Alexandria Times Vol. 16, No.28 Alexandria’s only independent hometown newspaper. JULY 9, 2020 rolls into Alexandria Food truck owner Byrd and his business part- prepares to open brick- ner Rozell Moore have tak- and-mortar Ice House en the DMV by storm. The location by Labor Day Goodies food truck current- BY CODY MELLO-KLEIN ly has pop-up locations at Eastern Market in D.C. and On Saturday, under the outside of the Ice House in sweltering summer sun, a Alexandria, but Byrd plans line of hungry customers to open Goodies’ first brick- PHOTO/CODY MELLO-KLEIN and-mortar ice cream shop in wrapped around the his- Brandon Byrd has taken to parking the food truck outside of the Ice House nearly every weekend this toric Ice House at 200 Com- the Ice House by Labor Day. summer in anticipation of opening his carry-out location there. merce St., waiting for sun- As Goodies continues to daes, shakes and treats from grow, Byrd’s priorities for the then other people will see the can actually talk about why ing in the entertainment in- Goodies Frozen Custard and business remain the same: authenticity and they’ll sup- you created this menu and dustry. After working for years Treats. heart, soul, great service and port you, one, because you provided these offerings,” in the music industry and ex- Operating out of a vin- a handcrafted product made have a great product, two, Byrd said. periencing his passion fade, tage, restored 1952 postal by people who care. because you have a great ex- Before founding Goodies in service van, owner Brandon “If you’re truly yourself, perience, three, because you 2012, Byrd worked in market- SEE GOODIES | 10 INSIDE COVID-19 Abyssinia Market vandalized Case data for Alexandria's Man spits on store shop on Sunday morning after entered without a face mask. of the requirement. There is long-term care facilities. owner after being she asked him to wear a mask. When the man attempted to also a state mandate in place Page 4 asked to wear mask The incident occurred at order coffee, Damtew, who that requires people to wear BY MISSY SCHROTT Abyssinia Market, located at was wearing a mask and a face coverings in public in- Wellness 720 Jefferson St., around 7:40 face shield, told the man he door spaces, such as stores. Group fitness studios A man spat at the owner a.m. Lily Damtew, the own- was required to wear a mask. After Damtew asked, the reopen cautiously. of Abyssinia Market and Cof- er of Abyssinia Market, was There is a sign on the front Page 8 fee House and vandalized the alone in the shop when a man door informing customers SEE ABYSSINIA | 7 pa PORT CITY ee ge Our food and drink section featuring all s Flavor things culinary in Alexandria 13 2 |JULY 9, 2020 ALEXANDRIA TIMES From east to west and north to south, our agents cover the City of Alexandria. Give them 10 days, throw in a time of uncertainty and concern, mix it up with unprecedented demand, sprinkle in some optimism, and watch what they can do! Call us at 703-683-0400 to let us show you how we represent the Long & Foster mission to bring TRUST….FAMILY.... EXCELLENCE to every transaction. Or visit oldtownalexandria.com! Here’s a sampling of our activity in Old Town in May and June……. Mike Manuel Julia Martin Listed at $1,200,000, Mike Manuel would love to A Virginia Village townhouse was listed show you 403 North Lee Street, an all brick, four by Julia Martin for $554,900, one day level townhouse with garage. Looking for one floor living … ask on the market, sold by The Irmer Group him about the 2100+ square foot apartment at Carlyle Towers and settled in less than 30 days. listed for $925,000. Martine and Alexander Irmer The Irmer Group has been hot! They listed a rare porch model in Colecroft, 527 Oronoco Street, under contract in 5 days and closed in 22 for $739,500. Still in the Parker Norma Stratton Bob Skinner Gray neighborhood, 402 North Fayette Street (the dar- ling house with the purple door!) went on the market 804 Devon Place (one of Bob Skinner listed 1215 for $769,900 on June 18, a contract in 5 days, sched- those charming stone Powhatan Street for uled to settle in early August. They also represented townhouses off Bashford) $745,000, contract in 4 days sellers in Shad Row for $731,000, and Alexandria was listed by Norma Strat- and settled a month to the House for $500,000. ton, settling in less than 30 day after going active! days at $710,000. Agents who have brought new owners to Old Town: Rich Ragan Morgan Willemsen, Janet Mwobobia, Rich Ragan brought 1405 Roundhouse Lane on the Marcy Covarrubias, Tiana Hickman, market and had it under Margaret Ruhe, Mary Taylor & Pat Tierney, Mike contract in a day, settling at Manuel, Norma Stratton, The LizLuke Team. $684,500. WWW.ALEXTIMES.COM JULY 9, 2020 | 3 WEEKLY BRIEFING G.W. Middle School student wins award at National History Day contest ANTIQUES Patrick Ostermann-Healey, a Public Library.” Ostermann-Healey was among at theINN a George Washington Middle The National History the more than 100 students School student, was awarded Day Contest involved more who received cash prizes, rang- the African American History than 500,000 students from ing between $500 and $2,000, Prize during the National His- around the country complet- according to the release. tory Day Contest that was held ing and submitting projects The contest is organized by virtually from June 14 to 20, in one of five categories: National History Day, a non- according to a news release. documentary, exhibit, paper, profit organization based in Ostermann-Healey re- performance and website, ac- College Park, Maryland ceived the award for his cording to the release. that seeks to improve the paper, “The 1939 Alexan- After projects were evaluat- teaching and learning of his- Treasures perfect for wedding, dria Virginia Library Sit-in: ed by more than 300 historians tory, according to the release. baby, and house-warming gifts. Breaking a Barrier to Read at and education professionals, [email protected] Jordan Richards | 825 S. Washington Street [email protected] | 703.346.5085 Local small businesses receive $3.5 million in grants for pandemic relief The Alexandria Econom- grant amount is determined bers of U.S. Armed Forces, ic Development Partnership by the size of the business, Reserves or National Guard. announced on July 2 that 309 according to the release. AEDP and the city are local small businesses will re- AEDP also noted that 38%, working on securing funds ceive part of the $3.5 million or about 117, grant recipients for another round of small in grants made available as self-reported as Hispanic business grants, including part of the organization’s Back or Latino, Black or African $900,000 left over from the to Business grant program, ac- American or Asian American, initial funding, and hope to cording to a news release. according to the release. Nine receive additional federal Of the 309 recipients, percent, or about 28, success- funds as part of the Coro- 76%, about 235, qualified ful applicants self-reported navirus Aid, Relief and Eco- to receive $10,000, 17%, as small, woman-owned or nomic Security Act, accord- about 52, qualified to receive minority-owned businesses. ing to the release. $15,000 and 7%, or about 22, About 25, or 8%, reported that [email protected] will receive $20,000. The they were active duty mem- Historic Alexandria Foundation awards grants to Freedom House, Alexandria Elks Lodge The Historic Alexandria according to the release. in February for $1.8 million Some things you can find Foundation Preservation The Athenaeum, a Greek and made clear it would Fund awarded grants, totaling revival style art gallery in be looking at partnerships $25,000, to four local orga- Old Town, received a $5,000 with the state, private par- nizations involved in historic grant for window repairs. ties and community donors ONLY IN preservation work, according The Freedom House Mu- to restore the building. to a June 29 news release. seum, a historic site that The final recipient of The Alexandria Elks once housed the headquar- HAF’s grants was the T.C. Lodge, the center for a frater- ters of the nation’s largest Williams High School’s ALX nal organization and meet- domestic slave trading oper- Scholarship Fund of Alexan- Start exploring our list of experiences at ing place for the city’s Black ation, was awarded a $5,000 dria, which received $5,000 community that dates back grant that will go toward to support a scholarship for a OnlyInALX.com to 1903, received a $10,000 digitizing about 151 folders graduating senior interested grant for emergency roof re- of archival materials. in pursuing studies in his- pairs and an engineer’s re- The city purchased Free- tory, archeology or architec- port to evaluate any further dom House from the North- ture, according to the release work that needs to be done, ern Virginia Urban League [email protected] COVID-19 in Alexandria long-term care facilities Facility Date reported Cases Deaths Goodwin House-Alexandria 6/30/20 14 0 Woodbine 4/17/20 40 * 4 |JULY 9, 2020 Envoy of Alexandria 4/3/20 56 10 ALEXANDRIA TIMES Hermitage 4/16/20 30 5 Silverado 4/11/20 30 9 City long-termSunrise of Alexandria care4/30/20 facilities21 hit* hard by COVID-19 The Fountains 4/24/20 27 * BY DENISE DUNBAR case for people age 80 and Washington House.