Friday, May 10, 2013
'Into Darkness' gets early IMAX premiere at the AMC Hoffman Center next Wednesday with free giveaways.
Star Trek: Into Darkness opens in theaters on May 17, but the highly anticipated sci-fi sequel will beam into IMAX theaters on May 15 for two "fan sneak premieres." One of those premiers is at AMC Hoffman Center 22 & IMAX in Alexandria. A 2009 reboot by director J.J. Abrams has inspired a new generation of trekkies. The 2013 Star Trek sequel stars Chris Pine and Zachary Quinto as Kirk and Spock, with Sherlock's Benedict Cumberbatch as the mysterious villain. In a special IMAX promotion, audience members at the 8 p.m. showing May 15 will get a limited edition Star Trek: Into Darkness print by artist Mark Englert. Several IMAX locations in the area are expected to have the memento on hand: Need more Into Darkness scoop? Facebook Live will be…
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Two Alexandria sites have entered proposals for a new headquarters for the National Science Foundation.
In an attempt to lure the National Science Foundation to the city, Alexandria may subsidize the institution’s potential move, according to the Washington Business Journal. The General Services Administration is currently evaluating proposals for a new headquarters for the NSF. Submissions were due Jan. 9. The NSF is currently headquartered in the Ballston neighborhood of Arlington County. The institution is one of the federal government’s primary scientific research organizations and would be a huge economic boon for Alexandria. The NSF has a $7 billion annual budget, 2,400 employees and a contractor tail of another 2,200. Val Hawkins, president and CEO of the Alexandria Economic Development Partnership, and Mark Jinks, deputy Alexandria …
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Two Alexandria properties will submit bids to bring agency headquarters to the city.
Properties at the Hoffman Center and Carlyle Plaza will submit lease bids to potentially land the National Science Foundation, which sent out its request for proposals for a new headquarters last week. Alexandria Deputy City Manager Mark Jinks and Alexandria Economic Development Partnership President and CEO Val Hawkins made a presentation to Alexandria City Council about the bids on Tuesday night. “[The General Services Administration] has said who can provide the best bottom line… is considered the winner,” Jinks said. “I think you’ll see a lot of sharpened pencils all over the region in the next month.” This month, the GSA pushed back the deadline for the agency to be in its new home by two years, to December 2016, potentially opening …
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1:03 pm on Friday, February 1, 2013
Those who live in the city continually vote for the same people for city council and then are surprised and mad when they approve government buildings like BRAC!! Try voting for different representatives and then maybe you'll get the results you want. more ›