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‘Brothers’ Visit Thoreau
World War II veterans relate experiences to history class.
‘Brothers’ Visit Thoreau
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Armstrong Makes D.C. Debut
Local chef creates menu for National Gallery of Art.
Alexandria Chef Cathal Armstrong debuted his latest signature dishes at the National Gallery of Art's Garden Café Oct. 2 in celebration of the new Masterpieces of American Furniture Exhibit.
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Alexandria: The Accidental Mentor
Commentary-Community Lodgings
Mentoring a teenage girl was the last thing on Dana Gilbertson's mind in 2013 when she visited Community Lodgings, an Alexandria nonprofit that offers transitional and affordable housing and youth education to low-income, predominantly Latino families. Gilbertson had intended to start a birthday program for the Community Lodgings youth, something that she had seen in her native Wisconsin.
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Summer Reading Made Fun at Dolley Madison Library
Children break free of their parent’s hand and saunter into the library, chin up and grinning from ear to ear, and trade their Fairfax County Public Library (FCPL) summer reading logs for a coupon booklet.
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Mt. Vernon: Red-Hot Brownies Fight Fire
Fire station praises troop’s teamwork.
Preparing to conclude their first camping trip on Solomon’s Island, third graders Anna Foote and Logan Jackson of Brownie Troop 1157 decided to check the campground to see if they had left any items behind. What they found instead were crimson embers and budding flames in an unattended fire pit at the evacuated neighboring campsite.
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McLean Residents Buy Fresh and Local
Every Friday vendors gather in McLean to sell homegrown products.
Cartons of berries, boxes of tomatoes and tables full of flowers attract local residents to the farmers market at Lewinsville Park in McLean. Every Friday from 8 a.m. – noon customers in search of fresh produce swarm the parking lot of the park to visit popular vendors such as the Westmoreland Berry Farm or Country Gardens.
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Get Outdoors Day at Great Falls Park
Visitors flock to the parks to participate in summer activities, Get Outdoors Day next Saturday.
The advent of the summer months attracts large crowds to the parks of Great Falls located on the Virginia side of the upper Potomac River.
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Hosting a President for Lunch
Fireflies’ owner looks back on the day President Obama paid her restaurant a visit.
On one summer day in 2014, President Obama found his way to Fireflies in Del Ray for lunch.
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Appetite: Three Beverages for a Wintertime Brunch
Amid the Thanksgiving prep work and holiday shopping sprees, sometimes it’s best to stop for brunch and order a beverage to treat yourself. Here are three great spots to visit.
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LINK Fulfills Record-Breaking Number of Requests for Food
Food and toys needed to support LINK’s December Holiday Program.
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Dining: Enjoyable Changes at Red’s Table
New chef has dug into his creativity and come up with new dishes that absolutely shine.
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Japanese Hibachi Experiences Blend Entertainment with Dinner.
This week’s cold snap may have shaken most of the cherry blossoms loose, but the month-long celebration of the United States’ friendship with Japan continues apace.
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Future Nurse Hopefuls Receive Fatzinger Scholarships
In memory of Harriet H. Fatzinger.
You don’t just become a nurse, it’s something you have in your heart.
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Holiday Season with ‘Man of La Mancha’ in Lorton
Workhouse presents the musical for its holiday season production.
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Sparkling Wit and Magical Love Potion in Fairfax
Virginia Opera brings ‘The Elixir of Love’ to the Center for the Arts.
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