An in-store pub and café at Alexandria’s Whole Foods Market is closing permanently this month.
The Duke St. Ice House’s last day of operations at 1700 Duke Street is this Monday, April 6, according to signs posted outside the café. The forthcoming closure has prompted some disappointment from local customers, some of whom have created an online forum and plan to write a letter to the supermarket’s management.
“Many frequent customers are disappointed to lose this popular community spot … We plan on writing a final letter to management (think petition) about the Old Town location losing the coffee and pub,” a message posted to the forum reads…