WWW.ALEXTIMES.COM SEPTEMBER 26, 2013 | 1 Vol. 9, No. 39 Alexandria’s only independent hometown newspaper SEPTEMBER 26, 2013 Robinson Terminal deal paves way for waterfront hotel JBG and EYA buy southern Property firms JBG and not return calls for comment property; CityInterests EYA partnered to buy Robinson Tuesday. But CityInterests purchases northern site Terminal South at 2 Duke St., partner Peter Farrell said that while CityInterests, a company he was excited about bringing BY ERICH WAGNER that has developed a slew of his company’s expertise into properties on the north side of Northern Virginia. After six-plus months on the Potomac River, purchased “We consider [the Robinson the market, the soon-to-be- Robinson Terminal North at 1 Terminals] to be legacy real es- renamed Washington Post Co. Oronoco St. tate, and it is very much deserv- FILE PHOTO accepted offers for the two JBG and EYA, two firms ing of a premier development Tourism officials hope a new advertising campaign and rebrand- Robinson Terminal warehouses that already have a significant ing effort will result in even more out-of-towners dropping by the over the weekend. presence in the Port City, did SEE WATERFRONT | 8 city’s visitors center. Banking on the Port City New tourism campaign the association, said that focuses on modern CEO Patricia Washington Alexandria attractions conceived the idea for the new campaign after taking BY ERICH WAGNER the organization’s top job last year. City tourism officials said “She immediately recog- that despite raking in $23.7 nized that our branding was million in tax revenue from leading with sort of a history visitors last year, it’s time for feel and messaging, which a change. did not match up with her The Alexandria Conven- own experience of the city,” tion and Visitors Association Mouledoux said. unveiled a new branding and When the city rebranded advertising campaign last itself five years ago, most of week, shifting from a strat- the local arts and res- egy focused primarily on SEE | 12 the city’s historical signifi- TOURISM PHOTO/DERRICK PERKINS cance to one that incorpo- VETERAN RUNNER Brendan O’Toole greets fans and supporters after making his way down King Street on rates its modern luxuries Saturday. The local man is headed across the country on foot after founding The Run for Veterans to raise money as well. for organizations that support his fellow former service members. “It feels great [to be back home],” he said. “It Claire Mouledoux, feels awesome to have all of my friends here.” spokeswoman for CATCH A STAR-STUDDED CAST AT ARENA STAGE - PAGE 14 2 | SEPTEMBER 26, 2013 ALEXANDRIA TIMES Prudential PenFed Realty Old Town Alexandria Historic Opportunities…Historically Low Interest Rates ARLINGTON $897,000 ASHTON HEIGHTS SPRINGFIELD $700,000 CENTER PARK ALEXANDRIA $ 669,900 ROSEMONT/DEL RAY • 4 Bedrooms, 2 Baths • 4 Bedrooms, 3.5 Baths PM y 1-4 • large eat-in Kitchen • huge Sunroom • 3 Bedrooms, 2 Baths SuNDA • Partially Finished Basement • half Acre lot • Sunroom oPeN • 2 Car garage • Fireplace • Alley Parking • Near Braddock Metro oPPortuNit y, ColoNiAl FilleD loCAtioN, ChArM! with CurB APPeAl CirCA 1940S Del rAy/roSeMoNt ChArMer This all brick Cape Cod sits on a double lot less than one mile to the Enjoy the outdoors year round from your 16’X18’ sun room that opens to Relax in the sunroom of this charming Tudor/Colonial on the edge Clarendon metro and the Clarendon Marketplace. 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Rates include ½% discount for checking bundle and automatic payment. Most local area residents can bank with us. See cofcu.org for full details. Federally Insured by NCUA. OLD TOWN $1,215,000 PHOTO/SUSAN HALE THOMAS WRECKING BALL Demolition teams methodically tore through the Safeway grocery store at the ~ NEW HISTORIC LISTING ~ Bradlee Shopping Center along King Street, with the final walls coming down just after Labor Day. The new Safeway is scheduled for completion by the fall of 2014. 211 SOUTH ROYAL STREET Terrorist-plot thwarters earn acclaim from Anti-Defamation League The Anti-Defamation League on Monday honored the law enforcement team that took down would-be terror- ist Amine El-Khalifi, who for a time lived in the city’s West End. The Moroccan national planned to launch a suicide bomb attack in or around the U.S. Capitol Building in Feb- ruary 2012. Unbeknownst to El-Khalifi, at least one of his FILE PHOTOS fellow plotters was an under- Amine El-Khalifi, a one-time West End resident, pleaded guilty to cover agent. terrorism charges last year. The Anti-Defamation League honored the law enforcement team responsible for arresting the Moroccan Carefully preserved, this Victorian residence Last year, El-Khalifi parked national Monday. near the Capitol Building, offers high ceilings, gorgeous moldings, strapped on what he thought attempting to use a weapon of Award for their work thwart- tall windows and expansion potential. was an explosive vest, grabbed mass destruction in June 2012. ing El-Khalifi. The award rec- a similarly disabled automatic He was later sentenced to 30 ognizes law enforcement in- weapon and attempted the ter- years in prison.