Orders and barges: A big day for Alexandria's Old Town waterfront plan

Friday was a big day for Alexandria, its plans for the Old Town waterfront and the neighbors who will bear the brunt of the upcoming work.

First, the Virginia Supreme Court tossed what should be the final challenge to the city’s waterfront plan, adopted by the city council by a supermajority 6-1 vote in March 2013. The decision was challenged twice by the Friends of the Alexandria Waterfront, which argued the city’s process for approving the ambitious overhaul, and for allowing appeals of it, was…