Last week, I had the privilege of attending a splendid luncheon at the historic Brooke’s Bank Farm in Champlain, Virginia.

My aunt always joked that she didn’t need to get a new man, that she had a dog who farted and snored. When I was little I didn’t get the joke, I do now.

As I walk up to Goodies Frozen Custard on Commerce Street, a woman walking in front of me in heels runs to our photographer, Renée and hugs her.

Lydia Patierno is the very best kind of customer. She always stops in with maybe a bottle of wine, some fresh bread she has made, or possibly peaches from a drive up to Pennsylvania.

There were days during my perimenopause journey when I would arrive at work sluggish and wishing I could have had an extra hour of sleep.

Spanning 3,705 square feet across two floors, with an additional 1,120 square-foot basement boasting five bedrooms, four and a half baths, and a two-car garage.

We have a great lineup of fun things just for kids. Considering our clientele, we broke up the fun just a bit, with plans geared toward younger children in the morning and slightly older kids in the afternoon.

Some of you have heard, but for those who haven’t, Boxwood has moved! We are excited to have found a new space for us to grow on Upper King Street.

When I took the reins at American In Paris, I knew I wanted to offer something different, something you couldn’t find anywhere else.

As someone who has navigated years of infertility and recurrent pregnancy loss, and as a therapist helping others through similar struggles, I understand the overwhelming impact it can have on your life.

By now I am sure you know about the event at The Hive this week; it will be the final one I call “the biggest event of the year.

“I don't sleep, I’ll be up at 5:30am, in the office by 7:30am, and up till 1am that morning,” said Brandi Yee of Spring2ACTion, Alexandria's annual 24-hour giving day.

In many partnerships, one partner takes the lead and ‘relieves’ the other of the responsibilities in an area of life: laundry, car maintenance, and often money and finances.

On my wedding day, I gave my father a card with Goethe’s quote: “There are only two lasting bequests we can hope to give our children. One of these is roots, the other, wings.”

She says her true trajectory aligned in 2017 through the Chamber. “I met Through the Fourth Wall, a production company based in Alexandria.

Let me share an amazing discovery we’ve made and now offer at Salon deZEN: permanent makeup.

It was a dark day in Alexandria when Why Not? announced their closure. I mean, what is Old Town without a toy store? 

Are you looking for a fast, no-mess way to update your home? Change your hardware! Considered “jewelry for cabinets,” hardware is a surprisingly easy and affordable finish to change.