and hand-forged steel supports. (Courtesy David Coleman) Courtesy David Coleman Cooper Mill…
In today’s episode of “Matt About Town,” WTOP’s Matt Kaufax visited the north end of Old Town Alexandria, Virginia, to check out the soon-to-be home of Continues Arcade. This page contains a video which is being blocked by your ad blocker.In order to view the video you must disable your ad blocker. New vintage arcade…
What’s better than walking around in a Christmas Hallmark town this time of year? Pairing the experience with frights and spooky ghost stories of course. This page contains a video which is being blocked by your ad blocker.In order to view the video you must disable your ad blocker. Explore the lost art of telling…
It’s a shopping day sandwiched in between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but this holiday is not about finding the biggest deals, it’s about supporting local mom-and-pop businesses. It’s a shopping day sandwiched in between Black Friday and Cyber Monday, but this holiday is not about finding the biggest deals, it’s about supporting local mom-and-pop…
Another block of Old Town Alexandria’s popular King Street will soon be without cars, as the Northern Virginia city expands its pedestrian-only portions of the road to two blocks from the water. Barriers are installed to block cars from a potion of King Street in Old Town Alexandria.(WTOP/Mike Murillo) Barriers are installed to block cars…
