May 3rd, 2010:
Live Jazz Night at the Cheese and Wine Bar
photo credit: iLoveButter
The Cheesetique offers a cheese and wine bar that has hot and cold selections, a great list of wines and beers and you guessed it, great cheese and meat selections as well. Jazz night is on the first Thursday of every month from 6:00p.m. – 9:00p.m.
The Cheesetique is located at 2411 Mount Vernon Ave., Alexandria, VA. 22310. If you need other information please contact the restaurant at 703-706-5300.
Hope to see you there!!
Apple Blossom Caramel Tasting
Sweets anyone?
The Sugar Cube is located two blocks north of King St. on Lee St. not far from the Torpedo Factory. The Sugar Cube is an upscale confectionery and treat shop that provides everything you’d expect from a candy store and a bit more. The Sugar Cube offers:
- traditional favorites,
- innovative interpretations of the classics,
- and candies that push the boundaries of global flavors.
Zoe Tsoukatos—owner of famed Zoe’s Chocolate Company—is visiting Old Town’s Sugar Cube. She is handling a family business of Tsoukatos family who have been making chocolates for more than 100 years.
Zoe’s Chocolate Company is very famous among all ages because of their quality products. They have been using the best locally sourced artisanal ingredients, including cream, butter and fruits. Their dark, milk and white chocolates are the finest ever.
Zoe Tsoukatos is ready to make a different in Alexandria this time. Join us for this new confection from Zoe’s Chocolate’s Sugar Cube debut! Not your usual flavor profile, you’ll savor apple blossom caramel combined with homemade apple preserves and roasted pecans.
photo credit: CoCreatr
Tramping and Trailing With the Girl Scouts Exhibition
“Tramping and Trailing with The Girl Scouts” is a look back into the past. Join us at the Lyceum, Alexandria’s History Museum where you can view girl scout uniforms from the 1910′s-1930′s. There are pictures, artifacts and reflections that help tell the story. This event is daily from 10:00a.m. – 5:00p. m. This wonderful look back into history will end 6/27/2010.
For more information please contact:
Lyceum, Alexandria’s History Museum
201 South Washington Street
Alexandria, VA. 22314
703-838-4994 or 703-746-4994
Thirsty Tuesdays
Come on out and enjoy “Thirsty Tuesdays” weekly. You will recieve 20% off glasses of wine during lunch and 20% off bottles of wine during dinner. This event is from 11:00am. – 10:00p.m. at the Cheestique Cheese and Wine Bar.
For more information please contact:
Cheesetique Cheese and Wine Bar
2411 Mount Vernon Ave.
Alexandria, VA. 22301
703-706-5300
Biking the Mount Vernon Trail
Julie and I rented bikes in Old Town last week. We then biked the Mount Vernon Trail to Mount Vernon and back. The trail here is pleasant with some ups and downs that can be a little challenging, but not too tough. The views along the river and through the forest are great. Along the way the trail passes through the Dyke Marsh. We stopped there to take some pictures and drink some water.
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- Nina’s Dandy plying the Potomac
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- at the Potomac River in Alexandria VA
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- Mount Vernon Trail crossing Little Hunting Creek
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- Potomac River near Stratford Landing
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- Banks of the Potomac near Mount Vernon
Will Nesbitt is the principal broker of Condo Alexandria.
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Will Nesbitt is the principal broker of Condo Alexandria.
A look inside Twenty One
EOS-21 condos in West End Alexandria
Twenty One is a condominium community located in the West End of Alexandria near Landmark Mall. There are a mix of homes here ranging in size. Many units have washers and dryers in the unit, but not all have this luxury. The community has a top notch fitness center and pool and easy access to Van Dorn Metro station.
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- balcony at Twenty One
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- Twenty One living room with balcony
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- Twenty One
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- kitchen at Twenty One
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- balcony view from unit at Twenty One
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- Twenty One living room
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- Bathrooms at Twenty One have a combination washer/dryer in unit.
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- Twenty One bedroom
Fannie Tightens Interest-Only Requirements
Fannie Mae announced Friday that it plans to require borrowers using interest-only mortgages to put down 30 percent of the sale price.
Fannie Mae also said it will only buy adjustable-rate mortgages underwritten to require that borrowers could afford the loans even if interest rates reset to the higher of either:
- The loan’s initial interest rate plus two percentage points.
- The cap, the maximum the interest rate can rise.
“Our goal is to make sure consumers can sustain their mortgages and remain in their homes over the long-term, while helping our lender partners offer a range of mortgage products for qualified borrowers,” says Marianne Sullivan, senior vice president of Single Family Credit Policy and Risk Management at Fannie Mae, in a prepared release.
Source: CNN Money.com, Les Christie (04/30/2010)
Gadsby’s Tavern Offers Free Mother’s Day Tours
Gadsby’s Tavern in Old Town Alexandria is an Early American-style restaurant which holds a great history behind. It is a museum of 18th century where the buildings are noted for exquisite Georgian architecture with a colonial appearance.
Gadsby’s Tavern was named after Englishman John Gadsby who was a great leader in the City Alexandria.
Dining at Gadsby’s Tavern in Old Town Alexandria is a unique experience. The food is excellent and the atmosphere exudes late 18th-century charm. Entertainment is provided and costumed staff provide friendly service.
Gadsby’s Tavern Museum is pleased to offer free tours on Mother’s Day for all visiting mothers! Treat Mom to a tour of the historic tavern. Junior Docents, grades 2 through 5, will be stationed at each stop on the tour, including the tap room, bed chambers, ballroom, assembly room and dining room, so visitors can tour at their own pace. Cost $5 for all other adults and $3 for children (ages 5-12).
photo credit: The Gifted Photographer
Free Mother’s Day Tours of Apothecary
The Stabler-Leadbeater Apothecary Museum is one of the oldest pharmacies in the nation. In 1792, a Edward Stabler, a young Quaker pharmacist, opened his business on Fairfax Street, which operated continuously until 1933. It has a great history of service. The Apothecary withstood the turmoil of the War of 1812, the 1821 Yellow Fever Epidemic, the Civil War, the Spanish-American War of 1898, and World War I.
Today, the historical shop has turned into a museum. It has a collection over 8,000 objects such as pill rollers, mortars and pestles, drug mills, and glassware as well as journals, letters, and day books. Still it a place which inspire people with the values of our local and national history.
The Apothecary is pleased to offer free tours on Mother’s Day for all visiting mothers! Treat the woman who took care of you to a tour of the Apothecary, which took care of Alexandrians with its medicinal herbs and botanicals. Tour times are 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. Cost $5 for all other adults and $3 for children (ages 5-12).
Stabler Leadbeater Apothecary Musuem is located at 105 South Fairfax Street in Alexandria, Virginia 22314.
photo credit: William A. Franklin
Officers, Gentlemen and Brawling Frontiersmen: Fencing and Martial Arts in Colonial America
Historic Carlyle House in Old Town Alexandria
Carlyle House is a historically important place which has a great story behind it. It was completed in 1753 by British merchant John Carlyle for his bride, Sarah Fairfax of Belvoir. Sarah Fairfax was a member of one of the most prestigious families in colonial Virginia. Apart from its history it is also a architecturally unique place. It is known to be the only stone, 18th-century Palladian-style house in Alexandria.
Daily tours of the house, programs for schoolchildren, special events, exhibits and lectures explore the life and times of John Carlyle in pre-Revolutionary Alexandria. Let Internationally-known historical fencing instructors Tom Leoni and Steve Huff take you back in time to a day of training in 17th and 18th century fighting arts as practiced by officers, gentlemen and frontiersmen.
View how these men trained and fought, and get a hands-on look at an impressive range of bladed weapons of the period and accurate modern replicas.
