End of Jan
Addition of reactions: Allow visitors to 'Like' places and events.
Out in Old Town—Bringing Old Town together Online.
Roadmap / Upcoming Features
2024 Q1
End of Jan
Addition of hours of operation
End of Jan
Addition of job applications / now hiring listings on places
End of Jan
Increase historical timeline data
2024 Q2
By March
Addition of (searchable) menus for restaurants
By March
Town Polls
By May
Addition of photo/video galleries
2024 Q3
By July
Addition of live streaming
By July
Allow locals to subscribe directly to business locations for notifications of statuses and events
2024 Q4
By Year End
iOS App
By Year End
Android app
Designed to just work: Out In Old Town is designed to be positively functional and a platform that helps both businesses and locals throughout their daily lives. Every feature has been carefully designed for a pleasing and effective user experience.
Technology comes first: Designed, built, and managed by professional software developers, Out In Old Town is a technology-first platform. Each element is designed and hand-coded specifically for this website. No plugins, no themes, no patchwork. As the saying goes, the sky is the limit. Our ongoing 'development-is-a-journey-not-a-destination' business model makes the site better every day and promises a steady flow of new and interesting features.
Who can join?
Brick and mortar businesses: Own or run a physical-location business with an address in Old Town Alexandria? Claim your profile and manage it any time. Manage your events, update your profile, post statuses, and view stats.
- Coming Soon -
Locals: Live in or enjoys visiting Old Town?
Create an account and bookmark events, subscribe to locations,
and stay up to date on what's happening.
Musicians and performers: Perform in old town? Create a profile to give added context to upcoming shows and allow locals to subscribe to you.
Service businesses: Run an Alexandria-based service business such as landscaping, cleaning, consulting, or contracting? Create a profile to be added to our registry.
Does it cost? Being a member of Out in Old Town is free. Place and Event promotions are available as desired.
Privacy: Out In Old Town uses no third-party CRM and no third-party statistical tracking for enhanced visitor privacy. We're old school and think privacy is worth protecting. Page loads are logged anonymously in-house to create trending places and events, as well as shown to place owners. Beyond that, we couldn't care less who you are and won't try to market to you, sell your data, or in any way violate your privacy.
The Code
The code for Out In Old Town has been created by local developersBeep Bloop Beep
