Our area wineries keep “upping their game” to provide even more reasons to visit—other than their fine wines. You’ll find games including cornhole and axe throwing, entertainment like bands and comedy nights, fire pits, a plethora of dining options, [...]
Anahita Khorsandi opened Ava Music School at 311 Maple Ave. W in Vienna last year, offering piano, guitar, violin and vocal lessons—both private and group for children (starting at age 3) and adults. “Being aware of the significant therapeutic effects [...]
Tephra Institute of Contemporary Art (Tephra ICA) announces that the Tephra ICA Festival, formerly the Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival, will take place in-person on May 20–22, 2022 in Reston, Virginia, showcasing more than 200 artists presenting original works [...]
Longtime Great Falls resident Nelda LaTeef is an award-winning children’s author and illustrator. Her latest children’s picture book, African Proverbs For All Ages, which she illustrated and co-collected with noted anthropologist and educator Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole, is being published [...]
Trains running along corridor as part of essential ongoing safety, durability testing In December, trains were running along the corridor between the Ashburn and Wiehle-Reston East stations as part of simulated service testing. There were no passengers aboard. Observers along [...]
When siblings Saif and Lily Alobaidi moved from Iraq to the United States in 2009, it was impossible to find Iraqi traditional Lokma, pastries made of leavened and deep fried dough, soaked in syrup or honey. So, when Lily [...]
Producing Artistic Director Evan Hoffmann has announced NextStop Theatre Company’s new schedule of shows for the first half of 2022. The new schedule represents the gradual return and ongoing expansion of the organization’s productions following the pandemic, as well [...]
Change has indeed come to the north side of Leesburg Pike along Westpark and Greensboro drives in Tysons since the arrival of the Silver Line in 2014. Once dominated by office structures and the landmark West Park Hotel—which has been [...]
Meet these successful women entrepreneurs who have the courage to own who they are and have applied their vision to positively impact the world. These woman in business know the importance of continual learning and have grown to achieve [...]
Visit, and even stay in, Frank Lloyd Wright houses within driving distance of Northern Virginia. I lived in Northern Virginia for years before I realized that there was a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed house in Alexandria that was open to [...]
