Vola Lawson, Old Dominion Boat Club, Peter Laboy, Safeway Robbery, Old Town Hostel — 2013 in Headlines

A glance back at 2013 in Alexandria through the year's top stories on Old Town Alexandria Patch. 

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January

• Historic African-American Building on Path to Demolition
• Monday's Child Boutique Burglarized
• Alexandria Planning Director Discusses City's Direction
• Sen. Crapo Pleads Guilty to DUI Charge in Alexandria Court

February

• Officer Peter Laboy in Critical Condition After Shooting
• Folk Legend Pete Seeger Joins Alexandria Waterfront Debate
• Alexandria City Council to Vote Once Again on Waterfront Plan
• Carver Owner Cromley: 'I Am a Preservationist'
• Alleged Gunshot Incidents Reported in Old Town

March

• Police: Suspect in Alexandria Police Shooting Underwent Background Check
• Planning Commission OKs Waterfront Rezoning
• Council OKs Prince Street Hotel
• ACPS Superintendent: Toy Gun Incident Handled Appropriately
• Alexandria on Precipice of Change, Says Tourism Official

April

• Prosecutor: Bashir 'Intentionally and Maliciously' Shot Officer Laboy
• Boston Marathon Vet: 'You Have to Go Back. You Can’t End It on This Type of Thing'
• Jury Awards City Whistleblower in Wrongful Termination Case
• Sur La Table to Open on King Street
• Celebrity Chef Armstrong No Longer Involved in Virtue Feed & Grain
• Carver Nursery Under Renovations

May

• Royal Street Bus Depot Poised to Hit the Road
• Hostel Seeks to Open in Alexandria
• Waterfront Restaurant Proposed for King Street
• Hunting Point to See Upgrades, Higher Rents
• Old Town's Royal Market Preparing to Abdicate
• Old Town Village Grapples with Structural Damage

June

• Hostel in Old Town: Affordable Accommodations or Rowdy Roadhouse?
• Alexandria Food Truck Proposal Tabled Until Fall
• National Science Foundation Moving from Arlington to Alexandria in 2017
• Council Approves Landmark Mall Redevelopment Plan
• Alexandria Council Moves to Reinstate Affordable Housing Set-Aside
• Work Continues on Washington Street Streetscape Project
• Wild Turkey Spotted Loose in Old Town

July

• WMATA Approves Future Sale of Royal Street Bus Barn
• H&M Opens New Store on King Street
• Parks Commission Chair: 'Like Giving a Site in Yellowstone to a Hotel Chain'
• Mayor: Alexandria Has Made Progress in Race Relations, But Needs More
• Freedmen's Cemetery Memorial Statue Arrives
• City Alters Parker-Gray Architectural Guidelines

August

• School Board Votes to Release Superintendent
• Valley Drive Preschool in Search of New Home
• Cromley Sells Historic Carver Nursery School Building
• McDonnell Talks School Takeover Law at Alexandria Forum
• Waterfront Warehouses Not Included in Sale of Washington Post
• New Alexandria Department Will Oversee Waterfront Redevelopment, Other Projects

September

• Alexandria Police Investigating Attempted Abduction on King Street
• Fire Crews Contain 6-Alarm Blaze in Alexandria
• Report: Alexandria Eyes Art Museum for Old Town Waterfront
• Table Talk Reopens After Rare Day of Closure
• Three in Custody Following Police Chase Out of Old Town
• What Will National Harbor Outlets, Potential Casino Mean for Old Town?

October

• Alexandria Puts Eminent Domain on Table in Pursuit of Old Dominion Boat Club Lot
• NSF in Alexandria: Setting a Bad Precedent?
• Alexandria NAACP Chapter Says 'The Time is Now' to Work on Housing, Health Issues
• Lois L. Walker: 'A Wonderful Public Servant'
• Blackwall Hitch Restaurant Planned for Torpedo Factory Food Pavilion
• Democrats Protest Cuccinelli Fundraiser in Old Town Alexandria

November

• Alexandria Officials Hope for Compromise But Unwilling to Drop Eminent Domain in Boat Club Feud
• Killer of Lenny Harris Receives Life Plus 120 Years
• Titans Top Wolverines, Wrap Up First Postseason Berth Since 1990
• Kirby Homicide: Alexandria Police Chief Reaches Out to Citizens for Information
• Alexandria Police Investigating Armed Robbery at Royal Street Safeway
• Traffic Board: More Compromise Needed in King Street Bike Lane Proposal
• Alexandria's Little-Known Connection to '12 Years A Slave'

December

• Vola Lawson, Alexandria's First Female City Manager, Dies at 79
• A Scottish Walk to Remember
• City Examining Moving CSX Tracks to Accommodate Potomac Yard Metro Station
• Craig Patterson Convicted of Killing Julian Dawkins
• Restaurants Proving Part of Waterfront 'Revolution'
• Mango Mike's Closes
• Curtain Goes Up on Potomac Yard Park
• Lights at T.C. Williams: 'Times Have Changed'
• T&ES Director: Alexandria Will Move Forward with King Street Bike Lanes