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Upcoming Events in Alexandria

Dec 3rd in Del Ray: Join Santa for the lighting of the holiday tree at the Del Ray Farmer’s Market (Mount Vernon and East Oxford Avenues). There will be hot chocolate, cider and cookies available. Once the tree is lit, Santa will lead everyon...

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Great Independent Movie Theatre in DC

Last Friday’s Weekender had a terrific review of an independent movie called “The Kings of Pastry”. This is a documentary-style movie about 16 pastry chefs competing in the baking competition MOF (Meilleurs Ouvriers de France—the best c...

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Spray Park and Treehouse at Lee District

Fairfax County plans to debut the Special Harbor Spray Park, a fully-accessible treehouse and family recreation area at Lee District Park in the summer of 2011. If you’ve been by Lee District lately, you probably noticed the large constructi...

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Need an escape from Black Friday shopping?

The Lorton Workhouse Arts Center is planning a day of special events on Friday November 26th from 9 am to 7 pm. There will be tea tastings, live music, great art exhibits and opportunities to purchase unique holiday gifts for everyone on your ...

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New FHA Condo Rules

Our favorite lender, Ruth Bucher with Prosperity Mortgage, just gave us this new information that could be really importatnt to both condo buyers and sellers: FHA announced several changes last year in their Mortgagee letter to address changes...

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Tom & Cindy Recognized by The Wall Street Journal

We are very happy to announce that our team has been recognized by the Wall Street Journal as #27 out of all the teams in the country for sales volume. This award was based on settled transactions in 2009. For us, this represents a lot of famil...

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Exhibit at Smithsonian: Artwork by Haitian Children

Everyone has seen the horrors of the Haitian earthquake through numerous photos and videos and can only imagine what it was like to actually be there when it happened. The ground trembled, buildings collapsed and an unknown amount of injured pe...

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Hilltop Village Center Bringing Wegmans to Kingstowne

Many people have seen the signs or heard the rumors about Wegmans coming to Kingstowne but that’s not the only thing going on near the north gate of Fort Belvoir. KLNB will be developing the Hilltop Village Center on the land located at the i...

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Make Your Own Wine and Beer in Alexandria, VA

I’m sure at some point you’ve heard a friend or co-worker talking about brewing their own beer at home, possibly with less than stellar results. Micro-brewing has become an emerging trend and stores, both online and brick-and-mortar, have b...

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Buying a Foreclosure or Short Sale “As-Is” in Northern VA

I’m working with some clients that submitted an offer the other day on a home that was a short sale. With distress sales, both short sales and foreclosures, a bank is involved in the process it’s somewhat different than a regular sale when ...

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