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Public Transportation Gets a Boost with Metroway on Alexandria’s Rt 1 Corridor
Public transportation on Alexandria’s Rt 1 corridor will get a boost when the Metroway opens in mid-August. Also known as bus rapid transit, the Metroway represents a new way of thinking about public...
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Frolick Dogs Canine Sports Club is Alexandria’s Newest Dog Business
Welcome to Frolick Dogs Canine Sports Club, Alexandria’s newest dog centric business. Kevin Gilliam Just about a year and a half ago, Kevin Gilliam was at the Royal restaurant having lunch with some...
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Alexandria Neighborhoods: Del Ray’s Garden Contessa is Closing on Mt. Vernon...
The Garden Contessa on Del Ray’s Mt. Vernon Avenue is closing after some 6 years in business. According to the website, vintage art, mirrors and lamps will now be sold on ETSY under the name...
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Alexandria Neighborhoods: Scriptorium in Old Town is Closing After 38 Years
We are sad to say that one of our favorite Old Town stores, Scriptorium, is closing at the end of August after 38 years in the same location. As owner Judy Shavin, a model of manners and decorum...
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In Alexandria, Del Ray’s First Urban Garden Tour
Last Saturday we had the distinct pleasure of being part of Del Ray’s First Urban Garden Tour. Community Gardens at GW Middle School Organized by Katie Briscoe and Leslie Duss, the creative geniuses...
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Metroway is Up and Running on Rt. 1 in Del Ray and Potomac Yard
If you regularly travel the Rt 1 corridor from Alexandria to Washington, you have been an eyewitness to the on-going construction saga that is the new Metroway or Bus Rapid Transit (BRT). And if...
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In Northern Virginia “Two Marines Moving” Can Take You Where You Need to Go
Whether you are buying or selling a house, the odds on needing a mover are pretty high. And why not? Leave the heavy lifting to someone else. We love the story behind Two Marines Moving, a Virginia...
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Alexandria Neighborhoods: Exploring Del Ray with the Washington Post Weekend...
Today’s Weekend section of the Washington Post features a great cover story on our very own Del Ray. Of course it’s not the first time local and even national publications have written about our...
View ArticleResidential Market Boom Will Continue in the Washington DC Metro Area
Our friend Tim Savoy at Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage in Dupont Circle writes an occasional column about the Washington-area housing market and here is what he recently had to say: • The...
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Real Estate Wire Fraud is Rampant in Alexandria and Northern Virginia
Real estate wire fraud is rampant in Alexandria and Northern Virginia according to Jay Crowder, Sr. VP for PHH Home Loans in the Mid-Atlantic Region. As unscrupulous computer wizards become more and...
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