Alexandria Dispatches: Grocery Store Shake-Up

Welcome to Alexandria Dispatches, a collection of this week's top stories you may have missed in West End Alexandria and surrounding communities.

West End Alexandria Patch:

: Stores slated to close on June 6.

The Fresh Market Coming to Bradlee Shopping Center: The grocery store will be Fresh Market’s 12th in Virginia.

: Jacob Choi ran into the street May 4 on Stevenson Avenue.

Mayor ‘Pissed Off’ With Norfolk Southern Over Lack of Communication: Norfolk Southern is seeking a state permit to increase offloading from 14 to 30 rail cars per day at its Alexandria facility.

Old Town Alexandria Patch:

Cummings Warehouse Has New Tenant: The Cummings Warehouse has a summer lessee.

: The 530-unit apartment complex near Old Town's waterfront was purchased by an investment fund in concert with the Laramar Group.

Euille Criticizes Cuccinelli's Tax Plan: Alexandria Mayor Bill Euille says Republican gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli's tax plan would have a negative impact on local government.

Old Town's Royal Market Preparing to Abdicate: Alexandria Planning Commission OKs proposal to raze market to build a four-townhome development named after Kate Middleton.

Del Ray Patch:

Route 1 BRT Will Be Called 'Metro Way' Blue buses will utilize bus-only lanes connecting Crystal City and Potomac Yard.

Potomac Name Might Make Comeback Elsewhere: Areas surrounding Dumfries could take the name "Potomac."

Alexandria Jeweler Sells Pendants to Honor Officer Laboy: Necklace badge pendants raise money for wounded Alexandria officer and are available at B&C Jewelers at the Bradlee Shopping Center.

Alexandria: Your Average Tax Bill Is Increasing $314: City Council unanimously adopts $624.8 million operating budget for fiscal year 2014.

Annandale Patch:

: Fairfax Chamber of Commerce won't support a possible 4 percent tax on meals and beverages in Fairfax County. But some leaders say it's a good way to bring in extra revenue.

Fairfax County Superintendent Jack Dale Recovering from Heart Surgery: Dale underwent surgery for an aortic aneurism Tuesday evening.

Vornado Realty Expected to Spend $225 Million on Springfield Mall Renovations by 2014: The company released its quarterly earnings report Monday.

Newsweek Names Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology as No. 8 High School in USA: The magazine's 2013 rankings came out Monday.