Chicago’s Aparium Hotel Group is looking to pick up where Kimpton left off in Old Town Alexandria. Aparium, which is partnering with CAS Reigler on a new $54 million hotel at 699 Prince St., specializes in smaller hotels that cater to locals. Much like Kimpton when it began, Aparium runs all of its own food and beverage outlets and wants those outlets to become go-to places for its neighbors. Read the WTOP-FM story here