Officials, Businesses Attend Fort Hunt Networking Lunch

Businesses are invited to attend and share their community efforts.

Greater Alexandria Restaurant Violations: Live Roaches Found

Health inspectors recommended pest control after finding live roaches in a restaurant.

Greater Alexandria Restaurant Inspections: Pizza Hut, Starbucks

The latest inspections included two restaurants with violations and two that received perfect scores.

Richmond Highway Krispy Kreme Offers $1 Deal On Friday

The Richmond Highway location will participate in the Krispy Kreme birthday celebration.

Greater Alexandria Restaurant Inspections: Cockroaches Cited

Inspectors cited a restaurant for cockroaches under food prep units.

Get A Free Duck Donut In Alexandria For National Donut Day

Duck Donuts is celebrating National Donut Day with a free bare, cinnamon sugar or powdered doughnut for customers on Friday, June 1.

Which Starbucks Stores Are Closing Early In Greater Alexandria

Around 8,000 Starbucks stores are closing for racial bias training following the arrest of two black men at a Philadelphia location.

Alexandria Among Top Cities Where Women Are Successful

Alexandria is one of the top cities where women own their own businesses and earn high salaries.

Suburban Solutions Brings Moving Expertise to Alexandria

Washington D.C.’s #1 Rated Moving Company Opens First Franchise Location in Alexandria, VA

Redevelopment Planning For Original Mount Vernon High To Start

Under a new agreement with the county, developers will begin planning mixed-use spaces at the original Mount Vernon High School.

$8.95 'Non-Rider' Fee Coming To Huntington Metro (ICYMI)

Metro will begin charging parking fees on Saturdays and higher parking rates for "non-riders."

Panera Cream Cheese Recall For Listeria Impacts Alexandria Stores

The cream cheese recall over Listeria contamination impacts the Alexandria area Panera Bread stores.

Aldi Confirmed For South Alex Development

Aldi has signed a lease for the South Alex mixed-use development set to be built at the North and South Kings Highway intersection.

Nearly $9 Parking A Concern For Some At Huntington Metro

Riders can take steps to avoid a nearly $9 parking fee at the Huntington Metro beginning in February.

DC Area Restaurant Week To Include Alexandria Eateries

If you can't wait for Alexandria Restaurant Week, some local restaurants will be partaking in a similar event days before.

Richmond Highway Restaurant Recognized For Excellent Food Safety

Health inspectors recognized the Richmond Highway eatery among nine other places for maintaining outstanding food safety practices.

Saturday Parking Fees To Start At Huntington Metro

Anyone parking at the Huntington Metro on Saturdays will begin paying a fee in February.

Restaurants Open Christmas Day In Alexandria

If you don't want to do the cooking over the holiday, a number of restaurants are staying open on Christmas Day.

Toppers Pizza To Open On Richmond Highway In The New Year

The Richmond Highway pizza store will give away free food for a year when it opens. Another Alexandria location is opening Saturday.

16 Violations At Greater Alexandria Restaurant

Among the 16 violations at one restaurant were warm potato salad and an employee eating in the food prep area.

Cooling Soup Sits Below Raw Fish: Greater Alexandria Inspections

Raw fish stored over soup and warm yogurt were among the latest violations at Greater Alexandria restaurants.

Get Free Lyft Rides For Halloween In Greater Alexandria

Greater Alexandria residents can get a free ride on Halloween when they use SoberRide, available via the Lyft mobile app.

Frozen Yogurts Too Warm In Storage: Greater Alexandria Inspections

Greater Alexandria restaurants were cited for handling food and garbage and cooled foods that were too warm.

Office Pride Commercial Cleaning Services, a 5 Star VetFran Franchise, To Honor American Heroes

Office Pride Honors American Heroes with an Initial Franchise Fee Giveaway for Up to Three U.S. Military Veterans Contest

Drain Flies and Mice Droppings: Greater Alexandria Inspections

Greater Alexandria restaurants were cited for mouse droppings, flies and more in the most recent round of inspections.

Food Prep With Bare Hands: Greater Alexandria Inspections

Preparing food without gloves was one of the recent violations at Greater Alexandria restaurants.

Live Roaches Cited: Greater Alexandria Restaurant Violations

Live roaches were found during most recent round of inspections in the Greater Alexandria area.

Wegmans, Walmart And More: Labor Day Stores Hours In Greater Alexandria

Need last minute groceries on Labor Day? Not all Greater Alexandria area stores will be operating during regular hours.

Undated Deli Foods: Greater Alexandria Restaurant Violations

Some Greater Alexandria restaurants made comebacks in follow up inspections, but another had foods with questionable expirations.

Handling Bread Without Gloves: Greater Alexandria Restaurant Inspections

Food handling without gloves was one of the violations in the latest round of Greater Alexandria restaurant inspections.

Mold, Flies, Roaches, 17 Violations At One Eatery: Northern Virginia Restaurant Inspections

Read about Northern Virginia restaurants with high cleanliness scores and those where critical violations were noted.

Warm Foods In Cooler: Greater Alexandria Restaurant Violations

A number of Greater Alexandria restaurants had warm foods in coolers during August inspections.

13 Violations At Greater Alexandria Restaurant

One Greater Alexandria restaurant had 13 violations during recent inspections. See which other restaurant pass or fail.

Warm Meat In Cooler: Greater Alexandria Restaurant Violations

Health inspectors found hamburger meat was not cold enough in a cooler at a Greater Alexandria Wendy's.

Fruit Flies At McDonald's: Greater Alexandria Restaurant Violations

During July restaurant inspections, fruit flies were found at a McDonald's near the Greater Alexandria area.

Warm Cheese: Greater Alexandria Restaurant Violations

In July, Greater Alexandria restaurants had violations such as warm cheese stored in the refrigerator.

Musician Opens Piano School In Greater Alexandria

A new piano school is inviting the public to celebrate its opening in Greater Alexandria.

Flies Swarm McDonald's: Greater Alexandria Restaurant Inspections

A McDonald's in the Alexandria area had flies swarming in the food prep area, health inspectors recently found.

National French Fry Day: The Best Of Greater Alexandria

Who doesn't like French fries? Thursday is National French Fry Day, and here's what Yelp users think are the best in Greater Alexandria.

Dozen Donuts For 80 Cents At Alexandria Krispy Kreme Friday

There's a sweet deal at your Alexandria Krispy Kreme this Friday to celebrate the anniversary of the glazed donut.