Alexandria 'Appetite': Hidden Gems in Plain Sight
Successful restaurants in unsuspecting places.
Location, location, location — that’s the first tenet of any successful restaurant. A cutthroat business on a good day, restaurants need every advantage they can get in order to thrive, and location is crucial.
Alexandria/Mount Vernon Weekend Fun: June 5-7
Events in Alexandria and Mount Vernon for the weekend of June 4-6.
Lafayette in Alexandria: L’Hermione To Be in Port June 10-12
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Alexandria will soon welcome the French tall ship L’Hermione to its shore.
Alexandria: LTA Stages ‘Dirty Blonde’
Highlights the story of silver screen bombshell Mae West and her climb to fame.
The Little Theatre of Alexandria is staging "Dirty Blonde" from June 6 to 27. A winner of the 2010 Tony Award for Best Play, the bawdy show highlights Mae West, one of America's pop culture icons, and her climb to fame.
Warrior Games
City is headquarters for veterans event.
Alexandria is set to roll out the red carpet for more than 270 athletes and their families after the city was selected as the headquarters for the 2015 Department of Defense Warrior Games Family Program.
Alexandria/Mount Vernon Memorial Day Weekend Fun: May 22-25
Events near Alexandria and Mount Vernon for Memorial Day weekend.
Alexandria People at Work: Martha Teaches Tea Etiquette
"Oh my goodness, I can see your elbows," Martha Washington said to Mary "Peggy" White who attended the Sunday afternoon tea at Gadsby's Tavern in Old Town.
Alexandria: MetroStage Presents ‘The Letters’
Two-person psychological, cat-and-mouse drama takes place in 1930’s Soviet Union.
MetroStage in Alexandria is presenting the psychological drama, “The Letters,” directed by John Vreeke, May 15 to June 14.
Alexandria/Mount Vernon Weekend Fun May 15-17
Events in Alexandria and Mount Vernon for the weekend of May 15-17
A Pastoral May Day at the School for Swans in Alexandria
The ballet and tap students at the School for Swans in Alexandria are busy in rehearsal this week for their spring recital on Thursday, May 14, at 6 p.m. in the lower auditorium at the First Baptist Church of Alexandria on King Street.
In the Kitchen: Evan Buchholz Heats Up Alexandria's Rustico
Making 130 pies a day is a labor of love for this pizza-maker.
Evan Buchholz pulls a wad of dough out of a large bucket onto Rustico’s kitchen counter.
Alexandria/Mount Vernon Weekend Fun: May 8-10
Events in Alexandria and Mount Vernon for the weekend of May 8-10.
Moroccan Days in Alexandria
Moroccan artisans have been displaying and demonstrating their arts and crafts this week in Market Square.
Alexandria/Mount Vernon Weekend Fun: May 1-3
Fun events in Alexandria and Mt. Vernon for the weekend of May 1-3.