ALEXANDRIA, Va. — The first “big” snow storm of 2011 left 5½ inches of snow in Alexandria’s West End. More may have fallen, but it appears there was some freezing rain at the end of the storm.
Shoveling out of the parking lot took about 15 minutes and I helped push a Mitsubusi Eclipse out of [...]
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The first snow storm of the 2010-2011 season dropped 2 1/8 inches of beautiful white power onto an already frozen ground in the West End. The early rush hour yesterday was not too bad, but getting out of Tysons Corner was a bit of a chore.
Every year, I celebrate the first snow [...]
ALEXANDRIA, Va. – I was at the Kenmore Ave. Magruder’s on Saturday morning to get a few items for brunch when I noticed a package of Capitol Half-Smokes Sausages. I mentioned it to the Ombudsman, who was down from greater Boston, and a store employee interjected that they had just been stocked. I was not [...]
New traffic signals make it safer for pedestrians – USA Today
The HAWK (High intensity Activated crossWalK) traffic signal on Van Dorn Street near my condo was featured the story linked above. HAWK signals are getting more common now, but the one near me was the first on the East Coast. HAWK signals originated in Tucson, [...]
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Not that long ago, fast food chain Chick-Fil-A debuted its Spicy Chicken Sandwich. However, rather than just putting them on the menu, the required “reservations” during the first week. Prospective customers had to sign up at getspicychicken.com. The exclusivity of this offer gave the chain some buzz on twitter and some blogs. [...]
EARTHQUAKE! We didn’t feel the earthquake that shook the Washington D.C. area.
Um, yay, Alexandria, where I live in the 47th best place for people who meet Money magazine’s criteria. That is the best ranking in Virginia, but below Columbia/Ellicot City, Md. (#2 — The Maryland Bureau Chief and Brad must be thrilled) Gaithersburg (#25) and Rockville (#31). Given that Arlington isn’t ranked, meaning it is apparently [...]
ON THE POTOMAC RIVER – For a fifth anniversary celebration, my wife and I took the Potomac River Boat Co. water taxi from Old Town Alexandria to National Harbor. Given the beautiful weather we were having, crossing the river via boat seemed like a better idea than driving over the Woodrow Wilson Bridge. We left [...]
A real local brewery is coming to Alexandria.
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — I have been hearing about the Dairy Godmother in Alexandria’s Del Ray neighborhood for years. I finally got there recently with my family. The Dairy Godmother serves frozen custard, Wisconsin-style though I thought the term was “Milwaukee-style” specifically. Nevertheless, I’m sure if I had called it soft-serve, I would have offended them [...]
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