To read more from these stories on others, look for them in our print issue and online at echopress.com.

• We look into what’s happening with The Rune development and the deadlines the $25 million project faces.
• An Alexandria couple built an ice bar in their backyard. Read how they did it and why.
• We preview the Polar Plunge that will take place this Sunday in Alexandria.
• In Life, we have lots of photos from a two-day storm that dumped about a foot of snow in Alexandria.
• In Sports, read how the Alexandria boys hockey team breezed to a win in the section quarterfinals.

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