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Entertainment Brief: 2012 Holiday Shop – A Mount Vernon Tradition The 51st annual
Holiday Shop — a popular Mount Vernon tradition — will be held Saturday, Nov. 17, 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Mount Vernon Unitarian Church, 1909 Windmill Lane, Alexandria, near Fort Hunt Rd., and Mason Hill Dr.
Column: Senior Services of Alexandria Introduce New Program for Seniors: ‘Groceries to Go’
Senior Services of Alexandria has a new service for seniors as part of its Senior Nutrition Program called "Groceries to Go." This service is for seniors 60 and over who live in the City of Alexandria and have a difficult time grocery shopping on their own.
Diners and Employees Escape Fire at Pollo Inka Restaurant in Herndon
Firefighters aggressively put out the flames.
Shopping Center Set for a Facelift
‘New and improved’ will be the mantra for the Old Keene Mill Shopping Center.
’New and improved’ will be the mantra for the Old Keene Mill Shopping Center.
Musical Night with ‘Little Shop of Horrors’ in Lorton
Broadway smash sci-fi musical comes to the Workhouse Arts Center.
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Holiday Shopping As It Used To Be
Alexandria shoppers are home for the holidays.
Holiday Shopping As It Used To Be
Holiday Shopping As It Used To Be
Alexandria shoppers are home for the holidays.
Holiday Shopping As It Used To Be
Leesburg Bake Shop Proves Sweet
Leesburg Bake Shop Proves Sweet
Free Help for Grocery Shopping and Pharmacy Pickup; Fairfax Area Neighbor to Neighbor and Village Programs
The Fairfax County Neighbor to Neighbor (N2N) Shopping Program just served its 100th resident!
Coffee House for Sale
Coffee House for Sale
Volunteers Needed
Shepherd’s Center of Fairfax Burke Needs Drivers and Office Workers: SCFB was the winner of 2011-2012 Best of Braddock Award for Club or Organization Making a Difference in the Braddock District due in part to the Center’s Medical Transportation and Companion Shopping programs offering free transportation to seniors in the Fairfax and Burke area who no longer drive.
Brief: Support Alive! At Reunions
During the month of October, Reunions, a specialty shop of antiques, home furnishings, gifts and accessories, is donating 5 percent of its proceeds to ALIVE! (Alexandrians InVolved Ecumenically) which provides direct services for people in need including assistance with shelter, food, furniture, financial aid and early childhood education.
Alexandria Letter: Keep Open Little Longer
Letter to the Editor
I lament the closing of small, boutique shops in Old Town like Why Not. But there is one element that wasn't mentioned that I believe contributes to the failure of these little places: their hours.
Mount Vernon: In Stitches Needlework Celebrates 20 Years
Alexandria resident Ellen Meyer has been keeping customers “In Stitches” at her specialty needlepoint store for 20 years. The owner celebrated her shop’s anniversary on Sept. 5, with grilled hot dogs, cake, balloons and a gold work demonstration from award-winning needlewoman Deborah Wilson.
‘Little Shop of Horrors’ at West Potomac High in Mount Vernon
The final performances of West Potomac High School’s “Little Shop of Horrors” took place Nov. 13, 14 and 15 at 7 p.m. and Nov. 15 at 2 p.m. The cast included Sarah Lore, Aubrey Blount, David Jarzen, ,JP Havranek, Austin Harlow, and Nikki Amico.
Bank Approved For Centreville Site
BB&T is coming to Sully Station Shopping Center.
It’s official — at long last, something is being built on the vacant pad site at the right end of the Sully Station Shopping Center. That something will be a BB&T Bank, which got a thumbs-up, last Tuesday, Jan. 29, from the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors.
Saturday and Sunday Outshine 'Black Friday'
Small specialty shops hold their own against big retailers
Saturday and Sunday Outshine 'Black Friday'
Saturday, Sunday Outshine 'Black Friday'
Small specialty shops hold their own against big retailers.
Saturday, Sunday Outshine 'Black Friday'
Editorial: Celebrate, Shop, Dine Locally in Arlington
Every day can be “small business day.”
There is a joy to participating in community traditions and celebrations during the holidays, from walking along a sidewalk with the streets decked out for the holidays, to shopping in local stores, to being greeted by someone likely to be the owner of the store, to finding gifts that are not mass-produced.