ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Crooked Beat Records is returning to Del Ray.
The beloved independent vinyl shop announced Tuesday it will reopen at 2101B Mount Vernon Ave., just 128 feet from the record store that Neighborhood Restaurant Group announced the same day it plans to open this summer — setting the stage for what could become a vinyl destination block on Mount Vernon Avenue.
In a video posted to social media Tuesday afternoon, owner Bill Daly said a longtime supporter of the shop — a customer of nearly three decades — purchased a building and closed on it Tuesday, with Crooked Beat set to rent the space from her…