In Alexandria, 17% of Retailers failed ABC Inspections for selling Alcohol, Tobacco to Minors
Like other states, Virginia has strict age limits to buy cigarettes and alcohol. But young people often have little trouble purchasing those products: About one of every eight stores inspected by the state sells tobacco and booze to underage buyers. In Alexandria, 17 percent of the businesses failed inspection -- the highest levelsRead more...
THE ALEXANDRIA ROLLER RINK: Once THE place to catch Janis Joplin, The Doors, Rod Stewart...
Decades before the legendary Birchmere Music Hall opened in Del Ray, Alexandria had a thriving music scene, which revolved around - of all places - its roller skating rink. And on October 20, 1968, it was Janis Joplin headlining, with the Jeff Beck GroupRead more...
New Law Targets Cigarette Smuggling
You soon will face state fines and criminal charges if you buy large quantities of cigarettes in Virginia intending to resell them in a state with a higher tobacco tax. Beginning July 1, a new state law targets people "who possesses, with intent to distribute, more than 5,000 (25 cartons) tax-paid cigarettes." Violators would be guiltyRead more...
WEEK'S BEST/Having a Wild Time at the Zoo
On any given day at The National Zoo, trained zookeepers go about the sometimes complex feeding arrangements of about 400 species. The tables turn this Thursday, May 17, as zookeepers turn their attention on the human species, several thousand of whom will be streaming in after hours looking to be fedRead more...
Graduating from College this month? 'Want Fries with that?'
Amanda Neely, a 22-year-old nursing student, graduated from Virginia Commonwealth University on Saturday. She is anxious about finding a job. And no, a low-paying, low-skilled job in fast food won't do. She is a highly skilled professional... "Want fries with that?" is not an option.Read more...
VINO & VICTUALS/Bastille's Rosé Dinner
Warmer months are the perfect time for Rosé. Cool and blush-colored; varieties that range from dry to sweet and encompass a bevy of the grape. Chefs Christophe and Michelle Poteaux of Bastille restaurant in Old Town pair their award winning food with these luscious vintages to offer diners at their restaurantRead more...
In Community
BUZZWORTHY/Dapper Dudes in Bowties do the Derby
What could be better than good down home Kentucky bourbon, dapper dudes in bowties and seersucker, florals, fascinators and other glorious hattery...and the Derby on the telly? The Junior Friends of The Campagna Center held the most amazing Kentucky Derby Party this side of the Mississippi on May 5... (Read More)
What could be better than good down home Kentucky bourbon, dapper dudes in bowties and seersucker, florals, fascinators and other glorious hattery...and the Derby on the telly? The Junior Friends of The Campagna Center held the most amazing Kentucky Derby Party this side of the Mississippi on May 5... (Read More)
In Local Tastes
NIBBLES AND BITS/Destination Pig
I’m hooked on Green Pig Bistro and already dreaming about a return engagement. Who could resist dishes so scrumptiously succulently delicious they should be illegal? At the hot new porcine-centric resto in Clarendon last week, I did not get arrested for engaging in food porn. But I could’ve and so could you. ... (Read More)
NIBBLES AND BITS/Destination Pig I’m hooked on Green Pig Bistro and already dreaming about a return engagement. Who could resist dishes so scrumptiously succulently delicious they should be illegal? At the hot new porcine-centric resto in Clarendon last week, I did not get arrested for engaging in food porn. But I could’ve and so could you. ... (Read More)
In Local Style
THEATRE/LTA's Witness for the Prosecution
Lovers of Rumpole of the Bailey, whodunits, and especially those in the legal profession will relish this no-nonsense depiction of the British legal system in the LTA’s current production of Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie. Veteran thespian Eddie Page does a masterful job of directing this play... (Read More)
THEATRE/LTA's Witness for the Prosecution Lovers of Rumpole of the Bailey, whodunits, and especially those in the legal profession will relish this no-nonsense depiction of the British legal system in the LTA’s current production of Witness for the Prosecution by Agatha Christie. Veteran thespian Eddie Page does a masterful job of directing this play... (Read More)
In Politics
‘Fired Up, Ready to Go’
It's been four years since Barack Obama's 2008 historic win, so it must be time to break out the election war chant, "Fired up, Ready to go!" Saturday's rally opening up the President's re-election bid was named for a chant created by South Carolina resident Edith Childs, who first exhorted a crowd ... (Read More)
‘Fired Up, Ready to Go’ It's been four years since Barack Obama's 2008 historic win, so it must be time to break out the election war chant, "Fired up, Ready to go!" Saturday's rally opening up the President's re-election bid was named for a chant created by South Carolina resident Edith Childs, who first exhorted a crowd ... (Read More)
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