Alexandria Times Vol. 14, No. 40 Alexandria’s only independent hometown newspaper. OCTOBER 5, 2017 Carpenter’s Shelter nears move to Landmark Mall Homeless facility, the Howard Hughes Corpo- ing the lease talks. Hughes Corporation ration, which owns the ma- Donley said he originally close to lease agree- jority of Landmark Mall, to approached the Texas-based ment occupy a portion of the area company about the possibil- BY ALEXA EPITROPOULOS Macy’s vacated in January. ity when it first took control The shelter would occupy of the site earlier this year. While the timeline for the space for two years while “We’ve been talking to the redevelopment of Land- its current facility at 930 N. them for a number of months mark Mall is still unclear, the Henry St. goes through a ma- and it seems like our two- nearly vacant shopping cen- jor renovation. year window for using it as a COURTESY PHOTO ter could find a new use in a Former Alexandria May- temporary shelter aligns well More than 130 Oaks and Nysa Sylvatica are delivered to driveways matter of months. or Kerry Donley, who is vice with their planning to rede- of Canopy Tree Campaign leaders Jane Seward and Lynn Gas. Alexandria’s Carpenter’s chairman of the Carpenter’s Shelter is negotiating with Shelter board, has been lead- SEE SHELTER | 6 Rebuilding Local boxer aims for Olympics the tree canopy World Champion Troy Isley trains with Alex- North Ridge residents ganizing, promoting and andria Boxing Club spearhead green carrying out the Canopy BY MISSY SCHROTT campaign Tree Restoration Cam- BY MISSY SCHROTT paign, they put the first Most 19-year-olds think trees in the ground on Mon- about college and fun when Fed up with the declin- day. they graduate from high ing tree canopy in their The two women took school, but Troy Isley has North Ridge neighborhood, matters into their own been winning world champi- long-time residents Lynn hands after years of being onships and thinking about Gas and Jane Seward or- frustrated with their neigh- the Olympics. chestrated a project to plant borhood’s tree loss. Both The recent T.C. Williams more than 100 trees. High School graduate is back After six months of or- SEE TREES | 13 at work in the ring at the Al- exandria Boxing Club with a new accessory – a bronze INSIDE medal from the 2017 Elite Business Culture Shock Men’s World Championships As Hysteria in Old Town approaches Street art is on full display at the a new era, new restaurant Makeda is Torpedo Factory’s “Culture Shock,” in Hamburg, Germany. Isley COURTESY PHOTO bringing Ethiopian injera, kitfo and though the exhibit is uneven overall. Troy Isley celebrates a quarterfinal win against Israil Madrimov, honey sangria to Van Dorn Street. Page 21 SEE ISLEY | 16 earning a bronze medal at his first international championship. Pages 10, 11 Matthew McCarthy 703-236-1366 ® NOVA 4617 Duke St, Alexandria 2 |OCTOBER 5, 2017 ALEXANDRIA TIMES Ask us how to SAVE 1.5% of your loan amount up to $10,000* ALEXANDRIA $1,499,000 WASHINGTON, DC $1,350,000 MCLEAN $834,900 ALEXANDRIA $724,900 Old Town detached rowhouse just a few blocks to the river. 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Williams students When Art on the Ave- Art on the Avenue nue revisits Mount Vernon returns to Del Ray Alexandria City Public exandria, at any time of the Avenue on Saturday, it will this weekend, Schools and the Alexandria day and any day of the week honor a resident instru- featuring the dedi- cation of Pat Miller Transportation Company during the school year. mental to its founding. Square. More than have partnered to allow T.C. “This new program is a The free annual festi- 350 artists will Williams High School stu- terrific demonstration of val, held on Del Ray’s main participate, along dents to ride DASH buses for how community partner- street between Hume and with live music, free. ships benefit our communi- Bellefonte avenues, will food and more. The program launched ty as a whole,” said Interim feature a dedication of Monday, Sept. 25 and will ACPS Superintendent Dr. Pat Miller Neighborhood run through the school year Lois F. Berlin in a statement. Square at 2 p.m., which is until June 20, 2018. “This program will pro- named after longtime Del To use the bus, students vide a valued service to our Ray resident and communi- must present an official T.C. students and families, some ty advocate Pat Miller. The Williams student ID from of whom face significant festival itself will go from Minnie Howard, King Street transportation challenges in 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. or satellite campuses. With navigating between home, Art on the Avenue will the official ID, students can school, extra-curricular ac- include more than 350 art- use the buses to travel any- tivities and work.” ists this year, from sculp- where within the city of Al- [email protected] tors and painters to cloth- PHOTO/DEL RAY BUSI- ing and jewelry makers to NESS ASSOCIATION photographers. It will also Block in north Old Town to include five stages for live number of fall-themed ac- DASH bus. music, artist demonstra- tivities, including build- Everyone is eligible to close for a year tions, international food ing scarecrows, launching participate in the pie-bak- One block of Montgom- side of the street and install- and a pie-baking contest. rockets and painting pump- ing contest and awards will ery Street, between North ing new pavement markings. It wouldn’t be a Del Ray kins. They’ll also be able to be given in three different Saint Asaph and North Pitt Montgomery Street will event without a wide va- create their own stained categories: youth, amateur streets, will be closed to be closed 24 hours a day, with riety of children’s events. glass art, light-up sculp- and professional bakers. traffic for about a year for construction taking place This year, children will tures, spin art and contrib- - aepitropoulos@ an extensive infrastructure Monday through Friday, 7 be able to take part in a ute to a masterpiece on a alextimes.com project. a.m. to 6 p.m., and Saturdays Work at the site will from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. mainly focus on street re- The project is timed to co- construction and water incide with construction at Un- infrastructure. Specific the former ABC/Giant Food expectedly projects include asphalt re- site at 500 First St. While surfacing, rebuilding the the infrastructure project roadway structure, restor- alone was estimated to cost ing collapsed water pipes, $1 million and take 20 to reconstructing the brick 24 months, the partnership free sidewalks on the south side with Gables Construction of the street, installing tree Group will save time and Zero monthly fees wells and trees on the south $660,000, according to a city side of the street, doing curb press release. Zero ATM fees and gutter work on the north [email protected] nationwide CORRECTIONS: If using logos less than 75% size, please switch to logo size 2.