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Gateway Advances Alexandria Times Vol. 14, No. 28 Alexandria’s only independent hometown newspaper JULY 13, 2017 Gateway Arrest made in Old Town assault on APD officer BY ALEXA EPITROPOULOS discharging her weapon. The the assault, which occurred at was attempting to smash car suspect was not wounded and 6:45 a.m. near the intersection A suspect has been arrested windows near the Old Town in- advances the officer sustained serious of King and St. Asaph streets, tersection. The suspect, whom following an assault on an Al- but non-life threatening inju- police reported at around 7:47 police named as Clyde Eu- Long-fought King exandria police officer in Old ries. a.m. Wednesday. gene Reynolds, 51, of no fixed Street project faces Town early Wednesday morn- The Alexandria Police Police responded to a call additional hurdles ing that resulted in the officer Department is investigating reporting a disorderly man who SEE ASSAULT | 4 BY ALEXA EPITROPOULOS It’s not the first time – or even the second – that re- HAPPY 268TH BIRTHDAY, ALEXANDRIA development plans for the townhouses between 1604 and 1614 King St. have been brought before the Board of Architectural Review for the Old and Historic District. Yet, despite approving the basics of the King Street PHOTO/LOUISE KRAFFT Gateway plan at their July 5 hearing, several BAR mem- Davies leaves bers still weren’t sold on the redesign options present- an impression ed by Dechantal Associates LLC architect Michael Win- Artist explores light in stanley. The revamp included Torpedo Factory show more traditional designs than BY EVAN BERKOWITZ the original all-glass version Sally Davies has an in- brought forward in Decem- ber 2016 that board mem- triguing attitude toward light. ber Christine Roberts called Nothing at all is absolute, “jarring” at the time. and everything in a given The redevelopment effort, scene becomes warm, gyrating first proposed in 2014, aims between swirls of orange and to convert a 17,000-square- hot white in the highlights and foot lot with six historic humming magenta or purple in townhouses that date back to Alexandria celebrated its 268th birthday at Oronoco Bay the shadows. the 1910’s into a cohesive res- Park on July 8. The crowd enjoyed food vendors, live music “It’s sort of what I see,” she idential development with a performances, remarks from local officials, and birthday said. “The light was warm, so I 53-unit condominium build- cupcakes, as well as a fireworks display set to music from the just pushed it further.” ing set 65 feet behind exist- It’s almost, one could begin ing structures. Alexandria Symphony Orchestra. | Photo by Tina Gehring to hazard, Impressionistic — Many of the townhouses For more photos of the event, please see page 16 but don’t let Davies catch you currently sit empty, with the saying that. exception of 1606 King St., The artist, who will host which houses the Alexan- INSIDE a reception for her solo show dria Gazette-Packet and the A special homecoming All-Star Aces Mr. Ambassador? at the Torpedo Factory’s Art Mount Vernon Gazette. Veteran Chris Walker and Alexandria players con- Alexandria resident Patrick League Gallery tonight at 6:30 The most recent design his family settle into their tribute to Cal Ripken all- Murray has first confirma- p.m., seems to shrug off the SEE BAR | 7 new home | Page 10 star game win | Page 14 tion hearing | Page 13 SEE DAVIES | 21 2 |JULY 13, 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES Ask Us You could SAVE up to How! $10,000 in closing costs* MCLEAN $1,750,000 ALEXANDRIA $919,000 BURKE $645,000 ALEXANDRIA $624,900 NEW PRICE Olde Swinks Mill Estates masterpiece Old Town. Enjoy gracious living on a Lee Chapel Ridge end unit w/3 Belle Haven on the Green. Perfectly with over $250K in renovations! quiet, tree-lined street. Features 2 MBR finished levels, deck, hardwoods in located minutes from Old Town & Chef’s kitchen w/ custom cabinetry suites, high-end cabinets, silestone entry & main living areas, two-story revitalized Route 1 corridor. 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Includes new wood laminate flooring chef’s kitchen w/ GE Profile appliances. granite counters, cherry cabinets, Highlights include fresh paint, in hall, living & breakfast rooms, plus Just off I-395, minutes from Old Town, stainless appliances. Separate living new granite countertops, stainless spacious family room, screened porch, Clarendon and DC! Garage parking. & dining areas. Roomy bedroom appliances, Will be gone before you and garage. 3 Bedrooms, 1.5 Baths 2 Bedrooms, 2 Baths with lots of closet space know it! 1 Bedroom + Den Contact Maxine McLeod Miller, Managing Broker: 703-836-1464 [email protected] 300 N. Washington St., Suite 100, Alexandria, VA 22314 ©2017 BHH Affiliates, LLC. An independently owned and operated franchisee of BHH Affiliates, LLC. Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices and the Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices symbol are registered service marks of HomeServices of America, Inc.® Equal Housing Opportunity. *Savings are based on the discounts received by Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices PenFed Realty’s mortgage and title affiliates as compared to purchasing the settlement services from Berkshire Hathaway PenFed Realty’s mortgage and title affiliates without retaining the services of Berkshire Hathaway PenFed Realty. Terms and conditions apply and are subject to change without notice. WWW.ALEXTIMES.COM JULY 13, 2017 | 3 THE WEEKLY BRIEFING ACPS appoints interim superintendent As outgoing Superinten- degree in early childhood sity’s College of Education intendent to become a per- dent Alvin Crawley’s depar- and special education from and Human Development. manent leader. Crawley was ture date nears, Alexandria George Washington Uni- She will become the interim appointed temporary super- City Public Schools has ap- versity and a doctorate in superintendent on July 31. intendent in October 2013, a pointed a new face to lead educational leadership from ACPS hasn’t given a time- position that became perma- the organization as a search Virginia Tech. line on how long their search for Crawley’s permanent re- “We are delighted to have for a new head will take. nent in March 2014. placement goes on. Dr. Berlin join ACPS at this There is, however, a prec- - aepitropoulos@ Lois F. Berlin, Ph.D., who important time to help sup- edent for an interim super- alextimes.com served as Falls Church City port the ongoing rollout of Public Schools from 2004 to the ACPS 2020 Strategic 2011, will start as interim su- Plan while we continue our perintendent July 24. search for a new superin- Berlin brings great fa- tendent. Dr. Berlin brings Lois F. Berlin miliarity with ACPS to her 40 years of education lead- role, as she started her career the position of associate su- ership experience to this in Alexandria, beginning as perintendent for curriculum role, as well as background Make Your a special education teacher and instruction with ACPS knowledge of ACPS through Vehicle An and, later, joining Cora Kelly and now serves as executive her past administrative po- Ad Space And Earn School for Math Science and director for the Washington sitions across the school di- you drive$300 your weekly vehicle with Technology as magnet school Area School Study Council, vision. We are confident she an Ad on it. Earn $ sheets are installed for free coordinator and then as as- a group that includes both is the right person to lead when by the Advertiser Vinyl graphic sistant principal. She served active and retired superinten- ACPS at this time,” School Weekly 300 earn as principal of George Ma- dents from the Washington Board Chair Ramee Gentry your normal $300 byroutine just driving places. to Contact: Conceptcarwrap@ son Elementary School for D.C. area, Northern Virginia said in a news release. and you gmail.com or text (305) six years and principal of Jef- and Maryland who meet for Berlin’s July 24 start date 501-0507 to apply. ferson-Houston Elementary discussion. She’s also served will allow her to train with School for four years before as a trainer for principals in Crawley before his departure it became a K-8 institution. the surrounding area. to become a faculty member Berlin eventually attained Berlin holds a master’s at George Mason Univer- Firefighters respond to reports of smoke at Old Town storefront Hours before Alexandria’s birthday celebration kicked off on Saturday, 35 firefight- ers were busy at work investi- gating smoke at an Old Town storefront. The Alexandria Fire De- partment first dispatched after receiving a report of downed wires in an alley be- hind 1008 King St., which houses hair salon PR at Part- ners on the ground level. After arriving at the King Street building, firefighters PHOTO/JANE HUGHES were informed that smoke was Fire truck outside of 1008 King St. after downed wires were inside, city spokesman Craig reported in an alley behind the SEE FIRE | 5 building.
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