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All Shook up 5.9 Earthquake Photo by Strikes City Alexandria Gazette Packet 25 Cents Serving Alexandria for over 200 years • A Connection Newspaper August 25, 2011 NewcomersNewcomers && All Shook Up 5.9 earthquake by Photo strikes city. CommunityCommunity GuideGuide J. Larry Golfer Ph By Adam Basile Gazette Packet InsidersInsiders EditionEdition 2011-122011-12 lexandria was shaken by an earthquake that measured 5.9 degrees A otography on the Richter scale on Tuesday, Aug. 23. People flooded onto city streets when the trem- ors struck, looking around in dis- belief. The earthquake’s reach even The earthquake’s effect extended to the world of local poli- is visible in front of the tics. building across the alley from Bittersweet Cafe at See Shock, Page 29 105 N. Alfred St. Primary Upset Underdog candidate pulls victory in state Senate shocker. By Michael Lee Pope And Maya Horowitz Gazette Packet Jeanne Theismann upporters of Del. Adam S Ebbin (D-49) say some- thing changed in the last few weeks of the campaign to re- place longtime state Sen. Patsy /Gazette Packet Ticer (D-30), a shift in momentum that helped vault their candidate to the top of the pack in the hotly contested three-way primary. For months, many Democratic insid- ers predicted a victory for Coun- cilman Rob Krupicka and a third- Former city councilwoman place finish for Arlington School Joyce Woodson congratu- Board member Libby Garvey. Then lates Adam Ebbin on his everything changed. victory in the Democratic primary for Virginia’s 30th See Ebbin, Page 28 district state Senate seat. Alexandria, VA 22314 VA Alexandria, To: 1604 King St., King 1604 To: ted Address Service Reques Service Address material. Time-sensitive Postmaster: Attention Permit #482 Permit Photo by Louise Krafft/Gazette Packet VA Alexandria, PAID The Market Square Farmer’s Market. Postage U.S. PRSRT STD PRSRT www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Alexandria Gazette Packet ❖ August 25-31, 2011 ❖ 1 2 ❖ Alexandria Gazette Packet ❖ August 25-31, 2011 www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Alexandria Gazette Editor Steven Mauren Alexandria 703-778-9415 or [email protected] Insider There’s No Place Like Home A look beneath the surface of what makes Alexandria special. By Jeanne Theismann Gazette Packet here are no shortage of acco- by Photos lades for Alexandria, from be- Ting named a Top 5 Christmas destination by HGTV to just this Louise Krafft week making Money Magazine’s list of the Top 25 “Best places for the rich and single” in America. But beneath the obvious attrac- tions that draw visitors from around the world are the Doggy Happy Hours or the /Gazette Packet Hard Times horse that give the city a char- acter all its own. “I think one of the most interesting things about Alexandria is that it’s the home of the Tomb of the Unknown Revolutionary Sol- dier,” said Tom Hulfish, a lifelong resident whose ancestors first came to Alexandria George Washington Birthday Parade. in the late 1700s. “That is the first tomb dedicated to an unknown soldier anywhere its festivals and parades, starting with the ture show set designers proud. “It’s a fun brought Shuman’s back as an online busi- in the nation.” largest George Washington birthday cel- tradition that just keeps growing, and we ness. Now they can be special ordered and One of the city’s most obvious landmarks ebration in the country followed closely by love it.” we still use the same family recipe.” is also considered by many to be one of its the nation’s first St. Patrick’s Day Parade on Thanksgiving brings the Del Ray Turkey The cakes are available at best kept secrets. the first Saturday in March. Trot, followed closely by the Scottish Walk www.shumansbakery.com and can be deliv- “The George Washington Masonic Memo- “St. Patrick’s Day isn’t until the middle of Weekend and the Holiday Boat Parade of ered or picked up locally at The Winery on rial is the best kept secret in town,” said the month,” said Pat Troy, who founded the Lights on the Potomac River. South Washington Street or Alexandria longtime resident Buzzie Harris. “Everybody parade 30 years ago. “This way we turn the For more than a century, another Alexan- Cupcake on King Street. sees it but no one takes the time to go to entire month of March into an Irish celebra- dria holiday tradition was serving the fa- When it comes to entertainment, tourists the top, but that’s something everyone tion.” mous Shuman’s Bakery Jelly Cakes at fam- head for the Kennedy Center while locals should do. The view from the top across While the city is officially known as a top ily gatherings. Although Shuman’s closed head to a concert by the Alexandria Sym- Alexandria and into Washington is spectacu- Christmas destination, thanks to the resi- its doors in 2004, a little-known secret is phony Orchestra or a show at MetroStage lar.” dents of South Lee Street in Old Town, it is that the legendary Jelly Cakes are still avail- or the Little Theatre of Alexandria. It doesn’t take long for even a newcomer fast surpassing Georgetown as the place to able. “The Little Theatre is a real gem,” said to realize that Alexandria is a city that loves be on Halloween. “We sold a lot of Jelly Cakes,” said Lonny “We love celebrating Halloween,” said Marchant, whose family started the busi- See Special, Page 13 Tamara Saltonstall of her neighbors, whose ness in 1876. “The demand for them con- decorations would do the Rocky Horror Pic- tinued even after I retired so the family The Scottish Christmas Walk. Dogged meeting with Santa at the Hotel Monaco. First Night Alexandria. www.ConnectionNewspapers.com Alexandria Gazette Packet ❖ August 25-31, 2011 ❖ 3 Alexandria/Old Town 121 N. Pitt Street, Alexandria, VA 22314 703-549-8700 www.weichert.com THINKING OF A REAL ESTATE CAREER? Call Kim Farina at the Alexandria/Old Town Office. 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