When you're stuck in a fitness rut at the gym, break out of your routine with a trip to Local Motion Studio. This fitness studio offers a huge slate of more than 15 different exercise classes, from barre to yoga. So you could pick a new workout every day of the week and never get […]
Now that warmer weather has returned, so have opportunities to enjoy live entertainment outdoors. The 41st Annual Memorial Day Jazz Festival is the prime example. The free concert returns to Waterfront Park this year on Monday, May 28th. It begins at 1 p.m. Grab a spot on the grass a bit before showtime, either with […]
Alexandria has existed for longer than the nation itself. In fact, George Washington used to frequent a pub in Old Town. The city showcases this long and rich history in its many buildings on the National Register of Historic Places—more than 4,000 of them, to be precise. When Alexandria's 85th Historic Garden Week comes to […]
George Washington spent most of his time at his home, Mount Vernon, but when he wasn't there, you could often find him in Old Town Alexandria. Both of the former president's well-known haunts bookend the 34th Annual George Washington Parkway Classic on Sunday, April 22nd. The run consists of two races: a 5K and a […]
With its chic candlelit tables, a full menu of upscale cuisine, and top-notch performers from around the country, The Carlyle Club boasts a winning date night combination. You don't need a membership to patronize this supper club. Just grab tickets, get gussied up in your finest date-night attire (business casual or cocktail dress is required), […]
If you love to watch The Nationals play, but you just can't deal with the stressful parking situation at the stadium, the Potomac Riverboat Company has an alternative: the Baseball Boat. The large passenger boat ferries baseball fans from Old Town Alexandria to Nationals Park every baseball season, and it returned to the waters this […]
BunnyFest celebrates all things cute and cuddly just a day before the Easter Bunny hops into town. On Saturday, March 31st the Torpedo Factory Art Center and its in-house artists will welcome droves of bunny-lovers from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Check out the bunny-themed art and partake in some cotton-tailed crafts at the BunnyFest. […]
For 362 days of the year, the Lee-Fendall House serves as a National Historic Place, a reminder of the Lee clan and other families who inhabited it since 1785. But for three days on Easter weekend, it transforms into one massive playground for the youngsters of Alexandria. The 19th Annual Easter Egg Hunt at the […]
Every year during the National Cherry Blossom Festival, the Alexandria Restaurant Partners host a special kind of restaurant week. 2018 Cherry Picks runs from March 20th to April 15th, overlapping with the springtime bloom in Washington, DC. The chefs at participating restaurants incorporate cherries into their food and drink in unique ways in honor of […]
Bagpipers clad in traditional Irish kilts. Pooches decked out in emerald ensembles. Proud Irish-Americans bearing the orange, white, and green of their motherland. These are some of the sights that you can expect to see at the St. Patrick's Day Parade, which is coming to Old Town Alexandria on Saturday, March 3rd. The fun begins […]