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A Landlord's Revenge Divides Neighbors

By THEO EMERY

Published: March 21, 2009

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — In the Old Town historic district here, tourists and shoppers stroll brick sidewalks along King Street and peer into a wide range of boutiques — rug shops, antiques dealers, a cheese shop, even a comic book store.

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Michael Zarlenga: landlord and proud ruffler of feathers.

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Visitors who make their way inside the store will find much racy merchandise. (That’s only a mannequin at the top of the stairs.)

Old Town’s latest offering, though, has been stopping visitors in their tracks since it opened in January. It is called Le Tache, a “couples boutique,” more commonly known as a sex ... read the article